diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
index 555032d522..141af3d495 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -39,23 +39,6 @@ public class NetworkUtils {
 
     private static final String TAG = "NetworkUtils";
 
-    /** Setting bit 0 indicates reseting of IPv4 addresses required */
-    public static final int RESET_IPV4_ADDRESSES = 0x01;
-
-    /** Setting bit 1 indicates reseting of IPv4 addresses required */
-    public static final int RESET_IPV6_ADDRESSES = 0x02;
-
-    /** Reset all addresses */
-    public static final int RESET_ALL_ADDRESSES = RESET_IPV4_ADDRESSES | RESET_IPV6_ADDRESSES;
-
-    /**
-     * Reset IPv6 or IPv4 sockets that are connected via the named interface.
-     *
-     * @param interfaceName is the interface to reset
-     * @param mask {@see #RESET_IPV4_ADDRESSES} and {@see #RESET_IPV6_ADDRESSES}
-     */
-    public native static int resetConnections(String interfaceName, int mask);
-
     /**
      * Attaches a socket filter that accepts DHCP packets to the given socket.
      */
diff --git a/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp b/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
index 880a79cc4f..23647871df 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_net_NetUtils.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 int ifc_enable(const char *ifname);
 int ifc_disable(const char *ifname);
-int ifc_reset_connections(const char *ifname, int reset_mask);
 }
 
 #define NETUTILS_PKG_NAME "android/net/NetworkUtils"
@@ -50,21 +49,6 @@ namespace android {
 
 static const uint16_t kDhcpClientPort = 68;
 
-static jint android_net_utils_resetConnections(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz,
-      jstring ifname, jint mask)
-{
-    int result;
-
-    const char *nameStr = env->GetStringUTFChars(ifname, NULL);
-
-    ALOGD("android_net_utils_resetConnections in env=%p clazz=%p iface=%s mask=0x%x\n",
-          env, clazz, nameStr, mask);
-
-    result = ::ifc_reset_connections(nameStr, mask);
-    env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(ifname, nameStr);
-    return (jint)result;
-}
-
 static void android_net_utils_attachDhcpFilter(JNIEnv *env, jobject clazz, jobject javaFd)
 {
     uint32_t ip_offset = sizeof(ether_header);
@@ -181,7 +165,6 @@ static jboolean android_net_utils_queryUserAccess(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jin
  */
 static const JNINativeMethod gNetworkUtilMethods[] = {
     /* name, signature, funcPtr */
-    { "resetConnections", "(Ljava/lang/String;I)I",  (void *)android_net_utils_resetConnections },
     { "bindProcessToNetwork", "(I)Z", (void*) android_net_utils_bindProcessToNetwork },
     { "getBoundNetworkForProcess", "()I", (void*) android_net_utils_getBoundNetworkForProcess },
     { "bindProcessToNetworkForHostResolution", "(I)Z", (void*) android_net_utils_bindProcessToNetworkForHostResolution },