diff --git a/framework/api/system-current.txt b/framework/api/system-current.txt
index 40c2cd10ba..373fa3c240 100644
--- a/framework/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/framework/api/system-current.txt
@@ -442,16 +442,3 @@ package android.net.apf {
 
 }
 
-package android.net.util {
-
-  public final class SocketUtils {
-    method public static void bindSocketToInterface(@NonNull java.io.FileDescriptor, @NonNull String) throws android.system.ErrnoException;
-    method public static void closeSocket(@Nullable java.io.FileDescriptor) throws java.io.IOException;
-    method @NonNull public static java.net.SocketAddress makeNetlinkSocketAddress(int, int);
-    method @NonNull public static java.net.SocketAddress makePacketSocketAddress(int, int);
-    method @Deprecated @NonNull public static java.net.SocketAddress makePacketSocketAddress(int, @NonNull byte[]);
-    method @NonNull public static java.net.SocketAddress makePacketSocketAddress(int, int, @NonNull byte[]);
-  }
-
-}
-
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/NetworkUtils.java b/framework/src/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
index b5e8a614b8..9e42bbecbe 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -86,22 +86,6 @@ public class NetworkUtils {
      */
     public static native int bindSocketToNetwork(FileDescriptor fd, int netId);
 
-    /**
-     * Protect {@code fd} from VPN connections.  After protecting, data sent through
-     * this socket will go directly to the underlying network, so its traffic will not be
-     * forwarded through the VPN.
-     */
-    @UnsupportedAppUsage(maxTargetSdk = Build.VERSION_CODES.R, trackingBug = 170729553,
-            publicAlternatives = "Use {@link android.net.VpnService#protect} instead.")
-    public static native boolean protectFromVpn(FileDescriptor fd);
-
-    /**
-     * Protect {@code socketfd} from VPN connections.  After protecting, data sent through
-     * this socket will go directly to the underlying network, so its traffic will not be
-     * forwarded through the VPN.
-     */
-    public native static boolean protectFromVpn(int socketfd);
-
     /**
      * Determine if {@code uid} can access network designated by {@code netId}.
      * @return {@code true} if {@code uid} can access network, {@code false} otherwise.
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/util/SocketUtils.java b/framework/src/android/net/util/SocketUtils.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e64060f1b2..0000000000
--- a/framework/src/android/net/util/SocketUtils.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package android.net.util;
-
-import static android.system.OsConstants.SOL_SOCKET;
-import static android.system.OsConstants.SO_BINDTODEVICE;
-
-import android.annotation.NonNull;
-import android.annotation.Nullable;
-import android.annotation.SystemApi;
-import android.net.NetworkUtils;
-import android.system.ErrnoException;
-import android.system.NetlinkSocketAddress;
-import android.system.Os;
-import android.system.PacketSocketAddress;
-
-import libcore.io.IoBridge;
-
-import java.io.FileDescriptor;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.SocketAddress;
-
-/**
- * Collection of utilities to interact with raw sockets.
- * @hide
- */
-@SystemApi
-public final class SocketUtils {
-    /**
-     * Create a raw datagram socket that is bound to an interface.
-     *
-     * <p>Data sent through the socket will go directly to the underlying network, ignoring VPNs.
-     */
-    public static void bindSocketToInterface(@NonNull FileDescriptor socket, @NonNull String iface)
-            throws ErrnoException {
-        // SO_BINDTODEVICE actually takes a string. This works because the first member
-        // of struct ifreq is a NULL-terminated interface name.
-        // TODO: add a setsockoptString()
-        Os.setsockoptIfreq(socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, iface);
-        NetworkUtils.protectFromVpn(socket);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Make a socket address to communicate with netlink.
-     */
-    @NonNull
-    public static SocketAddress makeNetlinkSocketAddress(int portId, int groupsMask) {
-        return new NetlinkSocketAddress(portId, groupsMask);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Make socket address that packet sockets can bind to.
-     *
-     * @param protocol the layer 2 protocol of the packets to receive. One of the {@code ETH_P_*}
-     *                 constants in {@link android.system.OsConstants}.
-     * @param ifIndex the interface index on which packets will be received.
-     */
-    @NonNull
-    public static SocketAddress makePacketSocketAddress(int protocol, int ifIndex) {
-        return new PacketSocketAddress(
-                protocol /* sll_protocol */,
-                ifIndex /* sll_ifindex */,
-                null /* sll_addr */);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Make a socket address that packet socket can send packets to.
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #makePacketSocketAddress(int, int, byte[])} instead.
-     *
-     * @param ifIndex the interface index on which packets will be sent.
-     * @param hwAddr the hardware address to which packets will be sent.
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    @NonNull
-    public static SocketAddress makePacketSocketAddress(int ifIndex, @NonNull byte[] hwAddr) {
-        return new PacketSocketAddress(
-                0 /* sll_protocol */,
-                ifIndex /* sll_ifindex */,
-                hwAddr /* sll_addr */);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Make a socket address that a packet socket can send packets to.
-     *
-     * @param protocol the layer 2 protocol of the packets to send. One of the {@code ETH_P_*}
-     *                 constants in {@link android.system.OsConstants}.
-     * @param ifIndex the interface index on which packets will be sent.
-     * @param hwAddr the hardware address to which packets will be sent.
-     */
-    @NonNull
-    public static SocketAddress makePacketSocketAddress(int protocol, int ifIndex,
-            @NonNull byte[] hwAddr) {
-        return new PacketSocketAddress(
-                protocol /* sll_protocol */,
-                ifIndex /* sll_ifindex */,
-                hwAddr /* sll_addr */);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @see IoBridge#closeAndSignalBlockedThreads(FileDescriptor)
-     */
-    public static void closeSocket(@Nullable FileDescriptor fd) throws IOException {
-        IoBridge.closeAndSignalBlockedThreads(fd);
-    }
-
-    private SocketUtils() {}
-}