diff --git a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
index 80a9598ada..2f2aba3286 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ import android.os.Messenger;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
 import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony;
+import com.android.internal.util.Protocol;
+
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
-import com.android.internal.util.Protocol;
-
 /**
  * Class that answers queries about the state of network connectivity. It also
  * notifies applications when network connectivity changes. Get an instance
@@ -940,34 +942,18 @@ public class ConnectivityManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets the value of the setting for enabling Mobile data.
-     *
-     * @return Whether mobile data is enabled.
-     *
-     * <p>This method requires the call to hold the permission
-     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE}.
      * @hide
+     * @deprecated Talk to TelephonyManager directly
      */
     public boolean getMobileDataEnabled() {
-        try {
-            return mService.getMobileDataEnabled();
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the persisted value for enabling/disabling Mobile data.
-     *
-     * @param enabled Whether the user wants the mobile data connection used
-     *            or not.
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public void setMobileDataEnabled(boolean enabled) {
-        try {
-            mService.setMobileDataEnabled(enabled);
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+        IBinder b = ServiceManager.getService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
+        if (b != null) {
+            try {
+                ITelephony it = ITelephony.Stub.asInterface(b);
+                return it.getDataEnabled();
+            } catch (RemoteException e) { }
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
index d97b1e95bd..baec36ad48 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ interface IConnectivityManager
 
     boolean requestRouteToHostAddress(int networkType, in byte[] hostAddress, String packageName);
 
-    boolean getMobileDataEnabled();
-    void setMobileDataEnabled(boolean enabled);
-
     /** Policy control over specific {@link NetworkStateTracker}. */
     void setPolicyDataEnable(int networkType, boolean enabled);
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 0ad5ce269a..37b75d6877 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -342,12 +342,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
      */
     private static final int EVENT_INET_CONDITION_HOLD_END = 5;
 
-    /**
-     * used internally to set enable/disable cellular data
-     * arg1 = ENBALED or DISABLED
-     */
-    private static final int EVENT_SET_MOBILE_DATA = 7;
-
     /**
      * used internally to clear a wakelock when transitioning
      * from one net to another
@@ -1822,20 +1816,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         return true;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @see ConnectivityManager#getMobileDataEnabled()
-     */
-    public boolean getMobileDataEnabled() {
-        // TODO: This detail should probably be in DataConnectionTracker's
-        //       which is where we store the value and maybe make this
-        //       asynchronous.
-        enforceAccessPermission();
-        boolean retVal = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.MOBILE_DATA, 1) == 1;
-        if (VDBG) log("getMobileDataEnabled returning " + retVal);
-        return retVal;
-    }
-
     public void setDataDependency(int networkType, boolean met) {
         enforceConnectivityInternalPermission();
 
@@ -1908,22 +1888,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         }
     };
 
-    /**
-     * @see ConnectivityManager#setMobileDataEnabled(boolean)
-     */
-    public void setMobileDataEnabled(boolean enabled) {
-        enforceChangePermission();
-        if (DBG) log("setMobileDataEnabled(" + enabled + ")");
-
-        mHandler.sendMessage(mHandler.obtainMessage(EVENT_SET_MOBILE_DATA,
-                (enabled ? ENABLED : DISABLED), 0));
-    }
-
-    private void handleSetMobileData(boolean enabled) {
-    // TODO - handle this - probably generalize passing in a transport type and send to the
-    // factories?
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setPolicyDataEnable(int networkType, boolean enabled) {
         // only someone like NPMS should only be calling us
@@ -3315,11 +3279,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
                     handleInetConditionHoldEnd(netType, sequence);
                     break;
                 }
-                case EVENT_SET_MOBILE_DATA: {
-                    boolean enabled = (msg.arg1 == ENABLED);
-                    handleSetMobileData(enabled);
-                    break;
-                }
                 case EVENT_APPLY_GLOBAL_HTTP_PROXY: {
                     handleDeprecatedGlobalHttpProxy();
                     break;