diff --git a/libutils/Threads.cpp b/libutils/Threads.cpp
index 55eadb07a..540dcf49d 100644
--- a/libutils/Threads.cpp
+++ b/libutils/Threads.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ void androidSetCreateThreadFunc(android_create_thread_fn func)
 }
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
-namespace {
-int androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
+int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int pri)
+{
     int rc = 0;
     int lasterr = 0;
     int curr_pri = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid);
@@ -312,19 +312,17 @@ int androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
         return rc;
     }
 
-    if (change_policy) {
-        if (pri >= ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) {
-            rc = SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"SCHED_SP_BACKGROUND"}, true) ? 0 : -1;
-        } else if (curr_pri >= ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) {
-            SchedPolicy policy = SP_FOREGROUND;
-            // Change to the sched policy group of the process.
-            get_sched_policy(getpid(), &policy);
-            rc = SetTaskProfiles(tid, {get_sched_policy_profile_name(policy)}, true) ? 0 : -1;
-        }
+    if (pri >= ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) {
+        rc = SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"SCHED_SP_BACKGROUND"}, true) ? 0 : -1;
+    } else if (curr_pri >= ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) {
+        SchedPolicy policy = SP_FOREGROUND;
+        // Change to the sched policy group of the process.
+        get_sched_policy(getpid(), &policy);
+        rc = SetTaskProfiles(tid, {get_sched_policy_profile_name(policy)}, true) ? 0 : -1;
+    }
 
-        if (rc) {
-            lasterr = errno;
-        }
+    if (rc) {
+        lasterr = errno;
     }
 
     if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid, pri) < 0) {
@@ -335,15 +333,6 @@ int androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
 
     return rc;
 }
-}  // namespace
-
-int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int pri) {
-    return androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(tid, pri, true);
-}
-
-int androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
-    return androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(tid, pri, change_policy);
-}
 
 int androidGetThreadPriority(pid_t tid) {
     return getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid);
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h b/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
index cdb5442ae..a8d785175 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
@@ -78,13 +78,8 @@ extern void androidSetCreateThreadFunc(android_create_thread_fn func);
 // should be one of the ANDROID_PRIORITY constants.  Returns INVALID_OPERATION
 // if the priority set failed, else another value if just the group set failed;
 // in either case errno is set.  Thread ID zero means current thread.
-// This is equivalent to androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(tid, prio, true);
 extern int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int prio);
 
-// Parameter "change_policy" indicates if sched policy should be changed. It needs
-// not be checked again if the change is done elsewhere like activity manager.
-extern int androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(pid_t tid, int prio, bool change_policy);
-
 // Get the current priority of a particular thread. Returns one of the
 // ANDROID_PRIORITY constants or a negative result in case of error.
 extern int androidGetThreadPriority(pid_t tid);