diff --git a/include/cutils/atomic-arm.h b/include/cutils/atomic-arm.h
index 004cc0cea..16fe51242 100644
--- a/include/cutils/atomic-arm.h
+++ b/include/cutils/atomic-arm.h
@@ -145,38 +145,6 @@ extern inline int android_atomic_release_cas(int32_t old_value,
 }
 
 
-#if defined(__thumb__)
-extern int32_t android_atomic_swap(int32_t new_value,
-                                   volatile int32_t *ptr);
-#elif defined(__ARM_HAVE_LDREX_STREX)
-extern inline int32_t android_atomic_swap(int32_t new_value,
-                                          volatile int32_t *ptr)
-{
-    int32_t prev, status;
-    do {
-        __asm__ __volatile__ ("ldrex %0, [%3]\n"
-                              "strex %1, %4, [%3]"
-                              : "=&r" (prev), "=&r" (status), "+m" (*ptr)
-                              : "r" (ptr), "r" (new_value)
-                              : "cc");
-    } while (__builtin_expect(status != 0, 0));
-    android_memory_barrier();
-    return prev;
-}
-#else
-extern inline int32_t android_atomic_swap(int32_t new_value,
-                                          volatile int32_t *ptr)
-{
-    int32_t prev;
-    __asm__ __volatile__ ("swp %0, %2, [%3]"
-                          : "=&r" (prev), "+m" (*ptr)
-                          : "r" (new_value), "r" (ptr)
-                          : "cc");
-    android_memory_barrier();
-    return prev;
-}
-#endif
-
 #if defined(__thumb__)
 extern int32_t android_atomic_add(int32_t increment,
                                   volatile int32_t *ptr);
diff --git a/include/cutils/atomic-x86.h b/include/cutils/atomic-x86.h
index bce23ade6..438012e50 100644
--- a/include/cutils/atomic-x86.h
+++ b/include/cutils/atomic-x86.h
@@ -98,17 +98,6 @@ extern inline int android_atomic_release_cas(int32_t old_value,
     return android_atomic_cas(old_value, new_value, ptr);
 }
 
-extern inline int32_t android_atomic_swap(int32_t new_value,
-                                          volatile int32_t *ptr)
-{
-    __asm__ __volatile__ ("xchgl %1, %0"
-                          : "=r" (new_value)
-                          : "m" (*ptr), "0" (new_value)
-                          : "memory");
-    /* new_value now holds the old value of *ptr */
-    return new_value;
-}
-
 extern inline int32_t android_atomic_add(int32_t increment,
                                          volatile int32_t *ptr)
 {
diff --git a/include/cutils/atomic.h b/include/cutils/atomic.h
index a50bf0fe5..ae42eb8a0 100644
--- a/include/cutils/atomic.h
+++ b/include/cutils/atomic.h
@@ -89,13 +89,6 @@ int32_t android_atomic_release_load(volatile const int32_t* addr);
 void android_atomic_acquire_store(int32_t value, volatile int32_t* addr);
 void android_atomic_release_store(int32_t value, volatile int32_t* addr);
 
-/*
- * Unconditional swap operation with release ordering.
- *
- * Stores the new value at *addr, and returns the previous value.
- */
-int32_t android_atomic_swap(int32_t value, volatile int32_t* addr);
-
 /*
  * Compare-and-set operation with "acquire" or "release" ordering.
  *
diff --git a/libcutils/atomic-android-sh.c b/libcutils/atomic-android-sh.c
index f8f1f57bd..8bac68ad3 100644
--- a/libcutils/atomic-android-sh.c
+++ b/libcutils/atomic-android-sh.c
@@ -113,18 +113,6 @@ int32_t android_atomic_or(int32_t value, volatile int32_t* addr) {
     return oldValue;
 }
 
-int32_t android_atomic_acquire_swap(int32_t value, volatile int32_t* addr) {
-    return android_atomic_release_swap(value, addr);
-}
-
-int32_t android_atomic_release_swap(int32_t value, volatile int32_t* addr) {
-    int32_t oldValue;
-    do {
-        oldValue = *addr;
-    } while (android_atomic_cmpxchg(oldValue, value, addr));
-    return oldValue;
-}
-
 int android_atomic_acquire_cmpxchg(int32_t oldvalue, int32_t newvalue,
                            volatile int32_t* addr) {
     return android_atomic_release_cmpxchg(oldValue, newValue, addr);