diff --git a/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h b/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
index 691ba2fa1..3378d9725 100644
--- a/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
+++ b/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public:
 
             int                 getCallingPid();
             int                 getCallingUid();
-            int                 getOrigCallingUid();
 
             void                setStrictModePolicy(int32_t policy);
             int32_t             getStrictModePolicy() const;
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ private:
             status_t            mLastError;
             pid_t               mCallingPid;
             uid_t               mCallingUid;
-            uid_t               mOrigCallingUid;
             int32_t             mStrictModePolicy;
             int32_t             mLastTransactionBinderFlags;
 };
diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index 7e416b9d5..6e83faab7 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -371,11 +371,6 @@ int IPCThreadState::getCallingUid()
     return mCallingUid;
 }
 
-int IPCThreadState::getOrigCallingUid()
-{
-    return mOrigCallingUid;
-}
-
 int64_t IPCThreadState::clearCallingIdentity()
 {
     int64_t token = ((int64_t)mCallingUid<<32) | mCallingPid;
@@ -646,7 +641,6 @@ IPCThreadState::IPCThreadState()
 {
     pthread_setspecific(gTLS, this);
     clearCaller();
-    mOrigCallingUid = mCallingUid;
     mIn.setDataCapacity(256);
     mOut.setDataCapacity(256);
 }
@@ -998,7 +992,6 @@ status_t IPCThreadState::executeCommand(int32_t cmd)
             
             mCallingPid = tr.sender_pid;
             mCallingUid = tr.sender_euid;
-            mOrigCallingUid = tr.sender_euid;
             
             int curPrio = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, mMyThreadId);
             if (gDisableBackgroundScheduling) {
@@ -1056,7 +1049,6 @@ status_t IPCThreadState::executeCommand(int32_t cmd)
             
             mCallingPid = origPid;
             mCallingUid = origUid;
-            mOrigCallingUid = origUid;
 
             IF_LOG_TRANSACTIONS() {
                 TextOutput::Bundle _b(alog);