diff --git a/include/cutils/klog.h b/include/cutils/klog.h
index e7cd30046..5ae6216eb 100644
--- a/include/cutils/klog.h
+++ b/include/cutils/klog.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
-int  klog_get_level(void);
 void klog_set_level(int level);
 
 void klog_write(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
diff --git a/libcutils/klog.cpp b/libcutils/klog.cpp
index 15adf6baf..d301276f9 100644
--- a/libcutils/klog.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/klog.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 
 static int klog_level = KLOG_INFO_LEVEL;
 
-int klog_get_level(void) {
-    return klog_level;
-}
-
 void klog_set_level(int level) {
     klog_level = level;
 }