diff --git a/include/core/SkCanvas.h b/include/core/SkCanvas.h
index 94801842f4..45db96f045 100644
--- a/include/core/SkCanvas.h
+++ b/include/core/SkCanvas.h
@@ -106,12 +106,6 @@ public:
      */
     SkDevice* getTopDevice(bool updateMatrixClip = false) const;
 
-    /**
-     *  Create a new raster device and make it current. This also returns
-     *  the new device.
-     */
-    SkDevice* setBitmapDevice(const SkBitmap& bitmap);
-
     /**
      *  Shortcut for getDevice()->createCompatibleDevice(...).
      *  If getDevice() == NULL, this method does nothing, and returns NULL.
diff --git a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
index 1f8d6af10f..1cd29f3d6a 100644
--- a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
@@ -614,12 +614,6 @@ SkDevice* SkCanvas::setDevice(SkDevice* device) {
     return device;
 }
 
-SkDevice* SkCanvas::setBitmapDevice(const SkBitmap& bitmap) {
-    SkDevice* device = this->setDevice(SkNEW_ARGS(SkDevice, (bitmap)));
-    device->unref();
-    return device;
-}
-
 bool SkCanvas::readPixels(SkBitmap* bitmap,
                           int x, int y,
                           Config8888 config8888) {