diff --git a/media/libmedia/IMediaExtractor.cpp b/media/libmedia/IMediaExtractor.cpp
index a8a7b82..51ccb5a 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IMediaExtractor.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IMediaExtractor.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
     SETMEDIACAS,
     SETUID,
     NAME,
-    GETMETRICS,
-    RELEASE,
+    GETMETRICS
 };
 
 class BpMediaExtractor : public BpInterface<IMediaExtractor> {
@@ -140,13 +139,6 @@
         ALOGV("name NOT IMPLEMENTED");
         return NULL;
     }
-
-    virtual void release() {
-        ALOGV("release");
-        Parcel data, reply;
-        data.writeInterfaceToken(BpMediaExtractor::getInterfaceDescriptor());
-        remote()->transact(RELEASE, data, &reply);
-    }
 };
 
 IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(MediaExtractor, "android.media.IMediaExtractor");
@@ -224,12 +216,6 @@
             reply->writeInt32(setMediaCas(casToken));
             return OK;
         }
-        case RELEASE: {
-            ALOGV("release");
-            CHECK_INTERFACE(IMediaExtractor, data, reply);
-            release();
-            return OK;
-        }
         default:
             return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
     }