1 files changed, 0 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/libutils/String8.cpp b/libutils/String8.cpp
index d13548e4c..d00e39c56 100644
--- a/libutils/String8.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String8.cpp
@@ -125,19 +125,6 @@ String8::String8()
 {
 }
 
-String8::String8(StaticLinkage)
-    : mString(nullptr)
-{
-    // this constructor is used when we can't rely on the static-initializers
-    // having run. In this case we always allocate an empty string. It's less
-    // efficient than using getEmptyString(), but we assume it's uncommon.
-
-    char* data = static_cast<char*>(
-            SharedBuffer::alloc(sizeof(char))->data());
-    data[0] = 0;
-    mString = data;
-}
-
 String8::String8(const String8& o)
     : mString(o.mString)
 {