diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
index 6098862076b..b50fd6887d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
@@ -626,23 +626,4 @@ bool checkCertificateExists(const FilePath &keystorePath, const QString &keystor
     return proc.result() == ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess;
 }
 
-Process *startAdbProcess(const QStringList &args, QString *err)
-{
-    std::unique_ptr<Process> process(new Process);
-    const FilePath adb = AndroidConfig::adbToolPath();
-    const CommandLine command{adb, args};
-    qCDebug(androidManagerLog).noquote() << "Running command (async):" << command.toUserOutput();
-    process->setCommand(command);
-    process->start();
-    if (process->waitForStarted(500ms) && process->state() == QProcess::Running)
-        return process.release();
-
-    const QString errorStr = process->readAllStandardError();
-    qCDebug(androidManagerLog).noquote() << "Running command (async) failed:"
-                                         << command.toUserOutput() << "Output:" << errorStr;
-    if (err)
-        *err = errorStr;
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
 } // namespace Android::AndroidManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.h b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.h
index eec4799ad3d..a7de64ce126 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ bool checkCertificatePassword(const Utils::FilePath &keystorePath,
 bool checkCertificateExists(const Utils::FilePath &keystorePath,
                             const QString &keystorePasswd, const QString &alias);
 
-Utils::Process *startAdbProcess(const QStringList &args, QString *err = nullptr);
-
 QJsonObject deploymentSettings(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
 bool isQtCreatorGenerated(const Utils::FilePath &deploymentFile);