diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/OkHttpClientProvider.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/OkHttpClientProvider.java
index e3dde87ab..8373f95cd 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/OkHttpClientProvider.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/OkHttpClientProvider.java
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ public class OkHttpClientProvider {
     }
     return sClient;
   }
-  
-  // okhttp3 OkHttpClient is immutable
-  // This allows app to init an OkHttpClient with custom settings.
-  public static void replaceOkHttpClient(OkHttpClient client) {
-    sClient = client;
-  }
 
   public static OkHttpClient createClient() {
     if (sFactory != null) {