diff --git a/include/osl/detail/android-bootstrap.h b/include/osl/detail/android-bootstrap.h
index 169f3efaf282..5a5c7fcbd82d 100644
--- a/include/osl/detail/android-bootstrap.h
+++ b/include/osl/detail/android-bootstrap.h
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ int lo_apk_closedir(lo_apk_dir *dirp);
 
 int lo_apk_lstat(const char *path, struct stat *statp);
 
-/// "libreofficekit_" prefix, because it is exported from the .so, when we are
-/// initializing the JNI externally.
-void libreofficekit_set_javavm(JavaVM *vm);
-
 JavaVM *lo_get_javavm(void);
 
 const char *lo_get_app_data_dir(void);
diff --git a/sal/android/lo-bootstrap.c b/sal/android/lo-bootstrap.c
index 0af8cfbb4cd3..d1ecd810ab19 100644
--- a/sal/android/lo-bootstrap.c
+++ b/sal/android/lo-bootstrap.c
@@ -897,13 +897,6 @@ Java_org_libreoffice_android_Bootstrap_address_1of_1direct_1byte_1buffer(JNIEnv
     return (jlong) (intptr_t) (*env)->GetDirectBufferAddress(env, bbuffer);
 }
 
-__attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
-void
-libreofficekit_set_javavm(JavaVM *vm)
-{
-    the_java_vm = vm;
-}
-
 __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
 JavaVM *
 lo_get_javavm(void)