diff --git a/libs/host/Android.mk b/libs/host/Android.mk
index 81f2cc5c4..d02e4b274 100644
--- a/libs/host/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/host/Android.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 	CopyFile.c \
-	Directories.cpp \
 	pseudolocalize.cpp
 
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),cygwin)
diff --git a/libs/host/Directories.cpp b/libs/host/Directories.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a34f5b7bc..000000000
--- a/libs/host/Directories.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#include <host/Directories.h>
-#include <utils/String8.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-#ifdef HAVE_MS_C_RUNTIME
-#include <direct.h>
-#endif                    
-
-using namespace android;
-using namespace std;
-
-string
-parent_dir(const string& path)
-{
-    return string(String8(path.c_str()).getPathDir().string());
-}
-
-int
-mkdirs(const char* last)
-{
-    String8 dest;
-    const char* s = last-1;
-    int err;
-    do {
-        s++;
-        if (s > last && (*s == '.' || *s == 0)) {
-            String8 part(last, s-last);
-            dest.appendPath(part);
-#ifdef HAVE_MS_C_RUNTIME
-            err = _mkdir(dest.string());
-#else                    
-            err = mkdir(dest.string(), S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR|S_IXUSR|S_IRGRP|S_IXGRP);
-#endif                    
-            if (err != 0) {
-                return err;
-            }
-            last = s+1;
-        }
-    } while (*s);
-    return 0;
-}