diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rpc/RpcEnv.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rpc/RpcEnv.scala
index 3511a1086207a..7985941d949c0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rpc/RpcEnv.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rpc/RpcEnv.scala
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ private[spark] abstract class RpcEndpointRef(@transient conf: SparkConf)
       s"Error sending message [message = $message]", lastException)
   }
 
-  def toURI: URI
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rpc/akka/AkkaRpcEnv.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rpc/akka/AkkaRpcEnv.scala
index f1a01df3f7971..a5b2597f72bbe 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rpc/akka/AkkaRpcEnv.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rpc/akka/AkkaRpcEnv.scala
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ private[akka] class AkkaRpcEndpointRef(
 
   override def toString: String = s"${getClass.getSimpleName}($actorRef)"
 
-  override def toURI: URI = new URI(actorRef.path.toString)
 }
 
 /**