diff --git a/common/network-yarn/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/yarn/YarnShuffleService.java b/common/network-yarn/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/yarn/YarnShuffleService.java
index b5718946252e..787a57afddc8 100644
--- a/common/network-yarn/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/yarn/YarnShuffleService.java
+++ b/common/network-yarn/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/yarn/YarnShuffleService.java
@@ -533,13 +533,6 @@ public void setRecoveryPath(Path recoveryPath) {
     _recoveryPath = recoveryPath;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get the path specific to this auxiliary service to use for recovery.
-   */
-  protected Path getRecoveryPath(String fileName) {
-    return _recoveryPath;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Figure out the recovery path and handle moving the DB if YARN NM recovery gets enabled
    * and DB exists in the local dir of NM by old version of shuffle service.