diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index 664a7d3..95aeb62 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -592,46 +592,7 @@
   return key_passwords
 
 
-def GetMinSdkVersion(apk_name):
-  """Get the minSdkVersion delared in the APK. This can be both a decimal number
-  (API Level) or a codename.
-  """
-
-  p = Run(["aapt", "dump", "badging", apk_name], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-  output, err = p.communicate()
-  if err:
-    raise ExternalError("Failed to obtain minSdkVersion: aapt return code %s"
-        % (p.returncode,))
-
-  for line in output.split("\n"):
-    # Looking for lines such as sdkVersion:'23' or sdkVersion:'M'
-    m = re.match(r'sdkVersion:\'([^\']*)\'', line)
-    if m:
-      return m.group(1)
-  raise ExternalError("No minSdkVersion returned by aapt")
-
-
-def GetMinSdkVersionInt(apk_name, codename_to_api_level_map):
-  """Get the minSdkVersion declared in the APK as a number (API Level). If
-  minSdkVersion is set to a codename, it is translated to a number using the
-  provided map.
-  """
-
-  version = GetMinSdkVersion(apk_name)
-  try:
-    return int(version)
-  except ValueError:
-    # Not a decimal number. Codename?
-    if version in codename_to_api_level_map:
-      return codename_to_api_level_map[version]
-    else:
-      raise ExternalError("Unknown minSdkVersion: '%s'. Known codenames: %s"
-                          % (version, codename_to_api_level_map))
-
-
-def SignFile(input_name, output_name, key, password, min_api_level=None,
-    codename_to_api_level_map=dict(),
-    whole_file=False):
+def SignFile(input_name, output_name, key, password, whole_file=False):
   """Sign the input_name zip/jar/apk, producing output_name.  Use the
   given key and password (the latter may be None if the key does not
   have a password.
@@ -639,13 +600,6 @@
   If whole_file is true, use the "-w" option to SignApk to embed a
   signature that covers the whole file in the archive comment of the
   zip file.
-
-  min_api_level is the API Level (int) of the oldest platform this file may end
-  up on. If not specified for an APK, the API Level is obtained by interpreting
-  the minSdkVersion attribute of the APK's AndroidManifest.xml.
-
-  codename_to_api_level_map is needed to translate the codename which may be
-  encountered as the APK's minSdkVersion.
   """
 
   java_library_path = os.path.join(
@@ -658,15 +612,6 @@
   cmd.extend(OPTIONS.extra_signapk_args)
   if whole_file:
     cmd.append("-w")
-
-  min_sdk_version = min_api_level
-  if min_sdk_version is None:
-    if not whole_file:
-      min_sdk_version = GetMinSdkVersionInt(
-          input_name, codename_to_api_level_map)
-  if min_sdk_version is not None:
-    cmd.extend(["--min-sdk-version", str(min_sdk_version)])
-
   cmd.extend([key + OPTIONS.public_key_suffix,
               key + OPTIONS.private_key_suffix,
               input_name, output_name])