diff --git a/webrtc/common_types.h b/webrtc/common_types.h
index 58ac57103f..97658c720f 100644
--- a/webrtc/common_types.h
+++ b/webrtc/common_types.h
@@ -437,18 +437,6 @@ enum NetEqModes             // NetEQ playout configurations
     kNetEqOff = 3,
 };
 
-enum NetEqBgnModes          // NetEQ Background Noise (BGN) configurations
-{
-    // BGN is always on and will be generated when the incoming RTP stream
-    // stops (default).
-    kBgnOn = 0,
-    // The BGN is faded to zero (complete silence) after a few seconds.
-    kBgnFade = 1,
-    // BGN is not used at all. Silence is produced after speech extrapolation
-    // has faded.
-    kBgnOff = 2,
-};
-
 enum OnHoldModes            // On Hold direction
 {
     kHoldSendAndPlay = 0,    // Put both sending and playing in on-hold state.
diff --git a/webrtc/voice_engine/channel.cc b/webrtc/voice_engine/channel.cc
index cc1e063c9f..56de748b97 100644
--- a/webrtc/voice_engine/channel.cc
+++ b/webrtc/voice_engine/channel.cc
@@ -2141,34 +2141,6 @@ Channel::GetNetEQPlayoutMode(NetEqModes& mode)
     return 0;
 }
 
-WebRtc_Word32
-Channel::SetNetEQBGNMode(NetEqBgnModes mode)
-{
-    WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceInfo, kTraceVoice, VoEId(_instanceId,_channelId),
-                 "Channel::SetNetEQPlayoutMode()");
-    ACMBackgroundNoiseMode noiseMode(On);
-    switch (mode)
-    {
-        case kBgnOn:
-            noiseMode = On;
-            break;
-        case kBgnFade:
-            noiseMode = Fade;
-            break;
-        case kBgnOff:
-            noiseMode = Off;
-            break;
-    }
-    if (_audioCodingModule.SetBackgroundNoiseMode(noiseMode) != 0)
-    {
-        _engineStatisticsPtr->SetLastError(
-            VE_AUDIO_CODING_MODULE_ERROR, kTraceError,
-            "SetBackgroundNoiseMode() failed to set noise mode");
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 WebRtc_Word32
 Channel::SetOnHoldStatus(bool enable, OnHoldModes mode)
 {
@@ -2250,28 +2222,6 @@ Channel::DeRegisterVoiceEngineObserver()
     return 0;
 }
 
-WebRtc_Word32
-Channel::GetNetEQBGNMode(NetEqBgnModes& mode)
-{
-  ACMBackgroundNoiseMode noiseMode(On);
-    _audioCodingModule.BackgroundNoiseMode(&noiseMode);
-    switch (noiseMode)
-    {
-        case On:
-            mode = kBgnOn;
-            break;
-        case Fade:
-            mode = kBgnFade;
-            break;
-        case Off:
-            mode = kBgnOff;
-            break;
-    }
-    WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceStateInfo, kTraceVoice, VoEId(_instanceId,_channelId),
-                 "Channel::GetNetEQBGNMode() => mode=%u", mode);
-    return 0;
-}
-
 WebRtc_Word32
 Channel::GetSendCodec(CodecInst& codec)
 {
diff --git a/webrtc/voice_engine/channel.h b/webrtc/voice_engine/channel.h
index 7fce6b14ae..6fdcdabcc4 100644
--- a/webrtc/voice_engine/channel.h
+++ b/webrtc/voice_engine/channel.h
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ public:
 #endif
     WebRtc_Word32 SetNetEQPlayoutMode(NetEqModes mode);
     WebRtc_Word32 GetNetEQPlayoutMode(NetEqModes& mode);
-    WebRtc_Word32 SetNetEQBGNMode(NetEqBgnModes mode);
-    WebRtc_Word32 GetNetEQBGNMode(NetEqBgnModes& mode);
     WebRtc_Word32 SetOnHoldStatus(bool enable, OnHoldModes mode);
     WebRtc_Word32 GetOnHoldStatus(bool& enabled, OnHoldModes& mode);
     WebRtc_Word32 RegisterVoiceEngineObserver(VoiceEngineObserver& observer);
diff --git a/webrtc/voice_engine/include/voe_base.h b/webrtc/voice_engine/include/voe_base.h
index cb6fb3fbb3..84cd4fc4fa 100644
--- a/webrtc/voice_engine/include/voe_base.h
+++ b/webrtc/voice_engine/include/voe_base.h
@@ -204,12 +204,6 @@ public:
     // Gets the NetEQ playout mode for a specified |channel| number.
     virtual int GetNetEQPlayoutMode(int channel, NetEqModes& mode) = 0;
 
-    // Sets the NetEQ background noise mode for a specified |channel| number.
-    virtual int SetNetEQBGNMode(int channel, NetEqBgnModes mode) = 0;
-
-    // Gets the NetEQ background noise mode for a specified |channel| number.
-    virtual int GetNetEQBGNMode(int channel, NetEqBgnModes& mode) = 0;
-
 protected:
     VoEBase() {}
     virtual ~VoEBase() {}
diff --git a/webrtc/voice_engine/test/auto_test/standard/neteq_test.cc b/webrtc/voice_engine/test/auto_test/standard/neteq_test.cc
index b54c7778e3..a50cc94b7c 100644
--- a/webrtc/voice_engine/test/auto_test/standard/neteq_test.cc
+++ b/webrtc/voice_engine/test/auto_test/standard/neteq_test.cc
@@ -66,23 +66,6 @@ TEST_F(NetEQTest, SetNetEQPlayoutModeActuallySetsTheModeForTheChannel) {
   EXPECT_EQ(webrtc::kNetEqStreaming, mode);
 }
 
-TEST_F(NetEQTest, GetNetEQBgnModeReturnsBgnOnByDefault) {
-  webrtc::NetEqBgnModes bgn_mode;
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(channel_, bgn_mode));
-  EXPECT_EQ(webrtc::kBgnOn, bgn_mode);
-}
-
-TEST_F(NetEQTest, SetNetEQBgnModeActuallySetsTheBgnMode) {
-  webrtc::NetEqBgnModes bgn_mode;
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, voe_base_->SetNetEQBGNMode(channel_, webrtc::kBgnOff));
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(channel_, bgn_mode));
-  EXPECT_EQ(webrtc::kBgnOff, bgn_mode);
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, voe_base_->SetNetEQBGNMode(channel_, webrtc::kBgnFade));
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(channel_, bgn_mode));
-  EXPECT_EQ(webrtc::kBgnFade, bgn_mode);
-}
-
 TEST_F(NetEQTest, ManualSetEQPlayoutModeStillProducesOkAudio) {
   EXPECT_EQ(0, voe_base_->SetNetEQPlayoutMode(channel_, webrtc::kNetEqDefault));
   TEST_LOG("NetEQ default playout mode enabled => should hear OK audio.\n");
diff --git a/webrtc/voice_engine/test/auto_test/voe_extended_test.cc b/webrtc/voice_engine/test/auto_test/voe_extended_test.cc
index 93eda2a8cf..2c9088e653 100644
--- a/webrtc/voice_engine/test/auto_test/voe_extended_test.cc
+++ b/webrtc/voice_engine/test/auto_test/voe_extended_test.cc
@@ -1159,64 +1159,6 @@ int VoEExtendedTest::TestBase() {
   ANL();
   ANL();
 
-  //////////////////////////////
-  // SetNetEQBGNMode
-  // GetNetEQBGNMode
-  TEST(SetNetEQBGNMode);
-  ANL();
-  TEST(GetNetEQBGNMode);
-  ANL();
-
-  NetEqBgnModes bgnMode;
-
-  ch = voe_base_->CreateChannel();
-
-  // invalid function calls (should fail)
-  TEST_MUSTPASS(!voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(ch+1, bgnMode));
-  MARK();
-  TEST_MUSTPASS(!voe_base_->SetNetEQBGNMode(ch+1, kBgnOn));
-  MARK();
-
-  // verify default mode (should be kBgnOn)
-  TEST_MUSTPASS(voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(ch, bgnMode));
-  MARK();
-  TEST_MUSTPASS(bgnMode != kBgnOn);
-  voe_base_->DeleteChannel(ch);
-
-  // ensure that default mode is set as soon as new channel is created
-  ch = voe_base_->CreateChannel();
-  TEST_MUSTPASS(voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(ch, bgnMode));
-  MARK();
-  TEST_MUSTPASS(bgnMode != kBgnOn);
-  voe_base_->DeleteChannel(ch);
-
-  // verify Set/Get for all supported modes and max number of channels
-  for (i = 0; i < voe_base_->MaxNumOfChannels(); i++) {
-    ch = voe_base_->CreateChannel();
-
-    // verify Set/Get for all supported modes
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(voe_base_->SetNetEQBGNMode(i, kBgnOn));
-    MARK();
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(i, bgnMode));
-    MARK();
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(bgnMode != kBgnOn);
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(voe_base_->SetNetEQBGNMode(i, kBgnFade));
-    MARK();
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(i, bgnMode));
-    MARK();
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(bgnMode != kBgnFade);
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(voe_base_->SetNetEQBGNMode(i, kBgnOff));
-    MARK();
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(voe_base_->GetNetEQBGNMode(i, bgnMode));
-    MARK();
-    TEST_MUSTPASS(bgnMode != kBgnOff);
-    SleepMs(50);
-  }
-
-  for (i = 0; i < voe_base_->MaxNumOfChannels(); i++) {
-    voe_base_->DeleteChannel(i);
-  }
-
   // Verify real-time performance for all playout modes in full duplex
 
   ch = voe_base_->CreateChannel();
diff --git a/webrtc/voice_engine/voe_base_impl.cc b/webrtc/voice_engine/voe_base_impl.cc
index 1d5cf71b65..d7d78c7fdd 100644
--- a/webrtc/voice_engine/voe_base_impl.cc
+++ b/webrtc/voice_engine/voe_base_impl.cc
@@ -1268,46 +1268,6 @@ int VoEBaseImpl::GetNetEQPlayoutMode(int channel, NetEqModes& mode)
     return channelPtr->GetNetEQPlayoutMode(mode);
 }
 
-int VoEBaseImpl::SetNetEQBGNMode(int channel, NetEqBgnModes mode)
-{
-    WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceApiCall, kTraceVoice, VoEId(_shared->instance_id(), -1),
-                 "SetNetEQBGNMode(channel=%i, mode=%i)", channel, mode);
-    if (!_shared->statistics().Initialized())
-    {
-        _shared->SetLastError(VE_NOT_INITED, kTraceError);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    voe::ScopedChannel sc(_shared->channel_manager(), channel);
-    voe::Channel* channelPtr = sc.ChannelPtr();
-    if (channelPtr == NULL)
-    {
-        _shared->SetLastError(VE_CHANNEL_NOT_VALID, kTraceError,
-            "SetNetEQBGNMode() failed to locate channel");
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return channelPtr->SetNetEQBGNMode(mode);
-}
-
-int VoEBaseImpl::GetNetEQBGNMode(int channel, NetEqBgnModes& mode)
-{
-    WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceApiCall, kTraceVoice, VoEId(_shared->instance_id(), -1),
-                 "GetNetEQBGNMode(channel=%i, mode=?)", channel);
-    if (!_shared->statistics().Initialized())
-    {
-        _shared->SetLastError(VE_NOT_INITED, kTraceError);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    voe::ScopedChannel sc(_shared->channel_manager(), channel);
-    voe::Channel* channelPtr = sc.ChannelPtr();
-    if (channelPtr == NULL)
-    {
-        _shared->SetLastError(VE_CHANNEL_NOT_VALID, kTraceError,
-            "GetNetEQBGNMode() failed to locate channel");
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return channelPtr->GetNetEQBGNMode(mode);
-}
-
 int VoEBaseImpl::SetOnHoldStatus(int channel, bool enable, OnHoldModes mode)
 {
     WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceApiCall, kTraceVoice, VoEId(_shared->instance_id(), -1),
diff --git a/webrtc/voice_engine/voe_base_impl.h b/webrtc/voice_engine/voe_base_impl.h
index 3ff29e9250..17c6ed3d21 100644
--- a/webrtc/voice_engine/voe_base_impl.h
+++ b/webrtc/voice_engine/voe_base_impl.h
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual int GetNetEQPlayoutMode(int channel, NetEqModes& mode);
 
-    virtual int SetNetEQBGNMode(int channel, NetEqBgnModes mode);
-
-    virtual int GetNetEQBGNMode(int channel, NetEqBgnModes& mode);
-
     virtual int SetOnHoldStatus(int channel,
                                 bool enable,
                                 OnHoldModes mode = kHoldSendAndPlay);