diff --git a/java/api/src/main/java/io/ray/api/Ray.java b/java/api/src/main/java/io/ray/api/Ray.java
index d7db1f46b..60c4b2978 100644
--- a/java/api/src/main/java/io/ray/api/Ray.java
+++ b/java/api/src/main/java/io/ray/api/Ray.java
@@ -203,10 +203,6 @@ public final class Ray extends RayCall {
     return internal().wrapCallable(callable);
   }
 
-  public static boolean isInitialized() {
-    return runtime != null;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Get the underlying runtime instance.
    */