diff --git a/hal/include/HAL/Digital.hpp b/hal/include/HAL/Digital.hpp
index caf93c86a6..2ef512df80 100644
--- a/hal/include/HAL/Digital.hpp
+++ b/hal/include/HAL/Digital.hpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ extern "C"
 	int32_t spiRead(uint8_t port, uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t count);
 	void spiClose(uint8_t port);
 	void spiSetSpeed(uint8_t port, uint32_t speed);
-	void spiSetBitsPerWord(uint8_t port, uint8_t bpw);
 	void spiSetOpts(uint8_t port, int msb_first, int sample_on_trailing, int clk_idle_high);
 	void spiSetChipSelectActiveHigh(uint8_t port, int32_t *status);
 	void spiSetChipSelectActiveLow(uint8_t port, int32_t *status);
diff --git a/wpilibj/src/athena/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/hal/SPIJNI.java b/wpilibj/src/athena/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/hal/SPIJNI.java
index a8251f4a47..8e3442d617 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/athena/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/hal/SPIJNI.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/athena/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/hal/SPIJNI.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ public class SPIJNI extends JNIWrapper {
 
   public static native void spiSetSpeed(byte port, int speed);
 
-  public static native void spiSetBitsPerWord(byte port, byte bpw);
-
   public static native void spiSetOpts(byte port, int msb_first, int sample_on_trailing,
       int clk_idle_high);