diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/Allocator.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/Allocator.java
index 59cc85a6bb..3f06e795c1 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/Allocator.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/Allocator.java
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@ public interface Allocator {
    */
   void release(Allocation allocation);
 
-  /**
-   * Releases an array of {@link Allocation Allocations} back to the allocator.
-   *
-   * @param allocations The array of {@link Allocation}s being released.
-   */
-  void release(Allocation[] allocations);
-
   /**
    * Releases all {@link Allocation Allocations} in the chain starting at the given {@link
    * AllocationNode}.
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/DefaultAllocator.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/DefaultAllocator.java
index 83bbac44fe..af42d8b71d 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/DefaultAllocator.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/upstream/DefaultAllocator.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public final class DefaultAllocator implements Allocator {
   private final boolean trimOnReset;
   private final int individualAllocationSize;
   @Nullable private final byte[] initialAllocationBlock;
-  private final Allocation[] singleAllocationReleaseHolder;
 
   private int targetBufferSize;
   private int allocatedCount;
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ public final class DefaultAllocator implements Allocator {
     } else {
       initialAllocationBlock = null;
     }
-    singleAllocationReleaseHolder = new Allocation[1];
   }
 
   public synchronized void reset() {
@@ -116,16 +114,8 @@ public final class DefaultAllocator implements Allocator {
 
   @Override
   public synchronized void release(Allocation allocation) {
-    singleAllocationReleaseHolder[0] = allocation;
-    release(singleAllocationReleaseHolder);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public synchronized void release(Allocation[] allocations) {
-    for (Allocation allocation : allocations) {
-      availableAllocations[availableCount++] = allocation;
-    }
-    allocatedCount -= allocations.length;
+    availableAllocations[availableCount++] = allocation;
+    allocatedCount--;
     // Wake up threads waiting for the allocated size to drop.
     notifyAll();
   }