diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/drm/StreamingDrmSessionManager.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/drm/StreamingDrmSessionManager.java
index 3187aa4788..387d5e42e8 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/drm/StreamingDrmSessionManager.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/drm/StreamingDrmSessionManager.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class StreamingDrmSessionManager implements DrmSessionManager {
    * Provides access to {@link MediaDrm#setPropertyString(String, String)}.
    * <p>
    * This method may be called when the manager is in any state.
-   * 
+   *
    * @param key The property to write.
    * @param value The value to write.
    */
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/upstream/Loader.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/upstream/Loader.java
index 6eb477fd0d..d3ce6bdc9c 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/upstream/Loader.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/upstream/Loader.java
@@ -128,21 +128,6 @@ public final class Loader {
     startLoading(myLooper, loadable, callback);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Invokes {@link #startLoading(Looper, Loadable, Callback)}, using the {@link Looper}
-   * associated with the calling thread. Loading is delayed by {@code delayMs}.
-   *
-   * @param loadable The {@link Loadable} to load.
-   * @param callback A callback to invoke when the load ends.
-   * @param delayMs Number of milliseconds to wait before calling {@link Loadable#load()}.
-   * @throws IllegalStateException If the calling thread does not have an associated {@link Looper}.
-   */
-  public void startLoading(Loadable loadable, Callback callback, int delayMs) {
-    Looper myLooper = Looper.myLooper();
-    Assertions.checkState(myLooper != null);
-    startLoading(myLooper, loadable, callback, delayMs);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Start loading a {@link Loadable}.
    * <p>
@@ -154,24 +139,9 @@ public final class Loader {
    * @param callback A callback to invoke when the load ends.
    */
   public void startLoading(Looper looper, Loadable loadable, Callback callback) {
-    startLoading(looper, loadable, callback, 0);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Start loading a {@link Loadable} after {@code delayMs} has elapsed.
-   * <p>
-   * A {@link Loader} instance can only load one {@link Loadable} at a time, and so this method
-   * must not be called when another load is in progress.
-   *
-   * @param looper The looper of the thread on which the callback should be invoked.
-   * @param loadable The {@link Loadable} to load.
-   * @param callback A callback to invoke when the load ends.
-   * @param delayMs Number of milliseconds to wait before calling {@link Loadable#load()}.
-   */
-  public void startLoading(Looper looper, Loadable loadable, Callback callback, int delayMs) {
     Assertions.checkState(!loading);
     loading = true;
-    currentTask = new LoadTask(looper, loadable, callback, delayMs);
+    currentTask = new LoadTask(looper, loadable, callback);
     downloadExecutorService.submit(currentTask);
   }
 
@@ -213,15 +183,13 @@ public final class Loader {
 
     private final Loadable loadable;
     private final Loader.Callback callback;
-    private final int delayMs;
 
     private volatile Thread executorThread;
 
-    public LoadTask(Looper looper, Loadable loadable, Loader.Callback callback, int delayMs) {
+    public LoadTask(Looper looper, Loadable loadable, Loader.Callback callback) {
       super(looper);
       this.loadable = loadable;
       this.callback = callback;
-      this.delayMs = delayMs;
     }
 
     public void quit() {
@@ -235,9 +203,6 @@ public final class Loader {
     public void run() {
       try {
         executorThread = Thread.currentThread();
-        if (delayMs > 0) {
-          Thread.sleep(delayMs);
-        }
         if (!loadable.isLoadCanceled()) {
           loadable.load();
         }