diff --git a/libraries/extractor/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/CueSerializationTest.java b/libraries/extractor/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/CueSerializationTest.java
index 2b6c5ba5fa..817ac15e00 100644
--- a/libraries/extractor/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/CueSerializationTest.java
+++ b/libraries/extractor/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/CueSerializationTest.java
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ public class CueSerializationTest {
 
     // encoding and decoding
     byte[] encodedCues = encoder.encode(ImmutableList.of(cue), /* durationUs= */ 2000);
-    CuesWithTiming cuesAfterDecoding = decoder.decode(/* startTimeUs= */ 1000, encodedCues);
+    CuesWithTiming cuesAfterDecoding =
+        decoder.decode(/* startTimeUs= */ 1000, encodedCues, /* offset= */ 0, encodedCues.length);
 
     assertThat(cuesAfterDecoding.startTimeUs).isEqualTo(1000);
     assertThat(cuesAfterDecoding.durationUs).isEqualTo(2000);
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ public class CueSerializationTest {
 
     // encoding and decoding
     byte[] encodedCues = encoder.encode(ImmutableList.of(bitmapCue), /* durationUs= */ 2000);
-    CuesWithTiming cuesAfterDecoding = decoder.decode(/* startTimeUs= */ 1000, encodedCues);
+    CuesWithTiming cuesAfterDecoding =
+        decoder.decode(/* startTimeUs= */ 1000, encodedCues, /* offset= */ 0, encodedCues.length);
 
     assertThat(cuesAfterDecoding.startTimeUs).isEqualTo(1000);
     assertThat(cuesAfterDecoding.durationUs).isEqualTo(2000);
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ public class CueSerializationTest {
 
     // encoding and decoding
     byte[] encodedCues = encoder.encode(ImmutableList.of(mixedSpansCue), /* durationUs= */ 2000);
-    CuesWithTiming cuesAfterDecoding = decoder.decode(/* startTimeUs= */ 1000, encodedCues);
+    CuesWithTiming cuesAfterDecoding =
+        decoder.decode(/* startTimeUs= */ 1000, encodedCues, /* offset= */ 0, encodedCues.length);
 
     assertThat(cuesAfterDecoding.startTimeUs).isEqualTo(1000);
     assertThat(cuesAfterDecoding.durationUs).isEqualTo(2000);
diff --git a/libraries/extractor/src/main/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/CueDecoder.java b/libraries/extractor/src/main/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/CueDecoder.java
index e64f9d8308..7bba225991 100644
--- a/libraries/extractor/src/main/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/CueDecoder.java
+++ b/libraries/extractor/src/main/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/CueDecoder.java
@@ -34,18 +34,6 @@ public final class CueDecoder {
   /** Key under which the duration is saved in the {@link Bundle}. */
   /* package */ static final String BUNDLE_FIELD_DURATION_US = "d";
 
-  /**
-   * Decodes a byte array into a {@link CuesWithTiming} instance.
-   *
-   * @param startTimeUs The value for {@link CuesWithTiming#startTimeUs} (this is not encoded in
-   *     {@code bytes}).
-   * @param bytes Byte array produced by {@link CueEncoder#encode(List, long)}
-   * @return Decoded {@link CuesWithTiming} instance.
-   */
-  public CuesWithTiming decode(long startTimeUs, byte[] bytes) {
-    return decode(startTimeUs, bytes, /* offset= */ 0, bytes.length);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Decodes a byte array into a {@link CuesWithTiming} instance.
    *
diff --git a/libraries/extractor/src/test/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/SubtitleExtractorTest.java b/libraries/extractor/src/test/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/SubtitleExtractorTest.java
index 2c9aa02d89..f7f8aecf8f 100644
--- a/libraries/extractor/src/test/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/SubtitleExtractorTest.java
+++ b/libraries/extractor/src/test/java/androidx/media3/extractor/text/SubtitleExtractorTest.java
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ public class SubtitleExtractorTest {
   }
 
   private CuesWithTiming decodeSample(FakeTrackOutput trackOutput, int sampleIndex) {
+    byte[] sampleData = trackOutput.getSampleData(sampleIndex);
     return decoder.decode(
-        trackOutput.getSampleTimeUs(sampleIndex), trackOutput.getSampleData(sampleIndex));
+        trackOutput.getSampleTimeUs(sampleIndex), sampleData, /* offset= */ 0, sampleData.length);
   }
 }