diff --git a/test/test_torch.py b/test/test_torch.py
index 03929f1ee7e6d..2b80384100b98 100644
--- a/test/test_torch.py
+++ b/test/test_torch.py
@@ -10057,19 +10057,6 @@ def __del__(self):
         self.assertEqual(MyStorage.finalized_count, 1)
         self.assertTrue(m[0])
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not torch.cuda.is_available(), "_storage_Use_Count only registered when CUDA is available")
-    def test_storage__use_count_APIs_align(self):
-        a = torch.rand(2, 3)
-        s = a.untyped_storage()
-        init_use_count = s._use_count()
-        self.assertEqual(init_use_count, torch._C._storage_Use_Count(s._cdata))
-        b = a.t()
-        self.assertEqual(s._use_count(), init_use_count + 1)
-        self.assertEqual(s._use_count(), torch._C._storage_Use_Count(s._cdata))
-        del b
-        self.assertEqual(s._use_count(), init_use_count)
-        self.assertEqual(s._use_count(), torch._C._storage_Use_Count(s._cdata))
-
     def test_tensor_ressurecting_clear(self):
         # Regression test for https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/136358
         # A Tensor with custom __dict__
diff --git a/torch/csrc/StorageMethods.cpp b/torch/csrc/StorageMethods.cpp
index f74dd8348554b..7200688dd475b 100644
--- a/torch/csrc/StorageMethods.cpp
+++ b/torch/csrc/StorageMethods.cpp
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ static PyObject* THPStorage_nbytes(PyObject* self, PyObject* noargs) {
   END_HANDLE_TH_ERRORS
 }
 
-static PyObject* THPStorage__useCount(PyObject* self, PyObject* noargs) {
-  HANDLE_TH_ERRORS
-  THPStorage_assertNotNull(self);
-  return py::cast(THPStorage_Unpack(self).use_count()).release().ptr();
-  END_HANDLE_TH_ERRORS
-}
-
 static PyObject* THPStorage_dataPtr(PyObject* self, PyObject* noargs) {
   HANDLE_TH_ERRORS
   // PyLong_FromVoidPtr should not need to mutate the pointer in order
@@ -627,7 +620,6 @@ static PyMethodDef THPStorage_methods[] = {
      METH_VARARGS | METH_STATIC,
      nullptr},
     {"_set_from_file", THPStorage_setFromFile, METH_VARARGS, nullptr},
-    {"_use_count", THPStorage__useCount, METH_NOARGS, nullptr},
     {"from_buffer",
      castPyCFunctionWithKeywords(THPStorage_fromBuffer),
      METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS | METH_STATIC,