diff --git a/python/paddle/distributed/utils.py b/python/paddle/distributed/utils.py
index 6d14b30d18c7f1f8cccc979e0e6d97df3a6f0b8a..63585e167e8e3203fb1692e26702268e9edab3db 100644
--- a/python/paddle/distributed/utils.py
+++ b/python/paddle/distributed/utils.py
@@ -489,9 +489,6 @@ class Pod(object):
     def parse_response(self, res_pods):
         pass
 
-    def rank(self):
-        return self.rank
-
     def get_visible_gpus(self):
         r = ""
         for g in self.gpus: