diff --git a/test/distributed/fsdp/test_fsdp_apply.py b/test/distributed/fsdp/test_fsdp_apply.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d45fcada027..00000000000
--- a/test/distributed/fsdp/test_fsdp_apply.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-import torch
-import torch.distributed as dist
-import torch.nn as nn
-from torch.distributed.fsdp import FullyShardedDataParallel as FSDP
-from torch.testing._internal.common_fsdp import (
-    FSDPTest,
-    NestedWrappedModule,
-)
-from torch.testing._internal.common_utils import (
-    TEST_WITH_DEV_DBG_ASAN,
-    run_tests,
-)
-from torch.testing._internal.common_distributed import (
-    skip_if_lt_x_gpu,
-)
-
-if not dist.is_available():
-    print("Distributed not available, skipping tests", file=sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(0)
-
-if TEST_WITH_DEV_DBG_ASAN:
-    print(
-        "Skip dev-asan as torch + multiprocessing spawn have known issues",
-        file=sys.stderr,
-    )
-    sys.exit(0)
-
-
-class TestApply(FSDPTest):
-    @property
-    def world_size(self):
-        return 2
-
-    @torch.no_grad()
-    def _init_linear_weights(self, m):
-        if type(m) == nn.Linear:
-            m.weight.fill_(1.0)
-            m.bias.fill_(1.0)
-
-    @property
-    def process_group(self):
-        return dist.distributed_c10d._get_default_group()
-
-    def check_weights(self, fsdp, expected_tensor_fn, check):
-        with fsdp._summon_full_params(recurse=True):
-            linear_modules = [
-                module for module in fsdp.modules() if type(module) == nn.Linear
-            ]
-            for module in linear_modules:
-                for param in module.parameters():
-                    expected = expected_tensor_fn(param)
-                    check(param, expected)
-
-    def _check_apply(self, fsdp):
-        # Assert linear weights are not all 1.0
-        self.check_weights(
-            fsdp, lambda param: torch.ones_like(param), self.assertNotEqual
-        )
-
-        fsdp.apply(self._init_linear_weights)
-
-        # Ensure all weights are 1.0
-        self.check_weights(fsdp, lambda param: torch.ones_like(param), self.assertEqual)
-
-    @skip_if_lt_x_gpu(2)
-    def test_nested_module_apply(self):
-        """
-        Checks apply() modifies weights appropriately on a nested FSDP instance.
-        """
-        nested_module = NestedWrappedModule(
-            self.process_group, wrap_fsdp=True, wrap_everything=True
-        )
-        fsdp_module = FSDP(nested_module, self.process_group).cuda(self.rank)
-        self._check_apply(fsdp_module)
-
-    @skip_if_lt_x_gpu(2)
-    def test_transformer_module_apply(self):
-        """
-        Checks apply() modifiees weights appropriately on a wrapped Transformer
-        module.
-        """
-        transformer = self._get_wrapped_model(group=self.process_group).cuda(self.rank)
-        # Assert linear weights are not all 1.0
-        self.check_weights(
-            transformer, lambda param: torch.ones_like(param), self.assertNotEqual
-        )
-        transformer.apply(self._init_linear_weights)
-        # Assert all weights are 1.0
-        self.check_weights(
-            transformer, lambda param: torch.ones_like(param), self.assertEqual
-        )
-
-    @skip_if_lt_x_gpu(2)
-    def test_apply_in_summon_raises_error(self):
-        """
-        Ensures that if user calls apply() on FSDP instance within full param
-        summon context, appropriate error is raised.
-        """
-        transformer = self._get_wrapped_model(group=self.process_group).cuda(self.rank)
-        with transformer._summon_full_params(recurse=True):
-            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "expected to be in states"):
-                transformer.apply(self._init_linear_weights)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    run_tests()
diff --git a/torch/distributed/fsdp/fully_sharded_data_parallel.py b/torch/distributed/fsdp/fully_sharded_data_parallel.py
index fe61684b69d..d270230eba1 100644
--- a/torch/distributed/fsdp/fully_sharded_data_parallel.py
+++ b/torch/distributed/fsdp/fully_sharded_data_parallel.py
@@ -290,45 +290,6 @@ class FullyShardedDataParallel(nn.Module):
         assert isinstance(self._fsdp_wrapped_module, FlattenParamsWrapper)
         return self._fsdp_wrapped_module
 
-    def fsdp_modules(self) -> List["FullyShardedDataParallel"]:
-        """
-        Helper function to return all nested FSDP instances, including self.
-        """
-        fsdp_modules = []
-        for module in self.modules():
-            if isinstance(module, FullyShardedDataParallel):
-                fsdp_modules.append(module)
-
-        return fsdp_modules
-
-    def apply(self, fn: Callable[[nn.Module], None]) -> "FullyShardedDataParallel":
-        r"""Applies ``fn`` recursively to every submodule (as returned by ``.children()``)
-        as well as self. Typical use includes initializing the parameters of a model
-        (see also :ref:`nn-init-doc`).
-
-        Compared to ``torch.nn.Module.apply``, this version additionally gathers
-        the full parameters before applying ``fn``. It should not be called from
-        within another ``summon_full_params`` context.
-
-        Args:
-            fn (:class:`Module` -> None): function to be applied to each submodule
-
-        Returns:
-            Module: self
-        """
-        uninitialized = self._is_root is None
-        self._assert_state(TrainingState_.IDLE)
-        with self._summon_full_params(recurse=False):
-            ret = super().apply(fn)
-
-        # Reset lazy init that might be called by summon_full_params, since
-        # it could have set is_root incorrectly for non-root FSDP instances.
-        if uninitialized and self._is_root:
-            for module in self.fsdp_modules():
-                module._reset_lazy_init()
-
-        return ret
-
     # setting two factors 'self.gradient_predivide_factor'
     # and 'self.gradient_postdivide_factor' to avoid underflow and overflow
     def _get_gradient_predivide_factor(self, world_size: int) -> float: