diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 4d5ccdeedd63e..b400b34170deb 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -43235,7 +43235,6 @@ package android.util {
     method public E get(long, E);
     method public int indexOfKey(long);
     method public int indexOfValue(E);
-    method public int indexOfValueByValue(E);
     method public long keyAt(int);
     method public void put(long, E);
     method public void remove(long);
@@ -43438,7 +43437,6 @@ package android.util {
     method public E get(int, E);
     method public int indexOfKey(int);
     method public int indexOfValue(E);
-    method public int indexOfValueByValue(E);
     method public int keyAt(int);
     method public void put(int, E);
     method public void remove(int);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index ddb36a8f87104..844b897e4507b 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -46690,7 +46690,6 @@ package android.util {
     method public E get(long, E);
     method public int indexOfKey(long);
     method public int indexOfValue(E);
-    method public int indexOfValueByValue(E);
     method public long keyAt(int);
     method public void put(long, E);
     method public void remove(long);
@@ -46893,7 +46892,6 @@ package android.util {
     method public E get(int, E);
     method public int indexOfKey(int);
     method public int indexOfValue(E);
-    method public int indexOfValueByValue(E);
     method public int keyAt(int);
     method public void put(int, E);
     method public void remove(int);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 9457bd6ca65d3..a73ac18ac0c7e 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -43441,7 +43441,6 @@ package android.util {
     method public E get(long, E);
     method public int indexOfKey(long);
     method public int indexOfValue(E);
-    method public int indexOfValueByValue(E);
     method public long keyAt(int);
     method public void put(long, E);
     method public void remove(long);
@@ -43644,7 +43643,6 @@ package android.util {
     method public E get(int, E);
     method public int indexOfKey(int);
     method public int indexOfValue(E);
-    method public int indexOfValueByValue(E);
     method public int keyAt(int);
     method public void put(int, E);
     method public void remove(int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/util/LongSparseArray.java b/core/java/android/util/LongSparseArray.java
index 58ad2fd0c5867..9ba0f5da135e5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/util/LongSparseArray.java
+++ b/core/java/android/util/LongSparseArray.java
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ public class LongSparseArray<E> implements Cloneable {
      * and that multiple keys can map to the same value and this will
      * find only one of them.
      * <p>Note also that this method uses {@code equals} unlike {@code indexOfValue}.
+     * @hide
      */
     public int indexOfValueByValue(E value) {
         if (mGarbage) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/util/SparseArray.java b/core/java/android/util/SparseArray.java
index c76666069d18d..b3400ef538b89 100644
--- a/core/java/android/util/SparseArray.java
+++ b/core/java/android/util/SparseArray.java
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ public class SparseArray<E> implements Cloneable {
      * and that multiple keys can map to the same value and this will
      * find only one of them.
      * <p>Note also that this method uses {@code equals} unlike {@code indexOfValue}.
+     * @hide
      */
     public int indexOfValueByValue(E value) {
         if (mGarbage) {