diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
index ba92360e10caa..b7d088bd3d823 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
@@ -1797,12 +1797,6 @@
     -->
     <attr name="attributionTags" format="string" />
 
-    <!-- Default value <code>true</code> allows an installer to enable update
-         ownership enforcement for this package via {@link
-         android.content.pm.PackageInstaller.SessionParams#setRequestUpdateOwnership}
-         during initial installation. This overrides the installer's use of {@link
-         android.content.pm.PackageInstaller.SessionParams#setRequestUpdateOwnership}.
-    -->
     <attr name="allowUpdateOwnership" format="boolean" />
 
     <!-- The <code>manifest</code> tag is the root of an
@@ -1842,7 +1836,6 @@
         <attr name="isSplitRequired" />
         <attr name="requiredSplitTypes" />
         <attr name="splitTypes" />
-        <attr name="allowUpdateOwnership" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <!-- The <code>application</code> tag describes application-level components
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/InstallPackageHelper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/InstallPackageHelper.java
index 38d662aaf9060..06db5be349d47 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/InstallPackageHelper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/InstallPackageHelper.java
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ final class InstallPackageHelper {
         InstallSource installSource = request.getInstallSource();
         final boolean isApex = (scanFlags & SCAN_AS_APEX) != 0;
         final boolean pkgAlreadyExists = oldPkgSetting != null;
-        final boolean isAllowUpdateOwnership = parsedPackage.isAllowUpdateOwnership();
         final String oldUpdateOwner =
                 pkgAlreadyExists ? oldPkgSetting.getInstallSource().mUpdateOwnerPackageName : null;
         final String updateOwnerFromSysconfig = isApex || !pkgSetting.isSystem() ? null
@@ -346,11 +345,7 @@ final class InstallPackageHelper {
             }
 
             // Handle the update ownership enforcement for APK
-            if (!isAllowUpdateOwnership) {
-                // If the app wants to opt-out of the update ownership enforcement via manifest,
-                // it overrides the installer's use of #setRequestUpdateOwnership.
-                installSource = installSource.setUpdateOwnerPackageName(null);
-            } else if (!isApex) {
+            if (!isApex) {
                 // User installer UID as "current" userId if present; otherwise, use the userId
                 // from InstallRequest.
                 final int userId = installSource.mInstallerPackageUid != Process.INVALID_UID
@@ -391,22 +386,18 @@ final class InstallPackageHelper {
         // For non-standard install (addForInit), installSource is null.
         } else if (pkgSetting.isSystem()) {
             // We still honor the manifest attr if the system app wants to opt-out of it.
-            if (!isAllowUpdateOwnership) {
-                pkgSetting.setUpdateOwnerPackage(null);
-            } else {
-                final boolean isSameUpdateOwner = isUpdateOwnershipEnabled
-                        && TextUtils.equals(oldUpdateOwner, updateOwnerFromSysconfig);
+            final boolean isSameUpdateOwner = isUpdateOwnershipEnabled
+                    && TextUtils.equals(oldUpdateOwner, updateOwnerFromSysconfig);
 
-                // Here we handle the update owner for the system package, and the rules are:
-                // -. We use the update owner from sysconfig as the initial value.
-                // -. Once an app becomes to system app later via OTA, only retains the update
-                //    owner if it's consistence with sysconfig.
-                // -. Clear the update owner when update owner changes from sysconfig.
-                if (!pkgAlreadyExists || isSameUpdateOwner) {
-                    pkgSetting.setUpdateOwnerPackage(updateOwnerFromSysconfig);
-                } else {
-                    pkgSetting.setUpdateOwnerPackage(null);
-                }
+            // Here we handle the update owner for the system package, and the rules are:
+            // -. We use the update owner from sysconfig as the initial value.
+            // -. Once an app becomes to system app later via OTA, only retains the update
+            //    owner if it's consistence with sysconfig.
+            // -. Clear the update owner when update owner changes from sysconfig.
+            if (!pkgAlreadyExists || isSameUpdateOwner) {
+                pkgSetting.setUpdateOwnerPackage(updateOwnerFromSysconfig);
+            } else {
+                pkgSetting.setUpdateOwnerPackage(null);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/parsing/pkg/PackageImpl.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/parsing/pkg/PackageImpl.java
index de31b46999184..f036835f7d4e5 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/parsing/pkg/PackageImpl.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/parsing/pkg/PackageImpl.java
@@ -1809,11 +1809,6 @@ public class PackageImpl implements ParsedPackage, AndroidPackageInternal,
         return getBoolean(Booleans.VISIBLE_TO_INSTANT_APPS);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isAllowUpdateOwnership() {
-        return getBoolean2(Booleans2.ALLOW_UPDATE_OWNERSHIP);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean isVmSafeMode() {
         return getBoolean(Booleans.VM_SAFE_MODE);
@@ -2517,11 +2512,6 @@ public class PackageImpl implements ParsedPackage, AndroidPackageInternal,
         return this;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public PackageImpl setAllowUpdateOwnership(boolean value) {
-        return setBoolean2(Booleans2.ALLOW_UPDATE_OWNERSHIP, value);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public PackageImpl sortActivities() {
         Collections.sort(this.activities, ORDER_COMPARATOR);
@@ -3736,6 +3726,5 @@ public class PackageImpl implements ParsedPackage, AndroidPackageInternal,
 
         private static final long STUB = 1L;
         private static final long APEX = 1L << 1;
-        private static final long ALLOW_UPDATE_OWNERSHIP = 1L << 2;
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/AndroidPackage.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/AndroidPackage.java
index 2fdda12103948..e54f34d1c4ac1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/AndroidPackage.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/AndroidPackage.java
@@ -1483,10 +1483,4 @@ public interface AndroidPackage {
      * @hide
      */
     boolean isVisibleToInstantApps();
-
-    /**
-     * @see R.styleable#AndroidManifest_allowUpdateOwnership
-     * @hide
-     */
-    boolean isAllowUpdateOwnership();
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/parsing/ParsingPackage.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/parsing/ParsingPackage.java
index 6cb6a97831341..7fc33568f9b95 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/parsing/ParsingPackage.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/parsing/ParsingPackage.java
@@ -388,8 +388,6 @@ public interface ParsingPackage {
 
     ParsingPackage setLocaleConfigResourceId(int localeConfigRes);
 
-    ParsingPackage setAllowUpdateOwnership(boolean value);
-
     /**
      * Sets the trusted host certificates of apps that are allowed to embed activities of this
      * application.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
index fda44e495b894..1567af081857b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/pkg/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ public class ParsingPackageUtils {
     public static final int PARSE_DEFAULT_INSTALL_LOCATION =
             PackageInfo.INSTALL_LOCATION_UNSPECIFIED;
     public static final int PARSE_DEFAULT_TARGET_SANDBOX = 1;
-    public static final boolean PARSE_DEFAULT_ALLOW_UPDATE_OWNERSHIP = true;
 
     /**
      * If set to true, we will only allow package files that exactly match the DTD. Otherwise, we
@@ -887,9 +886,7 @@ public class ParsingPackageUtils {
                 .setTargetSandboxVersion(anInteger(PARSE_DEFAULT_TARGET_SANDBOX,
                         R.styleable.AndroidManifest_targetSandboxVersion, sa))
                 /* Set the global "on SD card" flag */
-                .setExternalStorage((flags & PARSE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != 0)
-                .setAllowUpdateOwnership(bool(PARSE_DEFAULT_ALLOW_UPDATE_OWNERSHIP,
-                        R.styleable.AndroidManifest_allowUpdateOwnership, sa));
+                .setExternalStorage((flags & PARSE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != 0);
 
         boolean foundApp = false;
         final int depth = parser.getDepth();
diff --git a/services/tests/PackageManagerServiceTests/unit/src/com/android/server/pm/test/parsing/parcelling/AndroidPackageTest.kt b/services/tests/PackageManagerServiceTests/unit/src/com/android/server/pm/test/parsing/parcelling/AndroidPackageTest.kt
index 6d3cdffda8371..320087111c50b 100644
--- a/services/tests/PackageManagerServiceTests/unit/src/com/android/server/pm/test/parsing/parcelling/AndroidPackageTest.kt
+++ b/services/tests/PackageManagerServiceTests/unit/src/com/android/server/pm/test/parsing/parcelling/AndroidPackageTest.kt
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ class AndroidPackageTest : ParcelableComponentTest(AndroidPackage::class, Packag
         AndroidPackage::isClearUserDataOnFailedRestoreAllowed,
         AndroidPackage::isAllowNativeHeapPointerTagging,
         AndroidPackage::isTaskReparentingAllowed,
-        AndroidPackage::isAllowUpdateOwnership,
         AndroidPackage::isBackupInForeground,
         AndroidPackage::isHardwareAccelerated,
         AndroidPackage::isSaveStateDisallowed,