diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index e8015ad38d1e3..7365bb0480f10 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -5632,7 +5632,6 @@ package android.app {
   public final class UiAutomation {
     method public void clearWindowAnimationFrameStats();
     method public boolean clearWindowContentFrameStats(int);
-    method public void destroy();
     method public android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent executeAndWaitForEvent(java.lang.Runnable, android.app.UiAutomation.AccessibilityEventFilter, long) throws java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
     method public android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor executeShellCommand(java.lang.String);
     method public android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo findFocus(int);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index a303e392d8a44..b662d46bdd5ad 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -5779,7 +5779,6 @@ package android.app {
   public final class UiAutomation {
     method public void clearWindowAnimationFrameStats();
     method public boolean clearWindowContentFrameStats(int);
-    method public void destroy();
     method public android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent executeAndWaitForEvent(java.lang.Runnable, android.app.UiAutomation.AccessibilityEventFilter, long) throws java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
     method public android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor executeShellCommand(java.lang.String);
     method public android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo findFocus(int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/UiAutomation.java b/core/java/android/app/UiAutomation.java
index 5ec59b4675107..0d4d007f46f99 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/UiAutomation.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/UiAutomation.java
@@ -322,7 +322,10 @@ public final class UiAutomation {
     /**
      * Destroy this UiAutomation. After calling this method, attempting to use the object will
      * result in errors.
+     *
+     * @hide
      */
+    @TestApi
     public void destroy() {
         disconnect();
         mIsDestroyed = true;