diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index fc925f7fea39c..4ad6a46c57c1a 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -628,17 +628,6 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
-<field name="PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS"
- type="java.lang.String"
- transient="false"
- volatile="false"
- value="&quot;android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS&quot;"
- static="true"
- final="true"
- deprecated="not deprecated"
- visibility="public"
->
-</field>
 <field name="PERSISTENT_ACTIVITY"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index b2a17da604417..39917c3f272f9 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -912,11 +912,11 @@
         android:protectionLevel="signatureOrSystem" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to collect component usage
-         statistics -->
+         statistics @hide -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS"
         android:label="@string/permlab_pkgUsageStats"
         android:description="@string/permdesc_pkgUsageStats"
-        android:protectionLevel="normal" />
+        android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to collect battery statistics -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BATTERY_STATS"