diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 999bbc9ecf4e9..67412a8da7f5b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -19863,7 +19863,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
             final PreferredIntentResolver pir = mSettings.editPreferredActivitiesLPw(userId);
             final ArrayList<PreferredActivity> existing = pir.findFilters(filter);
             if (removeExisting && existing != null) {
-                mSettings.removeFiltersLPw(pir, filter, existing);
+                Settings.removeFilters(pir, filter, existing);
             }
             pir.addFilter(new PreferredActivity(filter, match, set, activity, always));
             scheduleWritePackageRestrictionsLocked(userId);
@@ -19964,7 +19964,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
                     }
                 }
                 if (existing != null) {
-                    mSettings.removeFiltersLPw(pir, filter, existing);
+                    Settings.removeFilters(pir, filter, existing);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
index 74bc49dd91080..f801702f7ddd0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
@@ -3183,7 +3183,7 @@ public final class Settings {
         }
     }
 
-    void removeFiltersLPw(@NonNull PreferredIntentResolver pir,
+    static void removeFilters(@NonNull PreferredIntentResolver pir,
             @NonNull IntentFilter filter, @NonNull List<PreferredActivity> existing) {
         if (PackageManagerService.DEBUG_PREFERRED) {
             Slog.i(TAG, existing.size() + " preferred matches for:");
@@ -3405,7 +3405,7 @@ public final class Settings {
             final PreferredIntentResolver pir = editPreferredActivitiesLPw(userId);
             final List<PreferredActivity> existing = pir.findFilters(filter);
             if (existing != null) {
-                removeFiltersLPw(pir, filter, existing);
+                removeFilters(pir, filter, existing);
             }
             PreferredActivity pa = new PreferredActivity(filter, systemMatch, set, cn, true);
             pir.addFilter(pa);