diff --git a/core/api/test-current.txt b/core/api/test-current.txt
index a34982699d8cb..ae1cbf77dd8a7 100644
--- a/core/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/test-current.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ package android {
     field public static final String NETWORK_STACK = "android.permission.NETWORK_STACK";
     field public static final String OVERRIDE_DISPLAY_MODE_REQUESTS = "android.permission.OVERRIDE_DISPLAY_MODE_REQUESTS";
     field public static final String QUERY_AUDIO_STATE = "android.permission.QUERY_AUDIO_STATE";
-    field public static final String QUERY_USERS = "android.permission.QUERY_USERS";
     field public static final String READ_CELL_BROADCASTS = "android.permission.READ_CELL_BROADCASTS";
     field public static final String READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE = "android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE";
     field public static final String RECORD_BACKGROUND_AUDIO = "android.permission.RECORD_BACKGROUND_AUDIO";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 29d5e7bbfcd13..ca8d7dc97cb63 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2659,10 +2659,6 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.CREATE_USERS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
-    <!-- @TestApi @hide Allows an application to query user info for all users on the device. -->
-    <permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_USERS"
-                android:protectionLevel="signature" />
-
     <!-- @hide Allows an application to set the profile owners and the device owner.
          This permission is not available to third party applications.-->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_PROFILE_AND_DEVICE_OWNERS"
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index b86ae6d199d72..66acb1cdbe4a0 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_PROFILE_AND_DEVICE_OWNERS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FORCE_DEVICE_POLICY_MANAGER_LOGS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_FREEZE_PERIOD" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_USERS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_QUIET_MODE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOWPAN_STATE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_LOWPAN_STATE"/>