diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 36ed8656cfbc0..310db950fb282 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ filegroup {
     name: "framework-ike-shared-srcs",
     visibility: ["//packages/modules/IPsec"],
     srcs: [
-        "core/java/android/net/annotations/PolicyDirection.java",
         "core/java/com/android/internal/util/HexDump.java",
         "core/java/com/android/internal/util/WakeupMessage.java",
         "services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/util/PersistableBundleUtils.java",
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/annotations/PolicyDirection.java b/core/java/android/net/annotations/PolicyDirection.java
index febd9b406111a..3f7521a12ae9f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/annotations/PolicyDirection.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/annotations/PolicyDirection.java
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 
 /**
  * IPsec traffic direction.
- *
- * <p>Mainline modules cannot reference hidden @IntDef. Moving this annotation to a separate class
- * to allow others to statically include it.
- *
  * @hide
  */
 @IntDef(value = {IpSecManager.DIRECTION_IN, IpSecManager.DIRECTION_OUT})
diff --git a/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/IpSecManager.java b/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/IpSecManager.java
index 0d15dffae92d7..49aa99b0975b8 100644
--- a/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/IpSecManager.java
+++ b/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/IpSecManager.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package android.net;
 
 import static android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES;
 
+import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.RequiresFeature;
 import android.annotation.RequiresPermission;
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ import android.annotation.SystemService;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.net.annotations.PolicyDirection;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import dalvik.system.CloseGuard;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.net.DatagramSocket;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.Socket;
@@ -88,6 +90,11 @@ public final class IpSecManager {
     @SystemApi(client = MODULE_LIBRARIES)
     public static final int DIRECTION_FWD = 2;
 
+    /** @hide */
+    @IntDef(value = {DIRECTION_IN, DIRECTION_OUT})
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+    public @interface PolicyDirection {}
+
     /**
      * The Security Parameter Index (SPI) 0 indicates an unknown or invalid index.
      *