diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index d61b7a86e5675..e87c6132bafa1 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -31195,7 +31195,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public final android.util.SizeF readSizeF();
     method public final android.util.SparseArray readSparseArray(java.lang.ClassLoader);
     method public final android.util.SparseBooleanArray readSparseBooleanArray();
-    method public final android.util.SparseIntArray readSparseIntArray();
     method public final java.lang.String readString();
     method public final void readStringArray(java.lang.String[]);
     method public final void readStringList(java.util.List<java.lang.String>);
@@ -31240,7 +31239,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public final void writeSizeF(android.util.SizeF);
     method public final void writeSparseArray(android.util.SparseArray<java.lang.Object>);
     method public final void writeSparseBooleanArray(android.util.SparseBooleanArray);
-    method public final void writeSparseIntArray(android.util.SparseIntArray);
     method public final void writeString(java.lang.String);
     method public final void writeStringArray(java.lang.String[]);
     method public final void writeStringList(java.util.List<java.lang.String>);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index cead7b7f2be78..0737299573994 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -33922,7 +33922,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public final android.util.SizeF readSizeF();
     method public final android.util.SparseArray readSparseArray(java.lang.ClassLoader);
     method public final android.util.SparseBooleanArray readSparseBooleanArray();
-    method public final android.util.SparseIntArray readSparseIntArray();
     method public final java.lang.String readString();
     method public final void readStringArray(java.lang.String[]);
     method public final void readStringList(java.util.List<java.lang.String>);
@@ -33967,7 +33966,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public final void writeSizeF(android.util.SizeF);
     method public final void writeSparseArray(android.util.SparseArray<java.lang.Object>);
     method public final void writeSparseBooleanArray(android.util.SparseBooleanArray);
-    method public final void writeSparseIntArray(android.util.SparseIntArray);
     method public final void writeString(java.lang.String);
     method public final void writeStringArray(java.lang.String[]);
     method public final void writeStringList(java.util.List<java.lang.String>);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 8bae27c1b593e..84d97fbaa04f9 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -31327,7 +31327,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public final android.util.SizeF readSizeF();
     method public final android.util.SparseArray readSparseArray(java.lang.ClassLoader);
     method public final android.util.SparseBooleanArray readSparseBooleanArray();
-    method public final android.util.SparseIntArray readSparseIntArray();
     method public final java.lang.String readString();
     method public final void readStringArray(java.lang.String[]);
     method public final void readStringList(java.util.List<java.lang.String>);
@@ -31372,7 +31371,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public final void writeSizeF(android.util.SizeF);
     method public final void writeSparseArray(android.util.SparseArray<java.lang.Object>);
     method public final void writeSparseBooleanArray(android.util.SparseBooleanArray);
-    method public final void writeSparseIntArray(android.util.SparseIntArray);
     method public final void writeString(java.lang.String);
     method public final void writeStringArray(java.lang.String[]);
     method public final void writeStringList(java.util.List<java.lang.String>);
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java b/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
index 7a39d239f84bf..2e35a51afe469 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Parcel.java
@@ -898,6 +898,9 @@ public final class Parcel {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
     public final void writeSparseIntArray(SparseIntArray val) {
         if (val == null) {
             writeInt(-1);
@@ -2323,6 +2326,7 @@ public final class Parcel {
     /**
      * Read and return a new SparseIntArray object from the parcel at the current
      * dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written array object was null.
+     * @hide
      */
     public final SparseIntArray readSparseIntArray() {
         int N = readInt();