diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManagerInternal.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManagerInternal.java
index 699e81bda7b7f..a9d0911065f56 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManagerInternal.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManagerInternal.java
@@ -520,11 +520,6 @@ public abstract class PackageManagerInternal {
      */
     public abstract @Nullable PackageParser.Package getPackage(@NonNull String packageName);
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a {@link com.android.server.pm.PackageSetting} for a given package name.
-     */
-    public abstract @Nullable Object getPackageSetting(String packageName);
-
     /**
      * Returns a list without a change observer.
      *
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 0f2cf8dd80499..e1433f47aca4a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -5304,7 +5304,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
         synchronized (mPackages) {
             final String[] packageNames = getPackagesForUid(uid);
             final PackageParser.Package pkg = (packageNames != null && packageNames.length > 0)
-                    ? mSettings.getPackageLPr(packageNames[0]).getPackage()
+                    ? mPackages.get(packageNames[0])
                     : null;
             return mPermissionManager.checkUidPermission(permName, pkg, uid, getCallingUid());
         }
@@ -8070,6 +8070,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
                 callingUid = mIsolatedOwners.get(callingUid);
             }
             final PackageSetting ps = mSettings.mPackages.get(packageName);
+            PackageParser.Package pkg = mPackages.get(packageName);
             final boolean returnAllowed =
                     ps != null
                     && (isCallerSameApp(packageName, callingUid)
@@ -8140,7 +8141,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
     }
 
     private boolean isCallerSameApp(String packageName, int uid) {
-        PackageParser.Package pkg = mSettings.getPackageLPr(packageName).getPackage();
+        PackageParser.Package pkg = mPackages.get(packageName);
         return pkg != null
                 && UserHandle.getAppId(uid) == pkg.applicationInfo.uid;
     }
@@ -23607,13 +23608,6 @@ Slog.v(TAG, ":: stepped forward, applying functor at tag " + parser.getName());
             }
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public Object getPackageSetting(String packageName) {
-            synchronized (mPackages) {
-                return mSettings.getPackageLPr(packageName);
-            }
-        }
-
         @Override
         public PackageList getPackageList(PackageListObserver observer) {
             synchronized (mPackages) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java
index 065133b01b6df..f5b52fc486eae 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java
@@ -212,11 +212,12 @@ public class PermissionManagerService {
             return PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED;
         }
 
-        final PackageSetting ps = (PackageSetting) mPackageManagerInt.getPackageSetting(pkgName);
-        if (ps != null && ps.getPackage() != null) {
-            if (mPackageManagerInt.filterAppAccess(ps.getPackage(), callingUid, userId)) {
+        final PackageParser.Package pkg = mPackageManagerInt.getPackage(pkgName);
+        if (pkg != null && pkg.mExtras != null) {
+            if (mPackageManagerInt.filterAppAccess(pkg, callingUid, userId)) {
                 return PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED;
             }
+            final PackageSetting ps = (PackageSetting) pkg.mExtras;
             final boolean instantApp = ps.getInstantApp(userId);
             final PermissionsState permissionsState = ps.getPermissionsState();
             if (permissionsState.hasPermission(permName, userId)) {