diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 0ca9875ead826..47a0efe6f275e 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -32965,7 +32965,7 @@ package android.provider {
     ctor public ContactsContract.Intents();
     field public static final java.lang.String ACTION_VOICE_SEND_MESSAGE_TO_CONTACTS = "android.provider.action.VOICE_SEND_MESSAGE_TO_CONTACTS";
     field public static final java.lang.String ATTACH_IMAGE = "com.android.contacts.action.ATTACH_IMAGE";
-    field public static final deprecated java.lang.String CONTACTS_DATABASE_CREATED = "android.provider.Contacts.DATABASE_CREATED";
+    field public static final java.lang.String CONTACTS_DATABASE_CREATED = "android.provider.Contacts.DATABASE_CREATED";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CREATE_DESCRIPTION = "com.android.contacts.action.CREATE_DESCRIPTION";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_FORCE_CREATE = "com.android.contacts.action.FORCE_CREATE";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_RECIPIENT_CONTACT_CHAT_ID = "android.provider.extra.RECIPIENT_CONTACT_CHAT_ID";
@@ -33078,7 +33078,6 @@ package android.provider {
     field public static final java.lang.String DATABASE_CREATION_TIMESTAMP = "database_creation_timestamp";
     field public static final java.lang.String STATUS = "status";
     field public static final int STATUS_BUSY = 1; // 0x1
-    field public static final android.net.Uri STATUS_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_CONTENT_URI;
     field public static final int STATUS_EMPTY = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int STATUS_NORMAL = 0; // 0x0
   }
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 594fa2ecac713..d079e99c13b42 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -35835,7 +35835,7 @@ package android.provider {
     ctor public ContactsContract.Intents();
     field public static final java.lang.String ACTION_VOICE_SEND_MESSAGE_TO_CONTACTS = "android.provider.action.VOICE_SEND_MESSAGE_TO_CONTACTS";
     field public static final java.lang.String ATTACH_IMAGE = "com.android.contacts.action.ATTACH_IMAGE";
-    field public static final deprecated java.lang.String CONTACTS_DATABASE_CREATED = "android.provider.Contacts.DATABASE_CREATED";
+    field public static final java.lang.String CONTACTS_DATABASE_CREATED = "android.provider.Contacts.DATABASE_CREATED";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CREATE_DESCRIPTION = "com.android.contacts.action.CREATE_DESCRIPTION";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_FORCE_CREATE = "com.android.contacts.action.FORCE_CREATE";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_RECIPIENT_CONTACT_CHAT_ID = "android.provider.extra.RECIPIENT_CONTACT_CHAT_ID";
@@ -35978,7 +35978,6 @@ package android.provider {
     field public static final java.lang.String DATABASE_CREATION_TIMESTAMP = "database_creation_timestamp";
     field public static final java.lang.String STATUS = "status";
     field public static final int STATUS_BUSY = 1; // 0x1
-    field public static final android.net.Uri STATUS_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_CONTENT_URI;
     field public static final int STATUS_EMPTY = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int STATUS_NORMAL = 0; // 0x0
   }
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 02616298a2416..54379bf58da31 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -33083,7 +33083,7 @@ package android.provider {
     ctor public ContactsContract.Intents();
     field public static final java.lang.String ACTION_VOICE_SEND_MESSAGE_TO_CONTACTS = "android.provider.action.VOICE_SEND_MESSAGE_TO_CONTACTS";
     field public static final java.lang.String ATTACH_IMAGE = "com.android.contacts.action.ATTACH_IMAGE";
-    field public static final deprecated java.lang.String CONTACTS_DATABASE_CREATED = "android.provider.Contacts.DATABASE_CREATED";
+    field public static final java.lang.String CONTACTS_DATABASE_CREATED = "android.provider.Contacts.DATABASE_CREATED";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CREATE_DESCRIPTION = "com.android.contacts.action.CREATE_DESCRIPTION";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_FORCE_CREATE = "com.android.contacts.action.FORCE_CREATE";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_RECIPIENT_CONTACT_CHAT_ID = "android.provider.extra.RECIPIENT_CONTACT_CHAT_ID";
@@ -33196,7 +33196,6 @@ package android.provider {
     field public static final java.lang.String DATABASE_CREATION_TIMESTAMP = "database_creation_timestamp";
     field public static final java.lang.String STATUS = "status";
     field public static final int STATUS_BUSY = 1; // 0x1
-    field public static final android.net.Uri STATUS_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_CONTENT_URI;
     field public static final int STATUS_EMPTY = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int STATUS_NORMAL = 0; // 0x0
   }
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
index 1b512c69901ff..a0d16bc2d9b05 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package android.provider;
 import android.accounts.Account;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.ContentProviderClient;
 import android.content.ContentProviderOperation;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import android.content.CursorEntityIterator;
 import android.content.Entity;
 import android.content.EntityIterator;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.content.res.AssetFileDescriptor;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.Cursor;
@@ -8170,28 +8172,10 @@ public final class ContactsContract {
         /**
          * The content:// style URI for this table.  Requests to this URI can be
          * performed on the UI thread because they are always unblocking.
-         *
-         * <p>Note when you listen on this URI (or any other sub-URIs), you'll be notified for
-         * regular contact change notifications too, which will be sent on the root URI.
-         * If you only want to be notified for provider status change notifications, listen on
-         * {@link #STATUS_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_CONTENT_URI} instead.
          */
         public static final Uri CONTENT_URI =
                 Uri.withAppendedPath(AUTHORITY_URI, "provider_status");
 
-        /**
-         * URI to listen to provider status changes without listening to regular
-         * contact changes.  If a client only wants to monitor {@link ProviderStatus} with
-         * {@link android.app.job.JobScheduler}, then this URI should be used instead of
-         * {@link #CONTENT_URI}, because a job on {@link #CONTENT_URI} will also be invoked
-         * when contacts are changed.
-         *
-         * <p>Note this URI cannot be queried.  A query should be always made on
-         * {@link #CONTENT_URI}.
-         */
-        public static final Uri STATUS_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_CONTENT_URI =
-                Uri.parse("content://com.android.contacts.provider_status");
-
         /**
          * The MIME-type of {@link #CONTENT_URI} providing a directory of
          * settings.
@@ -8794,13 +8778,13 @@ public final class ContactsContract {
          * This is the intent that is fired when the contacts database is created. <p> The
          * READ_CONTACT permission is required to receive these broadcasts.
          *
-         * <p>As of O, this broadcast will no longer be sent.  Applications can use
-         * use {@link android.app.job.JobScheduler} to monitor
-         * {@link ProviderStatus#STATUS_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION_CONTENT_URI}, and read
-         * {@link ProviderStatus#DATABASE_CREATION_TIMESTAMP} to get when
-         * the contacts database was initialized.
+         * <p>Because this is an implicit broadcast, apps targeting Android O will no longer
+         * receive this broadcast via a manifest broadcast receiver.  (Broadcast receivers
+         * registered at runtime with
+         * {@link Context#registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter)} will still receive it.)
+         * Instead, an app can use {@link ProviderStatus#DATABASE_CREATION_TIMESTAMP} to see if the
+         * contacts database has been initialized when it starts.
          */
-        @Deprecated
         public static final String CONTACTS_DATABASE_CREATED =
                 "android.provider.Contacts.DATABASE_CREATED";