diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 0b717cd1fab03..6e8c657000537 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -14300,6 +14300,8 @@ package android.graphics {
     method public void drawOval(@NonNull android.graphics.RectF, @NonNull android.graphics.Paint);
     method public void drawOval(float, float, float, float, @NonNull android.graphics.Paint);
     method public void drawPaint(@NonNull android.graphics.Paint);
+    method public void drawPatch(@NonNull android.graphics.NinePatch, @NonNull android.graphics.Rect, @Nullable android.graphics.Paint);
+    method public void drawPatch(@NonNull android.graphics.NinePatch, @NonNull android.graphics.RectF, @Nullable android.graphics.Paint);
     method public void drawPath(@NonNull android.graphics.Path, @NonNull android.graphics.Paint);
     method public void drawPicture(@NonNull android.graphics.Picture);
     method public void drawPicture(@NonNull android.graphics.Picture, @NonNull android.graphics.RectF);
@@ -15354,8 +15356,6 @@ package android.graphics {
   }
 
   public final class RecordingCanvas extends android.graphics.Canvas {
-    method public final void drawPatch(@NonNull android.graphics.NinePatch, @NonNull android.graphics.Rect, @Nullable android.graphics.Paint);
-    method public final void drawPatch(@NonNull android.graphics.NinePatch, @NonNull android.graphics.RectF, @Nullable android.graphics.Paint);
   }
 
   public final class Rect implements android.os.Parcelable {
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
index 37ba869a94e3f..be8a262899d3a 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
@@ -1873,24 +1873,22 @@ public class Canvas extends BaseCanvas {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Draws the specified bitmap as an N-patch (most often, a 9-patches.)
+     * Draws the specified bitmap as an N-patch (most often, a 9-patch.)
      *
      * @param patch The ninepatch object to render
      * @param dst The destination rectangle.
      * @param paint The paint to draw the bitmap with. may be null
-     * @hide
      */
     public void drawPatch(@NonNull NinePatch patch, @NonNull Rect dst, @Nullable Paint paint) {
         super.drawPatch(patch, dst, paint);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Draws the specified bitmap as an N-patch (most often, a 9-patches.)
+     * Draws the specified bitmap as an N-patch (most often, a 9-patch.)
      *
      * @param patch The ninepatch object to render
      * @param dst The destination rectangle.
      * @param paint The paint to draw the bitmap with. may be null
-     * @hide
      */
     public void drawPatch(@NonNull NinePatch patch, @NonNull RectF dst, @Nullable Paint paint) {
         super.drawPatch(patch, dst, paint);