diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 476d9f5c72599..d37b75a1b83df 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -33407,7 +33407,6 @@ package android.view {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public boolean isValid();
     method public android.graphics.Canvas lockCanvas(android.graphics.Rect) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException, android.view.Surface.OutOfResourcesException;
-    method public android.graphics.Canvas lockHardwareCanvas();
     method public void readFromParcel(android.os.Parcel);
     method public void release();
     method public deprecated void unlockCanvas(android.graphics.Canvas);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
index 562d13866984c..90fdbe24de5c1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ public class Surface implements Parcelable {
      * @return A canvas for drawing into the surface.
      *
      * @throws IllegalStateException If the canvas cannot be locked.
+     * @hide
      */
     public Canvas lockHardwareCanvas() {
         synchronized (mLock) {