diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 94cded73b3ab5..a9bc7a1afd7b8 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -36681,7 +36681,7 @@ package android.webkit {
 
   public class CookieManager {
     method public synchronized boolean acceptCookie();
-    method public synchronized boolean acceptThirdPartyCookies(android.webkit.WebView);
+    method public boolean acceptThirdPartyCookies(android.webkit.WebView);
     method public static boolean allowFileSchemeCookies();
     method public void flush();
     method public java.lang.String getCookie(java.lang.String);
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/CookieManager.java b/core/java/android/webkit/CookieManager.java
index 7c30d2a0bfb25..de7d2d0e727b9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/CookieManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/CookieManager.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class CookieManager {
      * @param webview the {@link WebView} instance to get the cookie policy for
      * @return true if the {@link WebView} accepts third party cookies
      */
-    public synchronized boolean acceptThirdPartyCookies(WebView webview) {
+    public boolean acceptThirdPartyCookies(WebView webview) {
         throw new MustOverrideException();
     }