diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index da45517e715b6..1c68813f593e3 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -5788,6 +5788,7 @@ package android.app.admin {
     method public void clearCrossProfileIntentFilters(android.content.ComponentName);
     method public void clearDeviceOwnerApp(java.lang.String);
     method public void clearPackagePersistentPreferredActivities(android.content.ComponentName, java.lang.String);
+    method public void clearProfileOwner(android.content.ComponentName);
     method public void clearUserRestriction(android.content.ComponentName, java.lang.String);
     method public deprecated android.os.UserHandle createAndInitializeUser(android.content.ComponentName, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, android.content.ComponentName, android.os.Bundle);
     method public android.os.UserHandle createAndManageUser(android.content.ComponentName, java.lang.String, android.content.ComponentName, android.os.PersistableBundle, int);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 050caa016ece4..464ce59555d34 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -5790,6 +5790,7 @@ package android.app.admin {
     method public void clearCrossProfileIntentFilters(android.content.ComponentName);
     method public void clearDeviceOwnerApp(java.lang.String);
     method public void clearPackagePersistentPreferredActivities(android.content.ComponentName, java.lang.String);
+    method public void clearProfileOwner(android.content.ComponentName);
     method public void clearUserRestriction(android.content.ComponentName, java.lang.String);
     method public deprecated android.os.UserHandle createAndInitializeUser(android.content.ComponentName, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, android.content.ComponentName, android.os.Bundle);
     method public android.os.UserHandle createAndManageUser(android.content.ComponentName, java.lang.String, android.content.ComponentName, android.os.PersistableBundle, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
index 879d6636bb7b4..86011c45ae00d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
@@ -3185,15 +3185,14 @@ public class DevicePolicyManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @hide
      * Clears the active profile owner and removes all user restrictions. The caller must
      * be from the same package as the active profile owner for this user, otherwise a
      * SecurityException will be thrown.
      *
+     * <p>This doesn't work for managed profile owners.
+     *
      * @param admin The component to remove as the profile owner.
-     * @return
      */
-    @SystemApi
     public void clearProfileOwner(@NonNull ComponentName admin) {
         if (mService != null) {
             try {
diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 04820a10072c8..d2c3328235dad 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -5343,7 +5343,9 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends IDevicePolicyManager.Stub {
         if (!mHasFeature) {
             return;
         }
-        UserHandle callingUser = mInjector.binderGetCallingUserHandle();
+        final UserHandle callingUser = mInjector.binderGetCallingUserHandle();
+        final int userId = callingUser.getIdentifier();
+        enforceNotManagedProfile(userId, "clear profile owner");
         // Check if this is the profile owner who is calling
         final ActiveAdmin admin =
                 getActiveAdminForCallerLocked(who, DeviceAdminInfo.USES_POLICY_PROFILE_OWNER);
@@ -5351,7 +5353,6 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends IDevicePolicyManager.Stub {
             admin.disableCamera = false;
             admin.userRestrictions = null;
             clearUserPoliciesLocked(callingUser);
-            final int userId = callingUser.getIdentifier();
             mOwners.removeProfileOwner(userId);
             mOwners.writeProfileOwner(userId);
         }