diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsProvider.java b/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsProvider.java
index 2e00c0c9d2a4b..327bca268a7bc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsProvider.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsProvider.java
@@ -1274,8 +1274,6 @@ public abstract class DocumentsProvider extends ContentProvider {
 
             out.putParcelable(DocumentsContract.EXTRA_RESULT, path);
         } else if (METHOD_GET_DOCUMENT_METADATA.equals(method)) {
-            enforceReadPermissionInner(documentUri, getCallingPackage(),
-                    getCallingAttributionTag(), null);
             return getDocumentMetadata(documentId);
         } else {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Method not supported " + method);