diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index daa19eed0dacf..6d079b973f10b 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -17518,8 +17518,6 @@
 </parameter>
 <parameter name="appSearchData" type="android.os.Bundle">
 </parameter>
-<parameter name="globalSearch" type="boolean">
-</parameter>
 </method>
 <method name="unregisterForContextMenu"
  return="void"
@@ -24072,8 +24070,6 @@
 </parameter>
 <parameter name="appSearchData" type="android.os.Bundle">
 </parameter>
-<parameter name="globalSearch" type="boolean">
-</parameter>
 </method>
 <field name="ACTION_KEY"
  type="java.lang.String"
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
index 9095ec9906281..49ebce38f7780 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
@@ -2619,14 +2619,10 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
      * context here, in order to improve quality or specificity of its own
      * searches.  This data will be returned with SEARCH intent(s).  Null if
      * no extra data is required.
-     * @param globalSearch If false, this will only launch the search that has been specifically
-     * defined by the application (which is usually defined as a local search).  If no default
-     * search is defined in the current application or activity, no search will be launched.
-     * If true, this will always launch a platform-global (e.g. web-based) search instead.
      */
-    public void triggerSearch(String query, Bundle appSearchData, boolean globalSearch) {
+    public void triggerSearch(String query, Bundle appSearchData) {
         ensureSearchManager();
-        mSearchManager.triggerSearch(query, getComponentName(), appSearchData, globalSearch);
+        mSearchManager.triggerSearch(query, getComponentName(), appSearchData);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ISearchManager.aidl b/core/java/android/app/ISearchManager.aidl
index ed5dd3d2a051d..a7d6378910147 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ISearchManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ISearchManager.aidl
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ interface ISearchManager {
             in ComponentName launchActivity,
             in Bundle appSearchData,
             ISearchManagerCallback searchManagerCallback,
-            boolean globalSearch,
             int ident);
 
     void stopSearch();
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SearchManager.java b/core/java/android/app/SearchManager.java
index ae33fada87270..3265ac452e18b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SearchManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SearchManager.java
@@ -1785,17 +1785,12 @@ public class SearchManager
      * context here, in order to improve quality or specificity of its own
      * searches.  This data will be returned with SEARCH intent(s).  Null if
      * no extra data is required.
-     * @param globalSearch If false, this will only launch the search that has been specifically
-     * defined by the application (which is usually defined as a local search).  If no default
-     * search is defined in the current application or activity, no search will be launched.
-     * If true, this will always launch a platform-global (e.g. web-based) search instead.
      *
      * @see #startSearch
      */
     public void triggerSearch(String query,
                               ComponentName launchActivity,
-                              Bundle appSearchData,
-                              boolean globalSearch) {
+                              Bundle appSearchData) {
         if (mIdent == 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                 "Called from outside of an Activity context");
         if (!mAssociatedPackage.equals(launchActivity.getPackageName())) {
@@ -1808,7 +1803,7 @@ public class SearchManager
         }
         try {
             mService.triggerSearch(query, launchActivity, appSearchData, mSearchManagerCallback,
-                    globalSearch, mIdent);
+                    mIdent);
         } catch (RemoteException ex) {
             Log.e(TAG, "triggerSearch() failed.", ex);
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/server/search/SearchManagerService.java b/core/java/android/server/search/SearchManagerService.java
index 5e0b3d2b14dd3..78ea2e3fcfc34 100644
--- a/core/java/android/server/search/SearchManagerService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/server/search/SearchManagerService.java
@@ -247,14 +247,13 @@ public class SearchManagerService extends ISearchManager.Stub {
             ComponentName launchActivity,
             Bundle appSearchData,
             ISearchManagerCallback searchManagerCallback,
-            boolean globalSearch,
             int ident) {
         getSearchDialog().startSearch(
                 query,
                 false,
                 launchActivity,
                 appSearchData,
-                globalSearch,
+                false,
                 searchManagerCallback,
                 ident,
                 true); // triger search after launching