diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index aa230b3875a33..0acfb29ce7cac 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -5329,6 +5329,7 @@ package android.media.tv.tuner.filter {
     method public boolean isPrivateData();
     method public boolean isPtsPresent();
     method public boolean isSecureMemory();
+    method public void release();
   }
 
   public final class MmtpFilterConfiguration extends android.media.tv.tuner.filter.FilterConfiguration {
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/filter/MediaEvent.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/filter/MediaEvent.java
index 57a04fd70a0bf..91be5c38d6938 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/filter/MediaEvent.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/filter/MediaEvent.java
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ public class MediaEvent extends FilterEvent {
 
     /**
      * Releases the MediaEvent object.
-     * @hide
      */
     public void release() {
         synchronized (mLock) {
diff --git a/non-updatable-api/system-current.txt b/non-updatable-api/system-current.txt
index 0b4e3b0c5344e..126730f35a1c8 100644
--- a/non-updatable-api/system-current.txt
+++ b/non-updatable-api/system-current.txt
@@ -5269,6 +5269,7 @@ package android.media.tv.tuner.filter {
     method public boolean isPrivateData();
     method public boolean isPtsPresent();
     method public boolean isSecureMemory();
+    method public void release();
   }
 
   public final class MmtpFilterConfiguration extends android.media.tv.tuner.filter.FilterConfiguration {