diff --git a/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index 04006b1733a39..3021555d30cc2 100644
--- a/data/etc/platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/platform.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 
     <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" >
         <group gid="media_rw" />
-        <group gid="sdcard_rw" />
     </permission>
 
     <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_MTP" >
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index a0cb7227ad9fb..940d19f90be21 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -20936,9 +20936,6 @@ Slog.v(TAG, ":: stepped forward, applying functor at tag " + parser.getName());
                 if (Process.isIsolated(uid)) {
                     return Zygote.MOUNT_EXTERNAL_NONE;
                 }
-                if (checkUidPermission(WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE, uid) == PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
-                    return Zygote.MOUNT_EXTERNAL_DEFAULT;
-                }
                 if (checkUidPermission(READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, uid) == PERMISSION_DENIED) {
                     return Zygote.MOUNT_EXTERNAL_DEFAULT;
                 }