diff --git a/core/api/module-lib-current.txt b/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
index ad2942a2079e9..f7e6e03dab07e 100644
--- a/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ package android.media.session {
 
   public final class MediaSessionManager {
     method public void addOnActiveSessionsChangedListener(@Nullable android.content.ComponentName, @NonNull android.os.UserHandle, @NonNull java.util.concurrent.Executor, @NonNull android.media.session.MediaSessionManager.OnActiveSessionsChangedListener);
-    method public void dispatchMediaKeyEvent(@NonNull android.view.KeyEvent);
     method public void dispatchMediaKeyEvent(@NonNull android.view.KeyEvent, boolean);
     method public void dispatchMediaKeyEventAsSystemService(@NonNull android.view.KeyEvent);
     method public boolean dispatchMediaKeyEventToSessionAsSystemService(@NonNull android.view.KeyEvent, @NonNull android.media.session.MediaSession.Token);
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/session/MediaSessionManager.java b/media/java/android/media/session/MediaSessionManager.java
index 98a13cfa6f3f5..78db750d4a64f 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/session/MediaSessionManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/session/MediaSessionManager.java
@@ -537,17 +537,6 @@ public final class MediaSessionManager {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sends a media key event. The receiver will be selected automatically.
-     *
-     * @param keyEvent the key event to send
-     * @hide
-     */
-    @SystemApi(client = SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
-    public void dispatchMediaKeyEvent(@NonNull KeyEvent keyEvent) {
-        dispatchMediaKeyEventInternal(keyEvent, /*asSystemService=*/false, /*needWakeLock=*/false);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sends a media key event. The receiver will be selected automatically.
      *