diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Environment.java b/core/java/android/os/Environment.java
index 7cdb3cec5dbba..39f4d428a230a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Environment.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Environment.java
@@ -310,11 +310,6 @@ public class Environment {
         return new File(getDataDirectory(volumeUuid), "app");
     }
 
-    /** {@hide} */
-    public static File getDataAppEphemeralDirectory(String volumeUuid) {
-        return new File(getDataDirectory(volumeUuid), "app-ephemeral");
-    }
-
     /** {@hide} */
     public static File getDataUserCeDirectory(String volumeUuid) {
         return new File(getDataDirectory(volumeUuid), "user");
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerService.java
index eb42f809c0e8f..0df4570f87f20 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerService.java
@@ -787,9 +787,6 @@ public class PackageInstallerService extends IPackageInstaller.Stub {
     }
 
     private File buildStagingDir(String volumeUuid, boolean isEphemeral) {
-        if (isEphemeral) {
-            return Environment.getDataAppEphemeralDirectory(volumeUuid);
-        }
         return Environment.getDataAppDirectory(volumeUuid);
     }
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 5aecbd88fdd67..8ef472eb917b1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -630,7 +630,6 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
 
     /** Directory where installed third-party apps stored */
     final File mAppInstallDir;
-    final File mEphemeralInstallDir;
 
     /**
      * Directory to which applications installed internally have their
@@ -2291,7 +2290,6 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
             File dataDir = Environment.getDataDirectory();
             mAppInstallDir = new File(dataDir, "app");
             mAppLib32InstallDir = new File(dataDir, "app-lib");
-            mEphemeralInstallDir = new File(dataDir, "app-ephemeral");
             mAsecInternalPath = new File(dataDir, "app-asec").getPath();
             mDrmAppPrivateInstallDir = new File(dataDir, "app-private");
             sUserManager = new UserManagerService(context, this,
@@ -2595,10 +2593,6 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
                         | PackageParser.PARSE_FORWARD_LOCK,
                         scanFlags | SCAN_REQUIRE_KNOWN, 0);
 
-                scanDirLI(mEphemeralInstallDir, mDefParseFlags
-                        | PackageParser.PARSE_IS_EPHEMERAL,
-                        scanFlags | SCAN_REQUIRE_KNOWN, 0);
-
                 /**
                  * Remove disable package settings for any updated system
                  * apps that were removed via an OTA. If they're not a