diff --git a/apex/appsearch/service/java/com/android/server/appsearch/AppSearchManagerService.java b/apex/appsearch/service/java/com/android/server/appsearch/AppSearchManagerService.java
index 0709ff5fc48c8..4721d77e8cb9a 100644
--- a/apex/appsearch/service/java/com/android/server/appsearch/AppSearchManagerService.java
+++ b/apex/appsearch/service/java/com/android/server/appsearch/AppSearchManagerService.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class AppSearchManagerService extends SystemService {
      */
     private void handleUserRemoved(@NonNull UserHandle userHandle) {
         try {
-            mImplInstanceManager.removeAppSearchImplForUser(userHandle);
+            mImplInstanceManager.closeAndRemoveAppSearchImplForUser(userHandle);
             mLoggerInstanceManager.removePlatformLoggerForUser(userHandle);
             Log.i(TAG, "Removed AppSearchImpl instance for: " + userHandle);
         } catch (Throwable t) {
diff --git a/apex/appsearch/service/java/com/android/server/appsearch/ImplInstanceManager.java b/apex/appsearch/service/java/com/android/server/appsearch/ImplInstanceManager.java
index 0775272201492..e7845d51568d5 100644
--- a/apex/appsearch/service/java/com/android/server/appsearch/ImplInstanceManager.java
+++ b/apex/appsearch/service/java/com/android/server/appsearch/ImplInstanceManager.java
@@ -103,25 +103,6 @@ public final class ImplInstanceManager {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Remove an instance of {@link AppSearchImpl} for the given user.
-     *
-     * <p>This method should only be called if {@link AppSearchManagerService} receives an
-     * ACTION_USER_REMOVED, which the instance of given user should be removed.
-     *
-     * <p>If the user is removed, the "credential encrypted" system directory where icing lives will
-     * be auto-deleted. So we shouldn't worry about persist data or close the AppSearchImpl.
-     *
-     * @param userHandle The multi-user user handle of the user that need to be removed.
-     */
-    public void removeAppSearchImplForUser(@NonNull UserHandle userHandle) {
-        Objects.requireNonNull(userHandle);
-        synchronized (mInstancesLocked) {
-            // no need to close and persist data to disk since we are removing them now.
-            mInstancesLocked.remove(userHandle);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Close and remove an instance of {@link AppSearchImpl} for the given user.
      *