diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 67adc28286f45..41c911a52ce30 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -540,14 +540,6 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_sdcardWrite"
         android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
 
-    <!-- Allows an application to write to internal media storage
-         @hide  -->
-    <permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE"
-        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.STORAGE"
-        android:label="@string/permlab_mediaStorageWrite"
-        android:description="@string/permdesc_mediaStorageWrite"
-        android:protectionLevel="signatureOrSystem" />
-
     <!-- ============================================ -->
     <!-- Permissions for low-level system interaction -->
     <!-- ============================================ -->
diff --git a/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index 8555be0de8d07..ea91c218b6058 100644
--- a/data/etc/platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/platform.xml
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@
         <group gid="sdcard_rw" />
     </permission>
 
-    <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" >
-        <group gid="media_rw" />
-    </permission>
-
     <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_USB" >
         <group gid="usb" />
     </permission>