diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 2a6383498396a..ad519ce727be3 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -1564,6 +1564,7 @@ package android.app.backup {
     method public int finishBackup();
     method public void finishRestore();
     method public android.app.backup.RestoreSet[] getAvailableRestoreSets();
+    method @Nullable public android.app.backup.BackupManagerMonitor getBackupManagerMonitor();
     method public long getBackupQuota(String, boolean);
     method public android.os.IBinder getBinder();
     method public long getCurrentRestoreSet();
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/backup/BackupTransport.java b/core/java/android/app/backup/BackupTransport.java
index 90e9df47bc4b1..f56c8c3b0bdb8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/backup/BackupTransport.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/backup/BackupTransport.java
@@ -661,8 +661,6 @@ public class BackupTransport {
      *
      * <p>Backups requested from outside the framework may pass in a monitor with the request,
      * however backups initiated by the framework will call this method to retrieve one.
-     *
-     * @hide
      */
     @Nullable
     public BackupManagerMonitor getBackupManagerMonitor() {