diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index e24209ce78016..d1e9a6ef4a75b 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -38424,7 +38424,6 @@ package android.provider {
   }
 
   public static interface MediaStore.DownloadColumns extends android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns {
-    field public static final String DESCRIPTION = "description";
     field public static final String DOWNLOAD_URI = "download_uri";
     field public static final String REFERER_URI = "referer_uri";
   }
diff --git a/api/removed.txt b/api/removed.txt
index 20304a0f72dee..883632623a835 100644
--- a/api/removed.txt
+++ b/api/removed.txt
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ package android.provider {
     field public static final String DURATION = "duration";
   }
 
+  public static interface MediaStore.DownloadColumns extends android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns {
+    field @Deprecated public static final String DESCRIPTION = "description";
+  }
+
   public static interface MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns extends android.provider.MediaStore.MediaColumns {
     field public static final String BUCKET_DISPLAY_NAME = "bucket_display_name";
     field public static final String BUCKET_ID = "bucket_id";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java b/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
index 7ed8e2499aad9..bff8328defa07 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import android.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.AppGlobals;
 import android.content.ClipData;
-import android.content.ContentInterface;
 import android.content.ContentProviderClient;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.ContentUris;
@@ -1410,7 +1409,10 @@ public final class MediaStore {
 
         /**
          * The description of the download.
+         *
+         * @removed
          */
+        @Deprecated
         @Column(Cursor.FIELD_TYPE_STRING)
         String DESCRIPTION = "description";
     }