diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsProvider.java b/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsProvider.java
index 5be71e3173dce..0e782d7528159 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsProvider.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/DocumentsProvider.java
@@ -1144,8 +1144,6 @@ public abstract class DocumentsProvider extends ContentProvider {
 
             out.putParcelable(DocumentsContract.EXTRA_RESULT, path);
         } else if (METHOD_GET_DOCUMENT_METADATA.equals(method)) {
-            enforceReadPermissionInner(documentUri, getCallingPackage(),
-                    getCallingAttributionTag(), null);
             return getDocumentMetadata(documentId);
         } else {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Method not supported " + method);