diff --git a/core/java/android/service/credentials/CredentialProviderInfoFactory.java b/core/java/android/service/credentials/CredentialProviderInfoFactory.java
index fb2f4ad2abe65..1a1df6f5f989d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/credentials/CredentialProviderInfoFactory.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/credentials/CredentialProviderInfoFactory.java
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ public final class CredentialProviderInfoFactory {
             Slog.w(TAG, "Context is null in isSystemProviderWithValidPermission");
             return false;
         }
-        return PermissionUtils.isSystemApp(context, serviceInfo.packageName)
-                && PermissionUtils.hasPermission(context, serviceInfo.packageName,
+        return PermissionUtils.hasPermission(context, serviceInfo.packageName,
                 Manifest.permission.PROVIDE_DEFAULT_ENABLED_CREDENTIAL_SERVICE);
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/credentials/PermissionUtils.java b/core/java/android/service/credentials/PermissionUtils.java
index d958111f2e0ed..2baf7096708bc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/credentials/PermissionUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/credentials/PermissionUtils.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package android.service.credentials;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 
 /**
@@ -33,21 +32,5 @@ public class PermissionUtils {
         return context.getPackageManager().checkPermission(permission, packageName)
                 == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
     }
-
-    /** Checks whether the given package name is a system app on the device **/
-    public static boolean isSystemApp(Context context, String packageName) {
-        try {
-            ApplicationInfo appInfo =
-                    context.getPackageManager()
-                            .getApplicationInfo(packageName,
-                                    PackageManager.ApplicationInfoFlags.of(
-                                            PackageManager.MATCH_SYSTEM_ONLY));
-            if (appInfo != null) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
 }