diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 9325ff30b07c5..9d5e7cfc719ed 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -34504,7 +34504,6 @@ package android.provider {
   }
 
   public static final class FontsContract.Columns implements android.provider.BaseColumns {
-    ctor public FontsContract.Columns();
     field public static final java.lang.String FILE_ID = "file_id";
     field public static final java.lang.String ITALIC = "font_italic";
     field public static final java.lang.String RESULT_CODE = "result_code";
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index d0df9e23a3099..444e6b1f70a69 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -37491,7 +37491,6 @@ package android.provider {
   }
 
   public static final class FontsContract.Columns implements android.provider.BaseColumns {
-    ctor public FontsContract.Columns();
     field public static final java.lang.String FILE_ID = "file_id";
     field public static final java.lang.String ITALIC = "font_italic";
     field public static final java.lang.String RESULT_CODE = "result_code";
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index bdde200dd4f9f..7ac5dd853cdbb 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -34639,7 +34639,6 @@ package android.provider {
   }
 
   public static final class FontsContract.Columns implements android.provider.BaseColumns {
-    ctor public FontsContract.Columns();
     field public static final java.lang.String FILE_ID = "file_id";
     field public static final java.lang.String ITALIC = "font_italic";
     field public static final java.lang.String RESULT_CODE = "result_code";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/FontsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/FontsContract.java
index e9ef770212c87..2c6f7fc4e36b4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/FontsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/FontsContract.java
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ public class FontsContract {
      * client application.
      */
     public static final class Columns implements BaseColumns {
+
+        // Do not instantiate.
+        private Columns() {}
+
         /**
          * Constant used to request data from a font provider. The cursor returned from the query
          * may populate this column with a long for the font file ID. The client will request a file