diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 7e77915b298bf..6d89717f47d19 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -13594,12 +13594,11 @@ package android.credentials {
   }
 
   public static final class CreateCredentialRequest.Builder {
-    ctor public CreateCredentialRequest.Builder(@NonNull android.os.Bundle, @NonNull android.os.Bundle);
+    ctor public CreateCredentialRequest.Builder(@NonNull String, @NonNull android.os.Bundle, @NonNull android.os.Bundle);
     method @NonNull public android.credentials.CreateCredentialRequest build();
     method @NonNull public android.credentials.CreateCredentialRequest.Builder setAlwaysSendAppInfoToProvider(boolean);
     method @NonNull public android.credentials.CreateCredentialRequest.Builder setIsSystemProviderRequired(boolean);
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ORIGIN) public android.credentials.CreateCredentialRequest.Builder setOrigin(@NonNull String);
-    method @NonNull public android.credentials.CreateCredentialRequest.Builder setType(@NonNull String);
   }
 
   public final class CreateCredentialResponse implements android.os.Parcelable {
diff --git a/core/java/android/credentials/CreateCredentialRequest.java b/core/java/android/credentials/CreateCredentialRequest.java
index c89a5c62cd585..fc3dc796d3edd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/credentials/CreateCredentialRequest.java
+++ b/core/java/android/credentials/CreateCredentialRequest.java
@@ -260,11 +260,17 @@ public final class CreateCredentialRequest implements Parcelable {
         private String mOrigin;
 
         /**
+         * @param type the type of the credential to be stored
          * @param credentialData the full credential creation request data
          * @param candidateQueryData the partial request data that will be sent to the provider
          *                           during the initial creation candidate query stage
          */
-        public Builder(@NonNull Bundle credentialData, @NonNull Bundle candidateQueryData) {
+        public Builder(
+                @NonNull String type,
+                @NonNull Bundle credentialData,
+                @NonNull Bundle candidateQueryData) {
+            mType = Preconditions.checkStringNotEmpty(type,
+                    "type must not be null or empty");
             mCredentialData = requireNonNull(credentialData,
                     "credentialData must not be null");
             mCandidateQueryData = requireNonNull(candidateQueryData,
@@ -290,16 +296,6 @@ public final class CreateCredentialRequest implements Parcelable {
             return this;
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Sets the requested credential type.
-         */
-        @SuppressLint("MissingGetterMatchingBuilder")
-        @NonNull
-        public CreateCredentialRequest.Builder setType(@NonNull String type) {
-            mType = type;
-            return this;
-        }
-
         /**
          * Sets whether the request must only be fulfilled by a system provider.
          * This defaults to false
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/credentials/CredentialManagerTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/credentials/CredentialManagerTest.java
index 25664fb1d8d96..43334ab08b2fd 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/credentials/CredentialManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/credentials/CredentialManagerTest.java
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ public class CredentialManagerTest {
         mGetRequest = new GetCredentialRequest.Builder(Bundle.EMPTY).addCredentialOption(
                 new CredentialOption(Credential.TYPE_PASSWORD_CREDENTIAL, Bundle.EMPTY,
                         Bundle.EMPTY, false)).build();
-        mCreateRequest = new CreateCredentialRequest.Builder(Bundle.EMPTY, Bundle.EMPTY)
-                .setType(Credential.TYPE_PASSWORD_CREDENTIAL)
+        mCreateRequest = new CreateCredentialRequest.Builder(
+                Credential.TYPE_PASSWORD_CREDENTIAL,
+                Bundle.EMPTY, Bundle.EMPTY)
                 .setIsSystemProviderRequired(false)
                 .setAlwaysSendAppInfoToProvider(false)
                 .build();
diff --git a/packages/CredentialManager/src/com/android/credentialmanager/CredentialManagerRepo.kt b/packages/CredentialManager/src/com/android/credentialmanager/CredentialManagerRepo.kt
index d2ed1564f5c15..a2d1e4de8e357 100644
--- a/packages/CredentialManager/src/com/android/credentialmanager/CredentialManagerRepo.kt
+++ b/packages/CredentialManager/src/com/android/credentialmanager/CredentialManagerRepo.kt
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ class CredentialManagerRepo(
         val credentialData = request.credentialData
         return RequestInfo.newCreateRequestInfo(
                 Binder(),
-                CreateCredentialRequest.Builder(credentialData, Bundle())
-                        .setType("androidx.credentials.TYPE_PUBLIC_KEY_CREDENTIAL")
+                CreateCredentialRequest.Builder("androidx.credentials.TYPE_PUBLIC_KEY_CREDENTIAL",
+                credentialData, Bundle())
                         .setIsSystemProviderRequired(false)
                         .setAlwaysSendAppInfoToProvider(true)
                         .build(),
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ class CredentialManagerRepo(
         val request = CreatePasswordRequest("beckett-bakert@gmail.com", "password123")
         return RequestInfo.newCreateRequestInfo(
                 Binder(),
-                CreateCredentialRequest.Builder(request.credentialData, request.candidateQueryData)
-                        .setType(TYPE_PASSWORD_CREDENTIAL)
+                CreateCredentialRequest.Builder(TYPE_PASSWORD_CREDENTIAL,
+                request.credentialData, request.candidateQueryData)
                         .setIsSystemProviderRequired(false)
                         .setAlwaysSendAppInfoToProvider(true)
                         .build(),
@@ -438,8 +438,7 @@ class CredentialManagerRepo(
         )
         return RequestInfo.newCreateRequestInfo(
                 Binder(),
-                CreateCredentialRequest.Builder(data, Bundle())
-                        .setType("other-sign-ins")
+                CreateCredentialRequest.Builder("other-sign-ins", data, Bundle())
                         .setIsSystemProviderRequired(false)
                         .setAlwaysSendAppInfoToProvider(true)
                         .build(),