diff --git a/config/common.mk b/config/common.mk
index cd509d33..dae7d9cf 100644
--- a/config/common.mk
+++ b/config/common.mk
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
 PRODUCT_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
     ro.control_privapp_permissions=enforce
 
-# Hidden API whitelist
-PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
-    vendor/lineage/config/permissions/lineage-hiddenapi-package-whitelist.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM)/etc/permissions/lineage-hiddenapi-package-whitelist.xml
-
 # Power whitelist
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
     vendor/lineage/config/permissions/lineage-power-whitelist.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM)/etc/sysconfig/lineage-power-whitelist.xml
diff --git a/config/permissions/lineage-hiddenapi-package-whitelist.xml b/config/permissions/lineage-hiddenapi-package-whitelist.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f1cd1fa1..00000000
--- a/config/permissions/lineage-hiddenapi-package-whitelist.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (C) 2018 The LineageOS Project
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License
-  -->
-
-<!--
-This XML file declares which system apps should be exempted from the hidden API blacklisting, i.e.
-which apps should be allowed to access the entire private API. Only apps NOT signed with the
-platform cert need to be included, as apps signed with the platform cert are exempted by default.
--->
-
-<config>
-  <hidden-api-whitelisted-app package="org.lineageos.jelly" />
-</config>