diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 1ea0d949c..fb024f93e 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1961,18 +1961,6 @@ func (c *deviceConfig) CheckVendorSeappViolations() bool {
 	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.CheckVendorSeappViolations)
 }
 
-func (c *deviceConfig) NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi() bool {
-	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi)
-}
-
-func (c *deviceConfig) ReleaseExposeFlaggedApi() bool {
-	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.Release_expose_flagged_api)
-}
-
-func (c *deviceConfig) HideFlaggedApis() bool {
-	return c.NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi() && !c.ReleaseExposeFlaggedApi()
-}
-
 func (c *config) GetBuildFlag(name string) (string, bool) {
 	val, ok := c.productVariables.BuildFlags[name]
 	return val, ok
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 98440802f..986234aff 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -491,10 +491,6 @@ type ProductVariables struct {
 	// partition images. They should not be read from soong modules.
 	PartitionVarsForBazelMigrationOnlyDoNotUse PartitionVariables `json:",omitempty"`
 
-	NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi *bool `json:",omitempty"`
-
-	Release_expose_flagged_api *bool `json:",omitempty"`
-
 	BuildFlags map[string]string `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	BuildFromSourceStub *bool `json:",omitempty"`
diff --git a/java/config/droidstubs.go b/java/config/droidstubs.go
index 7029fee06..f46c893fd 100644
--- a/java/config/droidstubs.go
+++ b/java/config/droidstubs.go
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	MetalavaAnnotationsWarningsFlags = strings.Join(metalavaAnnotationsWarningsFlags, " ")
-
-	metalavaHideFlaggedApis = []string{
-		"--revert-annotation",
-		"android.annotation.FlaggedApi",
-	}
-
-	MetalavaHideFlaggedApis = strings.Join(metalavaHideFlaggedApis, " ")
 )
 
 const (
@@ -73,8 +66,6 @@ func init() {
 
 	exportedVars.ExportString("MetalavaAddOpens", MetalavaAddOpens)
 
-	exportedVars.ExportStringList("MetalavaHideFlaggedApis", metalavaHideFlaggedApis)
-
 	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("MetalavaAnnotationsFlags", metalavaAnnotationsFlags)
 
 	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("MetalavaAnnotationWarningsFlags", metalavaAnnotationsWarningsFlags)
diff --git a/java/droidstubs.go b/java/droidstubs.go
index bdbaf9281..9d3188b01 100644
--- a/java/droidstubs.go
+++ b/java/droidstubs.go
@@ -710,9 +710,6 @@ func metalavaCmd(ctx android.ModuleContext, rule *android.RuleBuilder, javaVersi
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flag(config.MetalavaFlags)
-	if ctx.DeviceConfig().HideFlaggedApis() {
-		cmd.Flag(config.MetalavaHideFlaggedApis)
-	}
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/java/droidstubs_test.go b/java/droidstubs_test.go
index 379e2403f..52cd1c513 100644
--- a/java/droidstubs_test.go
+++ b/java/droidstubs_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
-
-	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
 
 func TestDroidstubs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -364,38 +362,6 @@ func TestGeneratedApiContributionVisibilityTest(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("bar", "android_common")
 }
 
-func TestDroidstubsHideFlaggedApi(t *testing.T) {
-	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
-		prepareForJavaTest,
-		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
-			variables.NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
-			variables.Release_expose_flagged_api = proptools.BoolPtr(false)
-		}),
-		android.FixtureMergeMockFs(map[string][]byte{
-			"a/A.java":      nil,
-			"a/current.txt": nil,
-			"a/removed.txt": nil,
-		}),
-	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
-	droidstubs {
-		name: "foo",
-		srcs: ["a/A.java"],
-		api_surface: "public",
-		check_api: {
-			current: {
-				api_file: "a/current.txt",
-				removed_api_file: "a/removed.txt",
-			}
-		},
-	}
-	`)
-
-	m := result.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
-	manifest := m.Output("metalava.sbox.textproto")
-	cmdline := String(android.RuleBuilderSboxProtoForTests(t, result.TestContext, manifest).Commands[0].Command)
-	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "flagged api hide command not included", cmdline, "--revert-annotation android.annotation.FlaggedApi")
-}
-
 func TestAconfigDeclarations(t *testing.T) {
 	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		prepareForJavaTest,