diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 031bde3c8..1eb7ab834 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -538,9 +538,6 @@ type sdkLibraryProperties struct {
 	// of the API.
 	Api_packages []string
 
-	// list of package names that must be hidden from the API
-	Hidden_api_packages []string
-
 	// the relative path to the directory containing the api specification files.
 	// Defaults to "api".
 	Api_dir *string
@@ -1966,10 +1963,6 @@ func (module *SdkLibrary) createStubsSourcesAndApi(mctx android.DefaultableHookC
 	if len(module.sdkLibraryProperties.Api_packages) != 0 {
 		droidstubsArgs = append(droidstubsArgs, "--stub-packages "+strings.Join(module.sdkLibraryProperties.Api_packages, ":"))
 	}
-	if len(module.sdkLibraryProperties.Hidden_api_packages) != 0 {
-		droidstubsArgs = append(droidstubsArgs,
-			android.JoinWithPrefix(module.sdkLibraryProperties.Hidden_api_packages, " --hide-package "))
-	}
 	droidstubsArgs = append(droidstubsArgs, module.sdkLibraryProperties.Droiddoc_options...)
 	disabledWarnings := []string{"HiddenSuperclass"}
 	if proptools.BoolDefault(module.sdkLibraryProperties.Api_lint.Legacy_errors_allowed, true) {