diff --git a/core/java/android/net/LinkProperties.java b/core/java/android/net/LinkProperties.java
index 06046f7ded..0941e7dbed 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/LinkProperties.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/LinkProperties.java
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ public final class LinkProperties implements Parcelable {
 
     private static final int MIN_MTU    = 68;
 
-    /** @hide */
-    public static final int MIN_MTU_V6 = 1280;
+    private static final int MIN_MTU_V6 = 1280;
 
     private static final int MAX_MTU    = 10000;