diff --git a/framework/jni/android_net_NetworkUtils.cpp b/framework/jni/android_net_NetworkUtils.cpp
index c7c0beee5b..fd4d9db23d 100644
--- a/framework/jni/android_net_NetworkUtils.cpp
+++ b/framework/jni/android_net_NetworkUtils.cpp
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ static jint android_net_utils_bindSocketToNetwork(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, job
     return setNetworkForSocket(netId, AFileDescriptor_getFD(env, javaFd));
 }
 
-static jboolean android_net_utils_queryUserAccess(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jint uid, jint netId)
-{
-    return (jboolean) !queryUserAccess(uid, netId);
-}
-
 static bool checkLenAndCopy(JNIEnv* env, const jbyteArray& addr, int len, void* dst)
 {
     if (env->GetArrayLength(addr) != len) {
@@ -267,7 +262,6 @@ static const JNINativeMethod gNetworkUtilMethods[] = {
     { "getBoundNetworkHandleForProcess", "()J", (void*) android_net_utils_getBoundNetworkHandleForProcess },
     { "bindProcessToNetworkForHostResolution", "(I)Z", (void*) android_net_utils_bindProcessToNetworkForHostResolution },
     { "bindSocketToNetwork", "(Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;I)I", (void*) android_net_utils_bindSocketToNetwork },
-    { "queryUserAccess", "(II)Z", (void*)android_net_utils_queryUserAccess },
     { "attachDropAllBPFFilter", "(Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;)V", (void*) android_net_utils_attachDropAllBPFFilter },
     { "detachBPFFilter", "(Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;)V", (void*) android_net_utils_detachBPFFilter },
     { "getTcpRepairWindow", "(Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;)Landroid/net/TcpRepairWindow;", (void*) android_net_utils_getTcpRepairWindow },
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/NetworkUtils.java b/framework/src/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
index 16ae55f8c1..f52485933c 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ public class NetworkUtils {
      * Determine if {@code uid} can access network designated by {@code netId}.
      * @return {@code true} if {@code uid} can access network, {@code false} otherwise.
      */
-    public native static boolean queryUserAccess(int uid, int netId);
+    public static boolean queryUserAccess(int uid, int netId) {
+        // TODO (b/183485986): remove this method
+        return false;
+    }
 
     /**
      * DNS resolver series jni method.