diff --git a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
index 68f660f..f1a55f9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
@@ -2864,24 +2864,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the device owner user id. Note this method will still return the device owner user id
-     * even if it's running on a different user. If there is no device owner this method return
-     * {@link UserHandle.USER_NULL}.
-     *
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public int getDeviceOwnerUserId() {
-        if (mService != null) {
-            try {
-                return mService.getDeviceOwnerUserId();
-            } catch (RemoteException re) {
-                Log.w(TAG, "Failed to get device owner user id");
-            }
-        }
-        return UserHandle.USER_NULL;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * @hide
      * @deprecated Do not use
      * @removed
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/admin/IDevicePolicyManager.aidl b/core/java/android/app/admin/IDevicePolicyManager.aidl
index ba34c3d..c6f8740 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/admin/IDevicePolicyManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/app/admin/IDevicePolicyManager.aidl
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@
     boolean setDeviceOwner(in ComponentName who, String ownerName, int userId);
     ComponentName getDeviceOwner();
     String getDeviceOwnerName();
-    int getDeviceOwnerUserId();
     void clearDeviceOwner(String packageName);
 
     boolean setProfileOwner(in ComponentName who, String ownerName, int userHandle);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
index fd036a7..b3c40d3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
@@ -1561,8 +1561,6 @@
         final boolean isManagedProfile = (flags & UserInfo.FLAG_MANAGED_PROFILE) != 0;
         final boolean isRestricted = (flags & UserInfo.FLAG_RESTRICTED) != 0;
         final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
-        final DevicePolicyManager devicePolicyManager = (DevicePolicyManager) mContext
-                .getSystemService(Context.DEVICE_POLICY_SERVICE);
         UserInfo userInfo;
         final int userId;
         try {
@@ -1605,22 +1603,13 @@
                         return null;
                     }
                 }
-                if (devicePolicyManager != null) {
-                    int deviceOwnerUserId = devicePolicyManager.getDeviceOwnerUserId();
-                    // If there is a device owner, completely disallow multiple user in non-split
-                    // user devices. In split user devices, no further users can be added If there
-                    // is a device owner outside of the system user.
-                    if (deviceOwnerUserId != UserHandle.USER_NULL
-                            && (!UserManager.isSplitSystemUser()
-                            || deviceOwnerUserId != UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM)) {
-                        return null;
-                    }
-                }
                 // In split system user mode, we assign the first human user the primary flag.
                 // And if there is no device owner, we also assign the admin flag to primary user.
                 if (UserManager.isSplitSystemUser()
                         && !isGuest && !isManagedProfile && getPrimaryUser() == null) {
                     flags |= UserInfo.FLAG_PRIMARY;
+                    DevicePolicyManager devicePolicyManager = (DevicePolicyManager)
+                            mContext.getSystemService(Context.DEVICE_POLICY_SERVICE);
                     if (devicePolicyManager == null
                             || devicePolicyManager.getDeviceOwner() == null) {
                         flags |= UserInfo.FLAG_ADMIN;
diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 3ae2751..92d2324 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -4628,11 +4628,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public int getDeviceOwnerUserId() {
-        return mOwners.hasDeviceOwner() ? mOwners.getDeviceOwnerUserId() : UserHandle.USER_NULL;
-    }
-
     // Returns the active device owner or null if there is no device owner.
     @VisibleForTesting
     ActiveAdmin getDeviceOwnerAdminLocked() {