diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 947aa90..4a9cd46 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -48673,9 +48673,8 @@
     field public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_TO_LOAD_LIBRARY = 6; // 0x6
     field public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_TO_OPEN_RELRO_FILE = 5; // 0x5
     field public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_WAITING_FOR_RELRO = 3; // 0x3
-    field public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_WAITING_FOR_WEBVIEW_REASON_UNKNOWN = 9; // 0x9
+    field public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_WAITING_FOR_WEBVIEW_REASON_UNKNOWN = 8; // 0x8
     field public static final int LIBLOAD_SUCCESS = 0; // 0x0
-    field public static final int LIBLOAD_WEBVIEW_BEING_REPLACED = 8; // 0x8
     field public static final int LIBLOAD_WRONG_PACKAGE_NAME = 1; // 0x1
   }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewFactory.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewFactory.java
index 0751ab0..c280b81 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewFactory.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewFactory.java
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@
     public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_JNI_CALL = 7;
 
     // more error codes for waiting for WebView preparation
-    public static final int LIBLOAD_WEBVIEW_BEING_REPLACED = 8;
-    public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_WAITING_FOR_WEBVIEW_REASON_UNKNOWN = 9;
+    public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_WAITING_FOR_WEBVIEW_REASON_UNKNOWN = 8;
 
     // error for namespace lookup
     public static final int LIBLOAD_FAILED_TO_FIND_NAMESPACE = 10;
@@ -115,8 +114,6 @@
                 return "Time out waiting for Relro files being created";
             case LIBLOAD_FAILED_LISTING_WEBVIEW_PACKAGES:
                 return "No WebView installed";
-            case LIBLOAD_WEBVIEW_BEING_REPLACED:
-                return "Time out waiting for WebView to be replaced";
             case LIBLOAD_FAILED_WAITING_FOR_WEBVIEW_REASON_UNKNOWN:
                 return "Crashed for unknown reason";
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/webkit/WebViewUpdateService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/webkit/WebViewUpdateService.java
index 2db6b5d..a4bbb51 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/webkit/WebViewUpdateService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/webkit/WebViewUpdateService.java
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
     private int mNumRelroCreationsFinished = 0;
     // Implies that we need to rerun relro creation because we are using an out-of-date package
     private boolean mWebViewPackageDirty = false;
-    // Set to true when the current provider is being replaced
-    private boolean mCurrentProviderBeingReplaced = false;
     private boolean mAnyWebViewInstalled = false;
 
     private int NUMBER_OF_RELROS_UNKNOWN = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
@@ -92,19 +90,10 @@
                     // the removal of the old package and one representing the addition of the
                     // new package.
                     // In the case where we receive an intent to remove the old version of the
-                    // package that is being replaced we set a flag here and early-out so that we
-                    // don't change provider while replacing the current package (we will instead
-                    // change provider when the new version of the package is being installed).
+                    // package that is being replaced we early-out here so that we don't run the
+                    // update-logic twice.
                     if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED)
                         && intent.getExtras().getBoolean(Intent.EXTRA_REPLACING)) {
-                        synchronized(WebViewUpdateService.this) {
-                            if (mCurrentWebViewPackage == null) return;
-
-                            String webViewPackage = "package:" + mCurrentWebViewPackage.packageName;
-                            if (webViewPackage.equals(intent.getDataString()))
-                                mCurrentProviderBeingReplaced = true;
-                        }
-
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -406,9 +395,6 @@
     private void onWebViewProviderChanged(PackageInfo newPackage) {
         synchronized(this) {
             mAnyWebViewInstalled = true;
-            // If we have changed provider then the replacement of the old provider is
-            // irrelevant - we can only have chosen a new provider if its package is available.
-            mCurrentProviderBeingReplaced = false;
             if (mNumRelroCreationsStarted == mNumRelroCreationsFinished) {
                 mCurrentWebViewPackage = newPackage;
                 updateUserSetting(newPackage.packageName);
@@ -504,7 +490,6 @@
     private boolean webViewIsReadyLocked() {
         return !mWebViewPackageDirty
             && (mNumRelroCreationsStarted == mNumRelroCreationsFinished)
-            && !mCurrentProviderBeingReplaced
             // The current package might be replaced though we haven't received an intent declaring
             // this yet, the following flag makes anyone loading WebView to wait in this case.
             && mAnyWebViewInstalled;
@@ -516,13 +501,8 @@
                 mWebViewPackageDirty = false;
                 // If we have changed provider since we started the relro creation we need to
                 // redo the whole process using the new package instead.
-                // Though, if the current provider package is being replaced we don't want to change
-                // provider here since we will perform the change either when the package is added
-                // again or when we switch to another provider (whichever comes first).
-                if (!mCurrentProviderBeingReplaced) {
-                    PackageInfo newPackage = findPreferredWebViewPackage();
-                    onWebViewProviderChanged(newPackage);
-                }
+                PackageInfo newPackage = findPreferredWebViewPackage();
+                onWebViewProviderChanged(newPackage);
             } else {
                 this.notifyAll();
             }
@@ -597,11 +577,6 @@
                 // Make sure we return the provider that was used to create the relro file
                 webViewPackage = WebViewUpdateService.this.mCurrentWebViewPackage;
                 if (webViewReady) {
-                } else if (mCurrentProviderBeingReplaced) {
-                    // It is important that we check this flag before the one representing WebView
-                    // being installed, otherwise we might think there is no WebView though the
-                    // current one is just being replaced.
-                    webViewStatus = WebViewFactory.LIBLOAD_WEBVIEW_BEING_REPLACED;
                 } else if (!mAnyWebViewInstalled) {
                     webViewStatus = WebViewFactory.LIBLOAD_FAILED_LISTING_WEBVIEW_PACKAGES;
                 } else {