diff --git a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
index c104fea..4e12579 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
@@ -1176,6 +1176,25 @@
     return res;
 }
 
+binder::Status InstalldNativeService::deleteReferenceProfile(const std::string& packageName,
+                                                             const std::string& profileName) {
+    ENFORCE_UID(AID_SYSTEM);
+    CHECK_ARGUMENT_PACKAGE_NAME(packageName);
+    LOCK_PACKAGE();
+
+    // This function only supports primary dex'es.
+    std::string path =
+            create_reference_profile_path(packageName, profileName, /*is_secondary_dex=*/false);
+    if (unlink(path.c_str()) != 0) {
+        if (errno == ENOENT) {
+            return ok();
+        } else {
+            return error("Failed to delete profile " + profileName + " for " + packageName);
+        }
+    }
+    return ok();
+}
+
 binder::Status InstalldNativeService::destroyAppData(const std::optional<std::string>& uuid,
         const std::string& packageName, int32_t userId, int32_t flags, int64_t ceDataInode) {
     ENFORCE_UID(AID_SYSTEM);
diff --git a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
index 87a9206..0432222 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
             bool* _aidl_return);
     binder::Status clearAppProfiles(const std::string& packageName, const std::string& profileName);
     binder::Status destroyAppProfiles(const std::string& packageName);
+    binder::Status deleteReferenceProfile(const std::string& packageName,
+                                          const std::string& profileName);
 
     binder::Status createProfileSnapshot(int32_t appId, const std::string& packageName,
             const std::string& profileName, const std::string& classpath, bool* _aidl_return);
diff --git a/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl b/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
index 79c02e8..db03411 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
+++ b/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
             @utf8InCpp String packageName, @utf8InCpp String profileName);
     void clearAppProfiles(@utf8InCpp String packageName, @utf8InCpp String profileName);
     void destroyAppProfiles(@utf8InCpp String packageName);
+    void deleteReferenceProfile(@utf8InCpp String packageName, @utf8InCpp String profileName);
 
     boolean createProfileSnapshot(int appId, @utf8InCpp String packageName,
             @utf8InCpp String profileName, @utf8InCpp String classpath);