--- a/mobile/android/app/lint.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/app/lint.xml
@@ -46,17 +46,16 @@
     <!-- Fixes are in progress but we would like to block future candidates.
          The ** in the path are wildcards. We need these wildcards to not change our code structure.
          See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43994420/what-path-is-the-issue-ignore-path-element-in-lint-xml-relative-to -->
     <issue id="NewApi" severity="error">
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/ActivityStreamPreference.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/dlc/DownloadContentTelemetry.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/preferences/LocaleListPreference.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/media/MediaControlService.java"/>
-        <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/db/PerProfileDatabaseProvider.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/PrintHelper.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/animation/PropertyAnimator.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/RemotePresentationService.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/db/SharedBrowserDatabaseProvider.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/tabs/TabPanelBackButton.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/toolbar/ToolbarEditText.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/util/ViewUtil.java"/>
         <ignore path="**/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/IntentHelper.java"/>

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/db/AbstractTransactionalProvider.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/db/AbstractTransactionalProvider.java
@@ -37,18 +37,16 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
  * primarily to avoid the pattern of a transaction being begun, a read occurring,
  * and then a write being necessary. This lock upgrade can result in SQLITE_BUSY,
  * which we don't handle well. Better to avoid starting a transaction too soon!
  *
  * You are probably interested in some subclasses:
  *
  * * {@link AbstractPerProfileDatabaseProvider} provides a simple abstraction for
  *   querying databases that are stored in the user's profile directory.
- * * {@link PerProfileDatabaseProvider} is a simple version that only allows a
- *   single ContentProvider to access each per-profile database.
  * * {@link SharedBrowserDatabaseProvider} is an example of a per-profile provider
  *   that allows for multiple providers to safely work with the same databases.
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
 public abstract class AbstractTransactionalProvider extends ContentProvider {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoTransProvider";
 
     private static final boolean logDebug = Log.isLoggable(LOGTAG, Log.DEBUG);
@@ -129,17 +127,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransactio
             db.setTransactionSuccessful();
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * If we're not in a batch, but we are in a write transaction,
      * end it.
      *
-     * @see PerProfileDatabaseProvider#markWriteSuccessful(SQLiteDatabase)
+     * @see AbstractTransactionalProvider#markWriteSuccessful(SQLiteDatabase)
      */
     protected void endWrite(final SQLiteDatabase db) {
         if (isInBatch()) {
             trace("Not ending write: inside batch operation.");
             return;
         }
 
         if (db.inTransaction()) {

deleted file mode 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/db/PerProfileDatabaseProvider.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
- * You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
-
-package org.mozilla.gecko.db;
-
-import org.mozilla.gecko.AppConstants.Versions;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.db.PerProfileDatabases.DatabaseHelperFactory;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;
-
-/**
- * Abstract class containing methods needed to make a SQLite-based content
- * provider with a database helper of type T, where one database helper is
- * held per profile.
- */
-public abstract class PerProfileDatabaseProvider<T extends SQLiteOpenHelper> extends AbstractPerProfileDatabaseProvider {
-    private PerProfileDatabases<T> databases;
-
-    @Override
-    protected PerProfileDatabases<T> getDatabases() {
-        return databases;
-    }
-
-    protected abstract String getDatabaseName();
-
-    /**
-     * Creates and returns an instance of the appropriate DB helper.
-     *
-     * @param  context       to use to create the database helper
-     * @param  databasePath  path to the DB file
-     * @return               instance of the database helper
-     */
-    protected abstract T createDatabaseHelper(Context context, String databasePath);
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onCreate() {
-        synchronized (this) {
-            databases = new PerProfileDatabases<T>(
-                getContext(), getDatabaseName(), new DatabaseHelperFactory<T>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public T makeDatabaseHelper(Context context, String databasePath) {
-                        final T helper = createDatabaseHelper(context, databasePath);
-                        if (Versions.feature16Plus) {
-                            helper.setWriteAheadLoggingEnabled(true);
-                        }
-                        return helper;
-                    }
-                });
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-}

--- a/mobile/android/base/moz.build
+++ b/mobile/android/base/moz.build
@@ -560,17 +560,16 @@ gbjar.sources += ['java/org/mozilla/geck
     'db/HomeProvider.java',
     'db/LocalBrowserDB.java',
     'db/LocalSearches.java',
     'db/LocalTabsAccessor.java',
     'db/LocalUrlAnnotations.java',
     'db/LocalURLMetadata.java',
     'db/LoginsProvider.java',
     'db/PasswordsProvider.java',
-    'db/PerProfileDatabaseProvider.java',
     'db/PerProfileDatabases.java',
     'db/RemoteClient.java',
     'db/RemoteTab.java',
     'db/Searches.java',
     'db/SearchHistoryProvider.java',
     'db/SharedBrowserDatabaseProvider.java',
     'db/SQLiteBridgeContentProvider.java',
     'db/SuggestedSites.java',