When I specified the rlz chrome extension api, I explicitly did not include a...

chrome/common/extensions/api/extension_api.json

 [
   {
     "namespace": "extension",
     "unprivileged": true,
     "types": [
       {
         "id": "MessageSender",
         "type": "object",
         "description": "An object containing information about the script context that sent a message or request.",
         "properties": {
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       {
         "name": "getAccessPointRlz",
         "type": "function",
         "description": "Gets the RLZ string to be used when accessing a Google property through the given access point.",
         "parameters": [
           {"name": "accessPoint", "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 2},
           {"name": "callback", "type": "function", "parameters": [{"name": "rlz", "type": "string"}]}
         ]
       },
       {
+        "name": "sendFinancialPing",
+        "type": "function",
+        "description": "Sends Google promotional information about this extension.",
+        "parameters": [
+          {"name": "product", "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 1},
+          {"name": "accessPoints", "type": "array", "items": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 2}, "minItems": 1},
+          {"name": "signature", "type": "string"},
+          {"name": "brand", "type": "string"},
+          {"name": "id", "type": "string"},
+          {"name": "lang", "type": "string"},
+          {"name": "exclude_machine_id", "type": "boolean"}
+        ]
+      },
+      {
         "name": "clearProductState",
         "type": "function",
         "description": "Clears all product-specific RLZ state from the machine, as well as clearing all events for the specified access points.",
         "parameters": [
           {"name": "product", "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 1},
           {"name": "accessPoints", "type": "array", "items": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 2}, "minItems": 1}
         ]
       }
     ],
     "events": []
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       {
         "name": "onInputCancelled",
         "perExtensionEvent": true,
         "type": "function",
         "description": "User has ended the keyword input session without accepting the input.",
         "parameters": []
       }
     ]
   }
 ]