diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index c2dec067c8706..a111831fbfc43 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -3171,11 +3171,6 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
     }
 
     private void startAmbientContextService(@NonNull TimingsTraceAndSlog t) {
-        if (!AmbientContextManagerService.isDetectionServiceConfigured()) {
-            Slog.d(TAG, "AmbientContextDetectionService is not configured on this device");
-            return;
-        }
-
         t.traceBegin("StartAmbientContextService");
         mSystemServiceManager.startService(AmbientContextManagerService.class);
         t.traceEnd();