diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index fcc665a5cea85..ce3ed9dc8ba63 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4297,7 +4297,7 @@
          <p>Not for use by third-party applications.
     -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS"
-        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|recents" />
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|recents" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to broadcast a notification that an application
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 82b4961c80296..eb5e0a251b64c 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ applications that come with the platform
 
     <privapp-permissions package="com.android.launcher3">
         <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
 
     <privapp-permissions package="com.android.location.fused">