diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/pip/phone/PipManager.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/pip/phone/PipManager.java
index 75d3d0454755b..7d35416a8d1df 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/pip/phone/PipManager.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/pip/phone/PipManager.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.view.DisplayInfo;
 import android.view.IPinnedStackController;
-import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 import android.window.WindowContainerTransaction;
 
 import com.android.systemui.Dependency;
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ public class PipManager implements BasePipManager, PipTaskOrganizer.PipTransitio
         @Override
         public void onActivityRestartAttempt(ActivityManager.RunningTaskInfo task,
                 boolean homeTaskVisible, boolean clearedTask, boolean wasVisible) {
-            if (!wasVisible || task.configuration.windowConfiguration.getWindowingMode()
+            if (task.configuration.windowConfiguration.getWindowingMode()
                     != WINDOWING_MODE_PINNED) {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/pip/tv/PipManager.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/pip/tv/PipManager.java
index 628223630af75..4b2c273210354 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/pip/tv/PipManager.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/pip/tv/PipManager.java
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ public class PipManager implements BasePipManager, PipTaskOrganizer.PipTransitio
         @Override
         public void onActivityRestartAttempt(RunningTaskInfo task, boolean homeTaskVisible,
                 boolean clearedTask, boolean wasVisible) {
-            if (!wasVisible || task.configuration.windowConfiguration.getWindowingMode()
+            if (task.configuration.windowConfiguration.getWindowingMode()
                     != WINDOWING_MODE_PINNED) {
                 return;
             }