diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index e655fab248a1f..9586e7e2256fb 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2949,13 +2949,11 @@
                 android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
     <!-- Allows an app to set and release automotive projection.
-         <p>Once permissions can be granted via role-only, this needs to be changed to
-          protectionLevel="role" and added to the SYSTEM_AUTOMOTIVE_PROJECTION role.
          @hide
          @SystemApi
     -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.TOGGLE_AUTOMOTIVE_PROJECTION"
-                android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
+                android:protectionLevel="internal|role" />
 
     <!-- Allows an app to prevent non-system-overlay windows from being drawn on top of it -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS"
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 07389b26bc644..c2500395cc0cc 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.STOP_APP_SWITCHES"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.SUBSTITUTE_NOTIFICATION_APP_NAME"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.SUSPEND_APPS" />
-        <!-- Permission required for UiModeManager and Telecom car mode CTS tests -->
-        <permission name="android.permission.TOGGLE_AUTOMOTIVE_PROJECTION" />
         <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.USE_RESERVED_DISK"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.UWB_PRIVILEGED"/>