diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 95d91197f5b7d..8cdda0764a63a 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ package android.bluetooth {
     method @RequiresPermission(allOf={android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT, android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED, android.Manifest.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED}) public void setBluetoothTethering(boolean);
     method @RequiresPermission(allOf={android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT, android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED}) public boolean setConnectionPolicy(@NonNull android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice, int);
     field @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT) public static final String ACTION_CONNECTION_STATE_CHANGED = "android.bluetooth.pan.profile.action.CONNECTION_STATE_CHANGED";
-    field @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT) public static final String ACTION_TETHERING_STATE_CHANGED = "android.bluetooth.action.TETHERING_STATE_CHANGED";
+    field public static final String ACTION_TETHERING_STATE_CHANGED = "android.bluetooth.action.TETHERING_STATE_CHANGED";
     field public static final String EXTRA_LOCAL_ROLE = "android.bluetooth.pan.extra.LOCAL_ROLE";
     field public static final String EXTRA_TETHERING_STATE = "android.bluetooth.extra.TETHERING_STATE";
     field public static final int LOCAL_NAP_ROLE = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothPan.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothPan.java
index 90c94de2f4ecd..d1f34cbe0371a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothPan.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothPan.java
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ public final class BluetoothPan implements BluetoothProfile {
      * {@link #TETHERING_STATE_ON}
      */
     @RequiresLegacyBluetoothPermission
-    @RequiresBluetoothConnectPermission
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT)
     @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.BROADCAST_INTENT_ACTION)
     public static final String ACTION_TETHERING_STATE_CHANGED =
             "android.bluetooth.action.TETHERING_STATE_CHANGED";