diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 6c04eb7c4400d..296c6319fc226 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/shade/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -6135,11 +6135,6 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
 
             switch (event.getActionMasked()) {
                 case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
-                    if (mTracking) {
-                        // TODO(b/247126247) fix underlying issue. Should be ACTION_POINTER_DOWN.
-                        mShadeLog.d("Don't intercept down event while already tracking");
-                        return false;
-                    }
                     mCentralSurfaces.userActivity();
                     mAnimatingOnDown = mHeightAnimator != null && !mIsSpringBackAnimation;
                     mMinExpandHeight = 0.0f;
@@ -6227,11 +6222,6 @@ public final class NotificationPanelViewController implements Dumpable {
                             "onTouch: duplicate down event detected... ignoring");
                     return true;
                 }
-                if (mTracking) {
-                    // TODO(b/247126247) fix underlying issue. Should be ACTION_POINTER_DOWN.
-                    mShadeLog.d("Don't handle down event while already tracking");
-                    return true;
-                }
                 mLastTouchDownTime = event.getDownTime();
             }