diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
index 55a0c96eea9ed..28204eadd394c 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
@@ -706,9 +706,10 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
                     if (mCommitted.get()) {
                         mStagingManager.abortCommittedSession(this);
                     }
-                    destroyInternal();
+                    destroy();
                     dispatchSessionFinished(INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED, "Session was abandoned", null);
-                    maybeCleanUpChildSessions();
+                    maybeFinishChildSessions(INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED,
+                            "Session was abandoned because the parent session is abandoned");
                 };
                 if (mStageDirInUse) {
                     // Pre-reboot verification is ongoing, not safe to clean up the session yet.
@@ -2131,6 +2132,7 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
             destroy();
             // Dispatch message to remove session from PackageInstallerService.
             dispatchSessionFinished(error, msg, null);
+            maybeFinishChildSessions(error, msg);
         }
     }
 
@@ -3646,20 +3648,19 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
             throw new SecurityException("Must be sealed to accept permissions");
         }
 
+        PackageInstallerSession root = hasParentSessionId()
+                ? mSessionProvider.getSession(getParentSessionId()) : this;
+
         if (accepted) {
             // Mark and kick off another install pass
             synchronized (mLock) {
                 mPermissionsManuallyAccepted = true;
             }
-
-            PackageInstallerSession root =
-                    (hasParentSessionId())
-                            ? mSessionProvider.getSession(getParentSessionId())
-                            : this;
             root.mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_INSTALL).sendToTarget();
         } else {
-            destroyInternal();
-            dispatchSessionFinished(INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED, "User rejected permissions", null);
+            root.destroy();
+            root.dispatchSessionFinished(INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED, "User rejected permissions", null);
+            root.maybeFinishChildSessions(INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED, "User rejected permissions");
         }
     }
 
@@ -3710,27 +3711,12 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Cleans up the relevant stored files and information of all child sessions.
-     * <p>Cleaning up the stored files and session information is necessary for
-     * preventing the orphan children sessions.
-     * <ol>
-     *     <li>To call {@link #destroyInternal()} cleans up the stored files.</li>
-     *     <li>To call {@link #dispatchSessionFinished(int, String, Bundle)} to trigger the
-     *     procedure to clean up the information in PackageInstallerService.</li>
-     * </ol></p>
+     * Calls dispatchSessionFinished() on all child sessions with the given error code and
+     * error message to prevent orphaned child sessions.
      */
-    private void maybeCleanUpChildSessions() {
-        if (!isMultiPackage()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        final List<PackageInstallerSession> childSessions = getChildSessions();
-        final int size = childSessions.size();
-        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-            final PackageInstallerSession session = childSessions.get(i);
-            session.destroyInternal();
-            session.dispatchSessionFinished(INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED, "Session was abandoned"
-                            + " because the parent session is abandoned", null);
+    private void maybeFinishChildSessions(int returnCode, String msg) {
+        for (PackageInstallerSession child : getChildSessions()) {
+            child.dispatchSessionFinished(returnCode, msg, null);
         }
     }
 
@@ -3742,10 +3728,12 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
                 if (LOGD) Slog.d(TAG, "Ignoring abandon for staging files are in use");
                 return;
             }
-            destroyInternal();
+            mDestroyed = true;
         }
+        destroy();
         dispatchSessionFinished(INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED, "Session was abandoned", null);
-        maybeCleanUpChildSessions();
+        maybeFinishChildSessions(INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED,
+                "Session was abandoned because the parent session is abandoned");
     }
 
     private void assertNotChild(String cookie) {