diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/gnss/GnssLocationProvider.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/gnss/GnssLocationProvider.java
index ad3c8a61182fe..d8acf0e331afe 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/gnss/GnssLocationProvider.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/gnss/GnssLocationProvider.java
@@ -809,11 +809,11 @@ public class GnssLocationProvider extends AbstractLocationProvider implements
         locationRequest.setProvider(provider);
 
         // Ignore location settings if in emergency mode. This is only allowed for
-        // isUserEmergency request (introduced in HAL v2.0), or DBH request in HAL v1.1.
+        // isUserEmergency request (introduced in HAL v2.0), or HAL v1.1.
         if (mNIHandler.getInEmergency()) {
             GnssConfiguration.HalInterfaceVersion halVersion =
                     mGnssConfiguration.getHalInterfaceVersion();
-            if (isUserEmergency || (halVersion.mMajor < 2 && !independentFromGnss)) {
+            if (isUserEmergency || halVersion.mMajor < 2) {
                 locationRequest.setLocationSettingsIgnored(true);
                 durationMillis *= EMERGENCY_LOCATION_UPDATE_DURATION_MULTIPLIER;
             }