diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
index 29bd86886ca0a..b355fe71a7059 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
@@ -1050,8 +1050,6 @@ class DisplayContent extends RootDisplayArea implements WindowManagerPolicy.Disp
 
         mAppTransition = new AppTransition(mWmService.mContext, mWmService, this);
         mAppTransition.registerListenerLocked(mWmService.mActivityManagerAppTransitionNotifier);
-        mTransitionController.registerLegacyListener(
-                mWmService.mActivityManagerAppTransitionNotifier);
         mAppTransition.registerListenerLocked(mFixedRotationTransitionListener);
         mAppTransitionController = new AppTransitionController(mWmService, this);
         mUnknownAppVisibilityController = new UnknownAppVisibilityController(mWmService, this);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
index f71fd1ba484c5..0745b3b6d9719 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayPolicy.java
@@ -2851,6 +2851,7 @@ public class DisplayPolicy {
     }
 
     void release() {
+        mDisplayContent.mTransitionController.unregisterLegacyListener(mAppTransitionListener);
         mHandler.post(mGestureNavigationSettingsObserver::unregister);
         mImmersiveModeConfirmation.release();
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TransitionController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TransitionController.java
index ffe146219c6c6..fe968ec2e57b2 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TransitionController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TransitionController.java
@@ -462,6 +462,10 @@ class TransitionController {
         mLegacyListeners.add(listener);
     }
 
+    void unregisterLegacyListener(WindowManagerInternal.AppTransitionListener listener) {
+        mLegacyListeners.remove(listener);
+    }
+
     void dispatchLegacyAppTransitionPending() {
         for (int i = 0; i < mLegacyListeners.size(); ++i) {
             mLegacyListeners.get(i).onAppTransitionPendingLocked();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
index 79dcbcb238708..455856ce22cd0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class WindowOrganizerController extends IWindowOrganizerController.Stub
 
     void setWindowManager(WindowManagerService wms) {
         mTransitionController = new TransitionController(mService, wms.mTaskSnapshotController);
+        mTransitionController.registerLegacyListener(wms.mActivityManagerAppTransitionNotifier);
     }
 
     TransitionController getTransitionController() {