diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/AttentionDetector.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/AttentionDetector.java
index 1ab6adee23201..b69c450704875 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/AttentionDetector.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/AttentionDetector.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package com.android.server.power;
 
 import static android.provider.DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_ATTENTION_MANAGER_SERVICE;
-import static android.provider.Settings.Secure.ADAPTIVE_SLEEP;
 
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
@@ -192,9 +191,6 @@ public class AttentionDetector {
         }
 
         if (!isAttentionServiceSupported() || !serviceHasSufficientPermissions()) {
-            // Turns off adaptive sleep in settings for all users if attention service is not
-            // available. The setting itself should also be grayed out in this case.
-            Settings.Secure.putInt(mContentResolver, ADAPTIVE_SLEEP, 0);
             return nextScreenDimming;
         }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/power/AttentionDetectorTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/power/AttentionDetectorTest.java
index c4289efe18392..e7e8aca863647 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/power/AttentionDetectorTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/power/AttentionDetectorTest.java
@@ -157,17 +157,6 @@ public class AttentionDetectorTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         assertThat(mNextDimming).isEqualTo(when);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testOnUserActivity_disablesSettingIfNotSufficientPermissions() {
-        when(mPackageManager.checkPermission(any(), any())).thenReturn(
-                PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED);
-
-        registerAttention();
-        boolean enabled = Settings.Secure.getIntForUser(getContext().getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Secure.ADAPTIVE_SLEEP, 0, UserHandle.USER_CURRENT) == 1;
-        assertFalse(enabled);
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testOnUserActivity_doesntCrashIfNoAttentionService() {
         mAttentionManagerInternal = null;