diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayoutController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayoutController.java
index f1ae3dad9d3a9..51a84bd33979f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayoutController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayoutController.java
@@ -1272,6 +1272,9 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayoutController {
     }
 
     public void updateSectionBoundaries(String reason) {
+        if (mFeatureFlags.isNewNotifPipelineRenderingEnabled()) {
+            return;
+        }
         mView.updateSectionBoundaries(reason);
     }