diff --git a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
index 8d747961fab1f..ad59f8f8b317c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
@@ -13872,8 +13872,7 @@ public class DevicePolicyManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Called by device owner or profile owner of an organization-owned managed profile to return
-     * whether USB data signaling is currently enabled by the admin.
+     * Returns whether USB data signaling is currently enabled by the admin. Callable by any app.
      *
      * @return {@code true} if USB data signaling is enabled, {@code false} otherwise.
      */
diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index bc130e2c1e5bc..769971b8e0ac1 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -17415,14 +17415,9 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isUsbDataSignalingEnabled(String packageName) {
-        final CallerIdentity caller = getCallerIdentity(packageName);
-        Preconditions.checkCallAuthorization(
-                isDeviceOwner(caller) || isProfileOwnerOfOrganizationOwnedDevice(caller),
-                "USB data signaling can only be controlled by a device owner or "
-                        + "a profile owner on an organization-owned device.");
-
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
-            final ActiveAdmin admin = getProfileOwnerOrDeviceOwnerLocked(caller);
+            final ActiveAdmin admin = getProfileOwnerOrDeviceOwnerLocked(
+                    getCallerIdentity(packageName));
             return admin.mUsbDataSignalingEnabled;
         }
     }