diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
index 57c7b09759a5f..40db84756c175 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationController.kt
@@ -902,10 +902,7 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationController @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     fun setWallpaperAppearAmount(amount: Float) {
-        val animationAlpha = when {
-            !powerManager.isInteractive -> 0f
-            else -> amount
-        }
+        val animationAlpha = amount
 
         wallpaperTargets?.forEach { wallpaper ->
             // SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier cannot apply transaction when the target view is
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest.kt
index 001f81af5c2bb..81592f02b5b44 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest.kt
@@ -343,8 +343,6 @@ class KeyguardUnlockAnimationControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         // We expect that we've set the surface behind to alpha = 0f since we're not interactive.
         assertEquals(0f, params.alpha)
         assertTrue(params.matrix.isIdentity)
-        assertEquals("Wallpaper surface was expected to have opacity 0",
-                0f, captorWp.getLastValue().alpha)
 
         verifyNoMoreInteractions(surfaceTransactionApplier)
     }