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 b4d96421e2c29..444e5f3c69158 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
@@ -1300,6 +1300,9 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayoutController {
     }
 
     public void updateSectionBoundaries(String reason) {
+        if (mFeatureFlags.isNewNotifPipelineRenderingEnabled()) {
+            return;
+        }
         mView.updateSectionBoundaries(reason);
     }