diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthController.java
index d43e5d9d09cc3..3b41a2d22380e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthController.java
@@ -626,17 +626,6 @@ public class AuthController implements CoreStartable,  CommandQueue.Callbacks,
         mUdfpsController.onAodInterrupt(screenX, screenY, major, minor);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Cancel a fingerprint scan manually. This will get rid of the white circle on the udfps
-     * sensor area even if the user hasn't explicitly lifted their finger yet.
-     */
-    public void onCancelUdfps() {
-        if (mUdfpsController == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        mUdfpsController.onCancelUdfps();
-    }
-
     private void sendResultAndCleanUp(@DismissedReason int reason,
             @Nullable byte[] credentialAttestation) {
         if (mReceiver == null) {
@@ -964,8 +953,6 @@ public class AuthController implements CoreStartable,  CommandQueue.Callbacks,
         } else {
             Log.w(TAG, "onBiometricError callback but dialog is gone");
         }
-
-        onCancelUdfps();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsController.java
index a7648bffe503f..d17f7878f5f30 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsController.java
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ public class UdfpsController implements DozeReceiver {
             // ACTION_UP/ACTION_CANCEL,  we need to be careful about not letting the screen
             // accidentally remain in high brightness mode. As a mitigation, queue a call to
             // cancel the fingerprint scan.
-            mCancelAodTimeoutAction = mFgExecutor.executeDelayed(this::onCancelUdfps,
+            mCancelAodTimeoutAction = mFgExecutor.executeDelayed(this::cancelAodInterrupt,
                     AOD_INTERRUPT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
             // using a hard-coded value for major and minor until it is available from the sensor
             onFingerDown(requestId, screenX, screenY, minor, major);
@@ -813,26 +813,22 @@ public class UdfpsController implements DozeReceiver {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Cancel UDFPS affordances - ability to hide the UDFPS overlay before the user explicitly
-     * lifts their finger. Generally, this should be called on errors in the authentication flow.
-     *
-     * The sensor that triggers an AOD fingerprint interrupt (see onAodInterrupt) doesn't give
-     * ACTION_UP/ACTION_CANCEL events, so and AOD interrupt scan needs to be cancelled manually.
+     * The sensor that triggers {@link #onAodInterrupt} doesn't emit ACTION_UP or ACTION_CANCEL
+     * events, which means the fingerprint gesture created by the AOD interrupt needs to be
+     * cancelled manually.
      * This should be called when authentication either succeeds or fails. Failing to cancel the
      * scan will leave the display in the UDFPS mode until the user lifts their finger. On optical
      * sensors, this can result in illumination persisting for longer than necessary.
      */
-    void onCancelUdfps() {
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    void cancelAodInterrupt() {
         if (!mIsAodInterruptActive) {
             return;
         }
         if (mOverlay != null && mOverlay.getOverlayView() != null) {
             onFingerUp(mOverlay.getRequestId(), mOverlay.getOverlayView());
         }
-        if (mCancelAodTimeoutAction != null) {
-            mCancelAodTimeoutAction.run();
-            mCancelAodTimeoutAction = null;
-        }
+        mCancelAodTimeoutAction = null;
         mIsAodInterruptActive = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsControllerTest.java
index 8923ba8175688..d610709cdcda3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsControllerTest.java
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ public class UdfpsControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         mUdfpsController.onAodInterrupt(0, 0, 0f, 0f);
         when(mUdfpsView.isDisplayConfigured()).thenReturn(true);
         // WHEN it is cancelled
-        mUdfpsController.onCancelUdfps();
+        mUdfpsController.cancelAodInterrupt();
         // THEN the display is unconfigured
         verify(mUdfpsView).unconfigureDisplay();
     }