diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/applications/InterestingConfigChanges.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/applications/InterestingConfigChanges.java
index 64a0781c4643c..5d520ce5d81f1 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/applications/InterestingConfigChanges.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/applications/InterestingConfigChanges.java
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ import android.content.res.Resources;
 public class InterestingConfigChanges {
     private final Configuration mLastConfiguration = new Configuration();
     private final int mFlags;
-    private int mLastDensity;
 
     public InterestingConfigChanges() {
         this(ActivityInfo.CONFIG_LOCALE | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_LAYOUT_DIRECTION
-                | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_UI_MODE | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_ASSETS_PATHS);
+                | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_UI_MODE | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_ASSETS_PATHS
+                | ActivityInfo.CONFIG_DENSITY);
     }
 
     public InterestingConfigChanges(int flags) {
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ public class InterestingConfigChanges {
     public boolean applyNewConfig(Resources res) {
         int configChanges = mLastConfiguration.updateFrom(
                 Configuration.generateDelta(mLastConfiguration, res.getConfiguration()));
-        boolean densityChanged = mLastDensity != res.getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi;
-        if (densityChanged || (configChanges & (mFlags)) != 0) {
-            mLastDensity = res.getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi;
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        return (configChanges & (mFlags)) != 0;
     }
 }