diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index bcd122d33f7da..de4474f6273fc 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -17209,8 +17209,6 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                     throw new SecurityException("Shell can delegate permissions only "
                             + "to one instrumentation at a time");
                 }
-                delegate.setPermissions(permissions);
-                return;
             }
 
             final int instrCount = mActiveInstrumentation.size();
@@ -17253,7 +17251,8 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
 
     private class ShellDelegate implements CheckOpsDelegate {
         private final int mTargetUid;
-        private @Nullable String[] mPermissions;
+        @Nullable
+        private final String[] mPermissions;
 
         ShellDelegate(int targetUid, @Nullable String[] permissions) {
             mTargetUid = targetUid;
@@ -17264,11 +17263,6 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
             return mTargetUid;
         }
 
-        void setPermissions(@Nullable String[] permissions) {
-            mPermissions = permissions;
-            PackageManager.invalidatePackageInfoCache();
-        }
-
         @Override
         public int checkOperation(int code, int uid, String packageName, boolean raw,
                 QuadFunction<Integer, Integer, String, Boolean, Integer> superImpl) {