diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4652ef195a0c2..32d6b70f7f471 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -966,22 +966,6 @@
                  android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"/>
 
         <!-- region Note Task -->
-        <activity
-            android:name=".notetask.shortcut.CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity"
-            android:enabled="false"
-            android:exported="true"
-            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
-            android:resizeableActivity="false"
-            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay"
-            android:label="@string/note_task_button_label"
-            android:icon="@drawable/ic_note_task_shortcut_widget">
-
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.CREATE_SHORTCUT" />
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </activity>
-
         <service android:name=".notetask.NoteTaskControllerUpdateService" />
 
         <activity
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskController.kt
index 8aec0c61c75cf..d4052f54b3da6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskController.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton
 import com.android.systemui.devicepolicy.areKeyguardShortcutsDisabled
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.NoteTaskRoleManagerExt.createNoteShortcutInfoAsUser
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.NoteTaskRoleManagerExt.getDefaultRoleHolderAsUser
-import com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut.CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut.LaunchNoteTaskManagedProfileProxyActivity
 import com.android.systemui.settings.UserTracker
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ActivityManagerKt.isInForeground
@@ -231,8 +230,6 @@ constructor(
      * Widget Picker to all users.
      */
     fun setNoteTaskShortcutEnabled(value: Boolean, user: UserHandle) {
-        val componentName = ComponentName(context, CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class.java)
-
         val enabledState =
             if (value) {
                 PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED
@@ -249,8 +246,9 @@ constructor(
             } else {
                 context.createContextAsUser(user, /* flags= */ 0)
             }
+
         userContext.packageManager.setComponentEnabledSetting(
-            componentName,
+            SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT,
             enabledState,
             PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP,
         )
@@ -298,6 +296,19 @@ constructor(
     companion object {
         val TAG = NoteTaskController::class.simpleName.orEmpty()
 
+        /**
+         * IMPORTANT! The shortcut package name and class should be synchronized with Settings:
+         * [com.android.settings.notetask.shortcut.CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity].
+         *
+         * Changing the package name or class is a breaking change.
+         */
+        @VisibleForTesting
+        val SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT =
+            ComponentName(
+                "com.android.settings",
+                "com.android.settings.notetask.shortcut.CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity",
+            )
+
         const val SHORTCUT_ID = "note_task_shortcut_id"
 
         /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskModule.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskModule.kt
index a166393ec29c1..2c62ffd4841f1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskModule.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskModule.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import android.app.role.RoleManager
 import com.android.systemui.flags.FeatureFlags
 import com.android.systemui.flags.Flags
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.quickaffordance.NoteTaskQuickAffordanceModule
-import com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut.CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut.LaunchNoteTaskActivity
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut.LaunchNoteTaskManagedProfileProxyActivity
 import dagger.Binds
@@ -46,9 +45,6 @@ interface NoteTaskModule {
     @[Binds IntoMap ClassKey(LaunchNoteTaskManagedProfileProxyActivity::class)]
     fun LaunchNoteTaskManagedProfileProxyActivity.bindNoteTaskLauncherProxyActivity(): Activity
 
-    @[Binds IntoMap ClassKey(CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class)]
-    fun CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity.bindNoteTaskShortcutActivity(): Activity
-
     companion object {
 
         @[Provides NoteTaskEnabledKey]
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/shortcut/CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/shortcut/CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cfb0a5218200..0000000000000
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/shortcut/CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-@file:OptIn(InternalNoteTaskApi::class)
-
-package com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut
-
-import android.app.Activity
-import android.app.role.RoleManager
-import android.content.pm.ShortcutManager
-import android.os.Bundle
-import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
-import com.android.systemui.notetask.InternalNoteTaskApi
-import com.android.systemui.notetask.NoteTaskRoleManagerExt.createNoteShortcutInfoAsUser
-import javax.inject.Inject
-
-/**
- * Activity responsible for create a shortcut for notes action. If the shortcut is enabled, a new
- * shortcut will appear in the widget picker. If the shortcut is selected, the Activity here will be
- * launched, creating a new shortcut for [CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity], and will finish.
- *
- * @see <a
- *   href="https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/launch/shortcuts/creating-shortcuts#custom-pinned">Creating
- *   a custom shortcut activity</a>
- */
-class CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity
-@Inject
-constructor(
-    private val roleManager: RoleManager,
-    private val shortcutManager: ShortcutManager,
-) : ComponentActivity() {
-
-    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
-
-        val shortcutInfo = roleManager.createNoteShortcutInfoAsUser(context = this, user)
-        val shortcutIntent = shortcutManager.createShortcutResultIntent(shortcutInfo)
-        setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, shortcutIntent)
-
-        finish()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskControllerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskControllerTest.kt
index 55f221df1f0a7..5dbcd33ab0e6f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskControllerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/notetask/NoteTaskControllerTest.kt
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4
 import com.android.systemui.R
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.NoteTaskController.Companion.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_BADGE_OVERRIDE_PACKAGE
+import com.android.systemui.notetask.NoteTaskController.Companion.SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.NoteTaskController.Companion.SHORTCUT_ID
-import com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut.CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut.LaunchNoteTaskActivity
 import com.android.systemui.notetask.shortcut.LaunchNoteTaskManagedProfileProxyActivity
 import com.android.systemui.settings.FakeUserTracker
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ internal class NoteTaskControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 eq(COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED),
                 eq(PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP),
             )
-        assertThat(argument.value.className)
-            .isEqualTo(CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class.java.name)
+
+        assertThat(argument.value).isEqualTo(SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -438,8 +438,7 @@ internal class NoteTaskControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 eq(COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED),
                 eq(PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP),
             )
-        assertThat(argument.value.className)
-            .isEqualTo(CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class.java.name)
+        assertThat(argument.value).isEqualTo(SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -458,8 +457,7 @@ internal class NoteTaskControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 eq(COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED),
                 eq(PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP),
             )
-        assertThat(argument.value.className)
-            .isEqualTo(CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class.java.name)
+        assertThat(argument.value).isEqualTo(SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -479,8 +477,7 @@ internal class NoteTaskControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 eq(COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED),
                 eq(PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP),
             )
-        assertThat(argument.value.className)
-            .isEqualTo(CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class.java.name)
+        assertThat(argument.value).isEqualTo(SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT)
     }
     // endregion
 
@@ -664,8 +661,7 @@ internal class NoteTaskControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 eq(COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED),
                 eq(PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP),
             )
-        assertThat(actualComponent.value.className)
-            .isEqualTo(CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class.java.name)
+        assertThat(actualComponent.value).isEqualTo(SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT)
         verify(shortcutManager, never()).disableShortcuts(any())
         verify(shortcutManager).enableShortcuts(listOf(SHORTCUT_ID))
         val actualShortcuts = argumentCaptor<List<ShortcutInfo>>()
@@ -696,8 +692,7 @@ internal class NoteTaskControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 eq(COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED),
                 eq(PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP),
             )
-        assertThat(argument.value.className)
-            .isEqualTo(CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class.java.name)
+        assertThat(argument.value).isEqualTo(SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT)
         verify(shortcutManager).disableShortcuts(listOf(SHORTCUT_ID))
         verify(shortcutManager, never()).enableShortcuts(any())
         verify(shortcutManager, never()).updateShortcuts(any())
@@ -714,8 +709,7 @@ internal class NoteTaskControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
                 eq(COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED),
                 eq(PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP),
             )
-        assertThat(argument.value.className)
-            .isEqualTo(CreateNoteTaskShortcutActivity::class.java.name)
+        assertThat(argument.value).isEqualTo(SETTINGS_CREATE_NOTE_TASK_SHORTCUT_COMPONENT)
         verify(shortcutManager).disableShortcuts(listOf(SHORTCUT_ID))
         verify(shortcutManager, never()).enableShortcuts(any())
         verify(shortcutManager, never()).updateShortcuts(any())
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/ShortcutService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/ShortcutService.java
index b669ba2388804..84a9888d24589 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/ShortcutService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/ShortcutService.java
@@ -1716,6 +1716,11 @@ public class ShortcutService extends IShortcutService.Stub {
         if (si == null) {
             return;
         }
+
+        if (isCallerSystem()) {
+            return; // no check
+        }
+
         if (!Objects.equals(callerPackage, si.getPackage())) {
             android.util.EventLog.writeEvent(0x534e4554, "109824443", -1, "");
             throw new SecurityException("Shortcut package name mismatch");