diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecController.java
index b84d3226362bf..b39211ea4c2c8 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiCecController.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import android.hardware.tv.cec.V1_0.SendMessageResult;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.MessageQueue;
-import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 
@@ -117,18 +116,10 @@ final class HdmiCecController {
 
     private final NativeWrapper mNativeWrapperImpl;
 
-    /** List of logical addresses that should not be assigned to the current device.
-     *
-     * <p>Parsed from {@link Constants#PROPERTY_HDMI_CEC_NEVER_ASSIGN_LOGICAL_ADDRESSES}
-     */
-    private final List<Integer> mNeverAssignLogicalAddresses;
-
     // Private constructor.  Use HdmiCecController.create().
     private HdmiCecController(HdmiControlService service, NativeWrapper nativeWrapper) {
         mService = service;
         mNativeWrapperImpl = nativeWrapper;
-        mNeverAssignLogicalAddresses = mService.getIntList(SystemProperties.get(
-            Constants.PROPERTY_HDMI_CEC_NEVER_ASSIGN_LOGICAL_ADDRESSES));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -221,8 +212,7 @@ final class HdmiCecController {
         for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LOGICAL_ADDRESS; ++i) {
             int curAddress = (startAddress + i) % NUM_LOGICAL_ADDRESS;
             if (curAddress != Constants.ADDR_UNREGISTERED
-                    && deviceType == HdmiUtils.getTypeFromAddress(curAddress)
-                    && !mNeverAssignLogicalAddresses.contains(curAddress)) {
+                    && deviceType == HdmiUtils.getTypeFromAddress(curAddress)) {
                 boolean acked = false;
                 for (int j = 0; j < HdmiConfig.ADDRESS_ALLOCATION_RETRY; ++j) {
                     if (sendPollMessage(curAddress, curAddress, 1)) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
index d9e30250ba2d0..3d3c574c7e53d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/hdmi/HdmiControlService.java
@@ -181,10 +181,6 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
     @GuardedBy("mLock")
     private boolean mSystemAudioActivated = false;
 
-    private static final boolean isHdmiCecNeverClaimPlaybackLogicAddr =
-            SystemProperties.getBoolean(
-                    Constants.PROPERTY_HDMI_CEC_NEVER_CLAIM_PLAYBACK_LOGICAL_ADDRESS, false);
-
     /**
      * Interface to report send result.
      */
@@ -772,8 +768,7 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
         // A container for [Device type, Local device info].
         ArrayList<HdmiCecLocalDevice> localDevices = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int type : mLocalDevices) {
-            if (type == HdmiDeviceInfo.DEVICE_PLAYBACK
-                    && isHdmiCecNeverClaimPlaybackLogicAddr) {
+            if (type == HdmiDeviceInfo.DEVICE_PLAYBACK) {
                 continue;
             }
             HdmiCecLocalDevice localDevice = mCecController.getLocalDevice(type);
@@ -1190,8 +1185,7 @@ public class HdmiControlService extends SystemService {
             }
             ArrayList<HdmiCecLocalDevice> localDevices = new ArrayList<>();
             for (int type : mLocalDevices) {
-                if (type == HdmiDeviceInfo.DEVICE_PLAYBACK
-                        && isHdmiCecNeverClaimPlaybackLogicAddr) {
+                if (type == HdmiDeviceInfo.DEVICE_PLAYBACK) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 HdmiCecLocalDevice localDevice = mCecController.getLocalDevice(type);