diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTaskOrganizer.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTaskOrganizer.java
index 0d55018ba5804..19c60c2a91179 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTaskOrganizer.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTaskOrganizer.java
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
-import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.view.Choreographer;
 import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.Surface;
@@ -1735,17 +1734,13 @@ public class PipTaskOrganizer implements ShellTaskOrganizer.TaskListener,
                 // animation.
                 // TODO(b/272819817): cleanup the null-check and extra logging.
                 final boolean hasTopActivityInfo = mTaskInfo.topActivityInfo != null;
-                if (!hasTopActivityInfo) {
-                    ProtoLog.w(ShellProtoLogGroup.WM_SHELL_TRANSITIONS,
-                            "%s: TaskInfo.topActivityInfo is null", TAG);
-                }
-                if (SystemProperties.getBoolean(
-                        "persist.wm.debug.enable_pip_app_icon_overlay", true)
-                        && hasTopActivityInfo) {
+                if (hasTopActivityInfo) {
                     animator.setAppIconContentOverlay(
                             mContext, currentBounds, mTaskInfo.topActivityInfo,
                             mPipBoundsState.getLauncherState().getAppIconSizePx());
                 } else {
+                    ProtoLog.w(ShellProtoLogGroup.WM_SHELL_TRANSITIONS,
+                            "%s: TaskInfo.topActivityInfo is null", TAG);
                     animator.setColorContentOverlay(mContext);
                 }
             } else {
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTransition.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTransition.java
index 2563d984b793e..db7e2c0c529f1 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTransition.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTransition.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.IBinder;
-import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.view.Surface;
 import android.view.SurfaceControl;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
@@ -902,17 +901,13 @@ public class PipTransition extends PipTransitionController {
                 // animation.
                 // TODO(b/272819817): cleanup the null-check and extra logging.
                 final boolean hasTopActivityInfo = taskInfo.topActivityInfo != null;
-                if (!hasTopActivityInfo) {
-                    ProtoLog.w(ShellProtoLogGroup.WM_SHELL_TRANSITIONS,
-                            "%s: TaskInfo.topActivityInfo is null", TAG);
-                }
-                if (SystemProperties.getBoolean(
-                        "persist.wm.debug.enable_pip_app_icon_overlay", true)
-                        && hasTopActivityInfo) {
+                if (hasTopActivityInfo) {
                     animator.setAppIconContentOverlay(
                             mContext, currentBounds, taskInfo.topActivityInfo,
                             mPipBoundsState.getLauncherState().getAppIconSizePx());
                 } else {
+                    ProtoLog.w(ShellProtoLogGroup.WM_SHELL_TRANSITIONS,
+                            "%s: TaskInfo.topActivityInfo is null", TAG);
                     animator.setColorContentOverlay(mContext);
                 }
             } else {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
index 93937547ee145..b92bf6b616696 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
@@ -544,12 +544,6 @@ object Flags {
     val ENABLE_PIP_SIZE_LARGE_SCREEN =
         sysPropBooleanFlag("persist.wm.debug.enable_pip_size_large_screen", default = true)
 
-    // TODO(b/265998256): Tracking bug
-    @Keep
-    @JvmField
-    val ENABLE_PIP_APP_ICON_OVERLAY =
-        sysPropBooleanFlag("persist.wm.debug.enable_pip_app_icon_overlay", default = true)
-
 
     // TODO(b/293252410) : Tracking Bug
     @JvmField