diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/location/GpsLocationProvider.java b/services/java/com/android/server/location/GpsLocationProvider.java
index 0ce5499a1e0b5..00788bad3d79a 100755
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/location/GpsLocationProvider.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/location/GpsLocationProvider.java
@@ -554,13 +554,8 @@ public class GpsLocationProvider implements LocationProviderInterface {
 
         long delay;
 
-        // force refresh NTP cache when outdated
-        if (mNtpTime.getCacheAge() >= NTP_INTERVAL) {
-            mNtpTime.forceRefresh();
-        }
-
-        // only update when NTP time is fresh
-        if (mNtpTime.getCacheAge() < NTP_INTERVAL) {
+        // GPS requires fresh NTP time
+        if (mNtpTime.forceRefresh()) {
             long time = mNtpTime.getCachedNtpTime();
             long timeReference = mNtpTime.getCachedNtpTimeReference();
             long certainty = mNtpTime.getCacheCertainty();