diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiControlManager.java b/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiControlManager.java
index a3be415b1755d..dac1b494e7510 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiControlManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiControlManager.java
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ import android.sysprop.HdmiProperties;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.android.internal.annotations.GuardedBy;
 import com.android.internal.util.ConcurrentUtils;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -70,32 +68,6 @@ public final class HdmiControlManager {
 
     private static final int INVALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS = 0xFFFF;
 
-    /**
-     * A cache of the current device's physical address. When device's HDMI out port
-     * is not connected to any device, it is set to {@link #INVALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS}.
-     *
-     * <p>Otherwise it is updated by the {@link ClientHotplugEventListener} registered
-     * with {@link com.android.server.hdmi.HdmiControlService} by the
-     * {@link #addHotplugEventListener(HotplugEventListener)} and the address is from
-     * {@link com.android.server.hdmi.HdmiControlService#getPortInfo()}
-     */
-    @GuardedBy("mLock")
-    private int mLocalPhysicalAddress = INVALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS;
-
-    private void setLocalPhysicalAddress(int physicalAddress) {
-        synchronized (mLock) {
-            mLocalPhysicalAddress = physicalAddress;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private int getLocalPhysicalAddress() {
-        synchronized (mLock) {
-            return mLocalPhysicalAddress;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private final Object mLock = new Object();
-
     /**
      * Broadcast Action: Display OSD message.
      * <p>Send when the service has a message to display on screen for events
@@ -972,37 +944,6 @@ public final class HdmiControlManager {
         mHasAudioSystemDevice = hasDeviceType(types, HdmiDeviceInfo.DEVICE_AUDIO_SYSTEM);
         mHasSwitchDevice = hasDeviceType(types, HdmiDeviceInfo.DEVICE_PURE_CEC_SWITCH);
         mIsSwitchDevice = HdmiProperties.is_switch().orElse(false);
-        addHotplugEventListener(new ClientHotplugEventListener());
-    }
-
-    private final class ClientHotplugEventListener implements HotplugEventListener {
-
-        @Override
-        public void onReceived(HdmiHotplugEvent event) {
-            List<HdmiPortInfo> ports = new ArrayList<>();
-            try {
-                ports = mService.getPortInfo();
-            } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
-            }
-            if (ports.isEmpty()) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "Can't find port info, not updating connected status. "
-                        + "Hotplug event:" + event);
-                return;
-            }
-            // If the HDMI OUT port is plugged or unplugged, update the mLocalPhysicalAddress
-            for (HdmiPortInfo port : ports) {
-                if (port.getId() == event.getPort()) {
-                    if (port.getType() == HdmiPortInfo.PORT_OUTPUT) {
-                        setLocalPhysicalAddress(
-                                event.isConnected()
-                                        ? port.getAddress()
-                                        : INVALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS);
-                    }
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     private static boolean hasDeviceType(int[] types, int type) {
@@ -1404,7 +1345,11 @@ public final class HdmiControlManager {
      */
     @SystemApi
     public int getPhysicalAddress() {
-        return getLocalPhysicalAddress();
+        try {
+            return mService.getPhysicalAddress();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            return INVALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1421,7 +1366,7 @@ public final class HdmiControlManager {
     @SystemApi
     public boolean isDeviceConnected(@NonNull HdmiDeviceInfo targetDevice) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(targetDevice);
-        int physicalAddress = getLocalPhysicalAddress();
+        int physicalAddress = getPhysicalAddress();
         if (physicalAddress == INVALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -1442,7 +1387,7 @@ public final class HdmiControlManager {
     @SystemApi
     public boolean isRemoteDeviceConnected(@NonNull HdmiDeviceInfo targetDevice) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(targetDevice);
-        int physicalAddress = getLocalPhysicalAddress();
+        int physicalAddress = getPhysicalAddress();
         if (physicalAddress == INVALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS) {
             return false;
         }