diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
index ca19b7e392759..d5e72af74a689 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
@@ -1354,14 +1354,8 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
                 updatePictureInPictureMode(null, false);
             } else {
                 mLastReportedMultiWindowMode = inMultiWindowMode;
-                // If the activity is in stopping or stopped state, for instance, it's in the
-                // split screen task and not the top one, the last configuration it should keep
-                // is the one before multi-window mode change.
-                final State state = getState();
-                if (state != STOPPED && state != STOPPING) {
-                    ensureActivityConfiguration(0 /* globalChanges */, PRESERVE_WINDOWS,
-                            true /* ignoreVisibility */);
-                }
+                ensureActivityConfiguration(0 /* globalChanges */, PRESERVE_WINDOWS,
+                        false /* ignoreVisibility */);
             }
         }
     }