diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationEntryManager.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationEntryManager.java
index f8fef7d4778c8..feb8cf3dddd43 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationEntryManager.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationEntryManager.java
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ public class NotificationEntryManager implements
     private NotificationRowBinder mNotificationRowBinder;
 
     private NotificationPresenter mPresenter;
-    private NotificationListenerService.RankingMap mLatestRankingMap;
     @VisibleForTesting
     protected NotificationData mNotificationData;
 
@@ -168,8 +167,7 @@ public class NotificationEntryManager implements
     /** Adds a {@link NotificationLifetimeExtender}. */
     public void addNotificationLifetimeExtender(NotificationLifetimeExtender extender) {
         mNotificationLifetimeExtenders.add(extender);
-        extender.setCallback(key -> removeNotification(key, mLatestRankingMap,
-                UNDEFINED_DISMISS_REASON));
+        extender.setCallback(key -> removeNotification(key, null, UNDEFINED_DISMISS_REASON));
     }
 
     public NotificationData getNotificationData() {
@@ -293,7 +291,6 @@ public class NotificationEntryManager implements
             if (!forceRemove && !entryDismissed) {
                 for (NotificationLifetimeExtender extender : mNotificationLifetimeExtenders) {
                     if (extender.shouldExtendLifetime(entry)) {
-                        mLatestRankingMap = ranking;
                         extendLifetime(entry, extender);
                         lifetimeExtended = true;
                         break;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationData.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationData.java
index 299511c8f2da4..7b4ed3f8a7d1a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationData.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/collection/NotificationData.java
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ public class NotificationData {
             removed = mEntries.remove(key);
         }
         if (removed == null) return null;
+        // NEM may pass us a null ranking map if removing a lifetime-extended notification,
+        // so use the most recent ranking
+        if (ranking == null) ranking = mRankingMap;
         mGroupManager.onEntryRemoved(removed);
         updateRankingAndSort(ranking);
         return removed;