diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 5e86546b56db6..01ecc51c8e2e9 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -10529,7 +10529,7 @@ package android.provider {
   }
 
   public final class DeviceConfig {
-    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG) public static void addOnPropertiesChangedListener(@NonNull String, @NonNull java.util.concurrent.Executor, @NonNull android.provider.DeviceConfig.OnPropertiesChangedListener);
+    method public static void addOnPropertiesChangedListener(@NonNull String, @NonNull java.util.concurrent.Executor, @NonNull android.provider.DeviceConfig.OnPropertiesChangedListener);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_DEVICE_CONFIG) public static boolean deleteProperty(@NonNull String, @NonNull String);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG) public static boolean getBoolean(@NonNull String, @NonNull String, boolean);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG) public static float getFloat(@NonNull String, @NonNull String, float);
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
index be110ebb92ea2..7df9290274ce9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
@@ -1167,12 +1167,10 @@ public final class DeviceConfig {
      * @see #removeOnPropertiesChangedListener(OnPropertiesChangedListener)
      */
     @SystemApi
-    @RequiresPermission(READ_DEVICE_CONFIG)
     public static void addOnPropertiesChangedListener(
             @NonNull String namespace,
             @NonNull @CallbackExecutor Executor executor,
             @NonNull OnPropertiesChangedListener onPropertiesChangedListener) {
-        Settings.Config.enforceReadPermission(namespace);
         synchronized (sLock) {
             Pair<String, Executor> oldNamespace = sListeners.get(onPropertiesChangedListener);
             if (oldNamespace == null) {