diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0778304d26aa4..449a7b3305ad5 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@
 
     <!-- @SystemApi @TestApi @hide Allows an application to create/manage/remove stacks -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS"
-        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
+        android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
     <!-- @SystemApi @TestApi @hide Allows an application to embed other activities -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACTIVITY_EMBEDDING"
diff --git a/data/etc/com.android.systemui.xml b/data/etc/com.android.systemui.xml
index b65bc1d4d9d47..221708b8c94d5 100644
--- a/data/etc/com.android.systemui.xml
+++ b/data/etc/com.android.systemui.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.DUMP"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.GET_APP_OPS_STATS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_DEBUGGING"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_SENSOR_PRIVACY"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USB"/>
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 58b57e5b7efdf..c5afc95c428ca 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACCESSIBILITY"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_DEVICE_ADMINS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USB"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_APPWIDGET_BIND_PERMISSIONS"/>