diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/PlaybackActivityMonitor.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/PlaybackActivityMonitor.java
index 3f4f981dc0b8b..23a0782dc8a3e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/PlaybackActivityMonitor.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/PlaybackActivityMonitor.java
@@ -989,21 +989,16 @@ public final class PlaybackActivityMonitor
     }
 
     List<AudioPlaybackConfiguration> getActivePlaybackConfigurations(boolean isPrivileged) {
-        synchronized(mPlayers) {
+        synchronized (mPlayerLock) {
             if (isPrivileged) {
                 return new ArrayList<AudioPlaybackConfiguration>(mPlayers.values());
             } else {
-                final List<AudioPlaybackConfiguration> configsPublic;
-                synchronized (mPlayerLock) {
-                    configsPublic = anonymizeForPublicConsumption(
+                return anonymizeForPublicConsumption(
                             new ArrayList<AudioPlaybackConfiguration>(mPlayers.values()));
-                }
-                return configsPublic;
             }
         }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Inner class to track clients that want to be notified of playback updates
      */