diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
index dd2583a0ce1a9..5acff2b6c7435 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
@@ -1816,7 +1816,11 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
             @Override
             public int onAppTransitionStartingLocked(boolean keyguardGoingAway, long duration,
                     long statusBarAnimationStartTime, long statusBarAnimationDuration) {
-                return handleStartTransitionForKeyguardLw(keyguardGoingAway, duration);
+                // When remote animation is enabled for KEYGUARD_GOING_AWAY transition, SysUI
+                // receives IRemoteAnimationRunner#onAnimationStart to start animation, so we don't
+                // need to call IKeyguardService#keyguardGoingAway here.
+                return handleStartTransitionForKeyguardLw(keyguardGoingAway
+                        && !WindowManagerService.sEnableRemoteKeyguardGoingAwayAnimation, duration);
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -3064,7 +3068,7 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
     private int handleStartTransitionForKeyguardLw(boolean keyguardGoingAway, long duration) {
         final int res = applyKeyguardOcclusionChange();
         if (res != 0) return res;
-        if (!WindowManagerService.sEnableRemoteKeyguardGoingAwayAnimation && keyguardGoingAway) {
+        if (keyguardGoingAway) {
             if (DEBUG_KEYGUARD) Slog.d(TAG, "Starting keyguard exit animation");
             startKeyguardExitAnimation(SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), duration);
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/keyguard/KeyguardServiceDelegate.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/keyguard/KeyguardServiceDelegate.java
index d1906785994a9..86ff33e8cc423 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/keyguard/KeyguardServiceDelegate.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/keyguard/KeyguardServiceDelegate.java
@@ -410,8 +410,7 @@ public class KeyguardServiceDelegate {
     }
 
     public void startKeyguardExitAnimation(long startTime, long fadeoutDuration) {
-        if (!WindowManagerService.sEnableRemoteKeyguardGoingAwayAnimation
-                && mKeyguardService != null) {
+        if (mKeyguardService != null) {
             mKeyguardService.startKeyguardExitAnimation(startTime, fadeoutDuration);
         }
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
index 1909875565f62..e50e8ef567789 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
@@ -758,8 +758,13 @@ class Transition extends Binder implements BLASTSyncEngine.TransactionReadyListe
                     (flags & TRANSIT_FLAG_KEYGUARD_GOING_AWAY_WITH_WALLPAPER) != 0,
                     (flags & TRANSIT_FLAG_KEYGUARD_GOING_AWAY_TO_SHADE) != 0,
                     (flags & TRANSIT_FLAG_KEYGUARD_GOING_AWAY_SUBTLE_ANIMATION) != 0);
-            mController.mAtm.mWindowManager.mPolicy.startKeyguardExitAnimation(
-                    SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), 0 /* duration */);
+            if (!WindowManagerService.sEnableRemoteKeyguardGoingAwayAnimation) {
+                // When remote animation is enabled for KEYGUARD_GOING_AWAY transition, SysUI
+                // receives IRemoteAnimationRunner#onAnimationStart to start animation, so we don't
+                // need to call IKeyguardService#keyguardGoingAway here.
+                mController.mAtm.mWindowManager.mPolicy.startKeyguardExitAnimation(
+                        SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), 0 /* duration */);
+            }
         }
         if ((flags & TRANSIT_FLAG_KEYGUARD_LOCKED) != 0) {
             mController.mAtm.mWindowManager.mPolicy.applyKeyguardOcclusionChange();