diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
index 4523fee045f6b..44df02a9023ad 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor implements TrustManager.TrustListener, Dumpab
         @Override
         public void onStateChanged(int newState) {
             mStatusBarState = newState;
-            updateBiometricListeningState();
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
index f779305b75ab2..29b44051f92d8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest.java
@@ -942,6 +942,34 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitorTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFingerprint(true)).isEqualTo(false);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testShouldNotUpdateBiometricListeningStateOnStatusBarStateChange() {
+        // GIVEN state for face auth should run aside from StatusBarState
+        when(mDevicePolicyManager.getKeyguardDisabledFeatures(null,
+                KeyguardUpdateMonitor.getCurrentUser())).thenReturn(0);
+        mStatusBarStateListener.onStateChanged(StatusBarState.SHADE_LOCKED);
+        setKeyguardBouncerVisibility(false /* isVisible */);
+        mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.dispatchStartedWakingUp();
+        when(mKeyguardBypassController.canBypass()).thenReturn(true);
+        mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.onKeyguardVisibilityChanged(true);
+
+        // WHEN status bar state reports a change to the keyguard that would normally indicate to
+        // start running face auth
+        mStatusBarStateListener.onStateChanged(StatusBarState.KEYGUARD);
+        assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFace()).isEqualTo(true);
+
+        // THEN face unlock is not running b/c status bar state changes don't cause biometric
+        // listening state to update
+        assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.isFaceUnlockRunning(
+                KeyguardUpdateMonitor.getCurrentUser())).isEqualTo(false);
+
+        // WHEN biometric listening state is updated
+        mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.onKeyguardVisibilityChanged(true);
+
+        // THEN face unlock is running
+        assertThat(mKeyguardUpdateMonitor.isFaceDetectionRunning()).isEqualTo(true);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testRequireUnlockForNfc_Broadcast() {
         KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback callback = mock(KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback.class);