diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
index 698f41f23e989..80ff8349a1538 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayPowerController.java
@@ -1389,12 +1389,10 @@ final class DisplayPowerController implements AutomaticBrightnessController.Call
                 // Brightness throttling is needed, so do so quickly.
                 // Later, when throttling is removed, we let other mechanisms decide on speed.
                 slowChange = false;
-                updateScreenBrightnessSetting = true;
             }
             mAppliedThrottling = true;
         } else if (mAppliedThrottling) {
             mAppliedThrottling = false;
-            updateScreenBrightnessSetting = true;
         }
 
         if (updateScreenBrightnessSetting) {