diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 593c5b03e254f..92a5da7357e98 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -3221,7 +3221,7 @@ package android.companion.virtual {
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CREATE_VIRTUAL_DEVICE) public void registerIntentInterceptor(@NonNull android.content.IntentFilter, @NonNull java.util.concurrent.Executor, @NonNull android.companion.virtual.VirtualDeviceManager.IntentInterceptorCallback);
     method public void removeActivityListener(@NonNull android.companion.virtual.VirtualDeviceManager.ActivityListener);
     method public void removeSoundEffectListener(@NonNull android.companion.virtual.VirtualDeviceManager.SoundEffectListener);
-    method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CREATE_VIRTUAL_DEVICE) public void setShowPointerIcon(boolean);
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CREATE_VIRTUAL_DEVICE) public void setShowPointerIcon(boolean);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CREATE_VIRTUAL_DEVICE) public void unregisterIntentInterceptor(@NonNull android.companion.virtual.VirtualDeviceManager.IntentInterceptorCallback);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/companion/virtual/VirtualDeviceManager.java b/core/java/android/companion/virtual/VirtualDeviceManager.java
index d3d635e19f2e8..6b851a11ad50d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/companion/virtual/VirtualDeviceManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/companion/virtual/VirtualDeviceManager.java
@@ -651,7 +651,6 @@ public final class VirtualDeviceManager {
          *                        visibility is true.
          */
         @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CREATE_VIRTUAL_DEVICE)
-        @NonNull
         public void setShowPointerIcon(boolean showPointerIcon) {
             mVirtualDeviceInternal.setShowPointerIcon(showPointerIcon);
         }