diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 6e0b83f7e33cb..59f794b2bf368 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -5968,20 +5968,6 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler
             // Update all affected Resources objects to use new ResourcesImpl
             mResourcesManager.applyNewResourceDirsLocked(ai, oldResDirs);
         }
-
-        ApplicationPackageManager.configurationChanged();
-
-        // Trigger a regular Configuration change event, only with a different assetsSeq number
-        // so that we actually call through to all components.
-        // TODO(adamlesinski): Change this to make use of ActivityManager's upcoming ability to
-        // store configurations per-process.
-        final Configuration config = mConfigurationController.getConfiguration();
-        Configuration newConfig = new Configuration();
-        newConfig.assetsSeq = (config != null ? config.assetsSeq : 0) + 1;
-        mConfigurationController.handleConfigurationChanged(newConfig, null /* compat */);
-
-        // Preserve windows to avoid black flickers when overlays change.
-        relaunchAllActivities(true /* preserveWindows */, "handleApplicationInfoChanged");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/activity/ActivityThreadTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/activity/ActivityThreadTest.java
index 2e2e6bd075395..6f17ea9946998 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/activity/ActivityThreadTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/app/activity/ActivityThreadTest.java
@@ -184,15 +184,6 @@ public class ActivityThreadTest {
         });
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testHandleActivity_assetsChanged() {
-        relaunchActivityAndAssertPreserveWindow(activity -> {
-            // Relaunches all activities.
-            activity.getActivityThread().handleApplicationInfoChanged(
-                    activity.getApplicationInfo());
-        });
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testRecreateActivity() {
         relaunchActivityAndAssertPreserveWindow(Activity::recreate);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
index fae941d172a21..774825ee885ca 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.IPackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManagerInternal;
+import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.net.LocalSocket;
@@ -4643,6 +4644,12 @@ public final class ProcessList {
                 }
             });
         }
+
+        // Update the global configuration and increase the assets sequence number.
+        Configuration currentConfig = mService.mActivityTaskManager.getConfiguration();
+        Configuration newConfig = new Configuration();
+        newConfig.assetsSeq = (currentConfig != null ? currentConfig.assetsSeq : 0) + 1;
+        mService.mActivityTaskManager.updateConfiguration(newConfig);
     }
 
     @GuardedBy("mService")