diff --git a/core/java/android/service/storage/ExternalStorageService.java b/core/java/android/service/storage/ExternalStorageService.java
index 1e07a8748af9c..bbe184bd1a8c0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/storage/ExternalStorageService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/storage/ExternalStorageService.java
@@ -239,14 +239,13 @@ public abstract class ExternalStorageService extends Service {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void notifyAnrDelayStarted(String packageName, int uid, int tid, int reason,
-                RemoteCallback callback) throws RemoteException {
+        public void notifyAnrDelayStarted(String packageName, int uid, int tid, int reason)
+                throws RemoteException {
             mHandler.post(() -> {
                 try {
                     onAnrDelayStarted(packageName, uid, tid, reason);
-                    sendResult(packageName, null /* throwable */, callback);
                 } catch (Throwable t) {
-                    sendResult(packageName, t, callback);
+                    // Ignored
                 }
             });
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/storage/IExternalStorageService.aidl b/core/java/android/service/storage/IExternalStorageService.aidl
index ba98efa58f7c0..0766b754e57de 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/storage/IExternalStorageService.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/service/storage/IExternalStorageService.aidl
@@ -32,6 +32,5 @@ oneway interface IExternalStorageService
         in RemoteCallback callback);
     void freeCache(@utf8InCpp String sessionId, in String volumeUuid, long bytes,
         in RemoteCallback callback);
-    void notifyAnrDelayStarted(String packageName, int uid, int tid, int reason,
-         in RemoteCallback callback);
+    void notifyAnrDelayStarted(String packageName, int uid, int tid, int reason);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/storage/StorageUserConnection.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/storage/StorageUserConnection.java
index 797f0f2e677be..9409eb5d1ad99 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/storage/StorageUserConnection.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/storage/StorageUserConnection.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
  * Controls the lifecycle of the {@link ActiveConnection} to an {@link ExternalStorageService}
@@ -323,6 +324,23 @@ public final class StorageUserConnection {
             }
         }
 
+        private void asyncBestEffort(Consumer<IExternalStorageService> consumer) {
+            synchronized (mLock) {
+                if (mRemoteFuture == null) {
+                    Slog.w(TAG, "Dropping async request service is not bound");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                IExternalStorageService service = mRemoteFuture.getNow(null);
+                if (service == null) {
+                    Slog.w(TAG, "Dropping async request service is not connected");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                consumer.accept(service);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void waitForAsyncVoid(AsyncStorageServiceCall asyncCall) throws Exception {
             CompletableFuture<Void> opFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
             RemoteCallback callback = new RemoteCallback(result -> setResult(result, opFuture));
@@ -407,13 +425,13 @@ public final class StorageUserConnection {
 
         public void notifyAnrDelayStarted(String packgeName, int uid, int tid, int reason)
                 throws ExternalStorageServiceException {
-            try {
-                waitForAsyncVoid((service, callback) ->
-                        service.notifyAnrDelayStarted(packgeName, uid, tid, reason, callback));
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                throw new ExternalStorageServiceException("Failed to notify ANR delay started: "
-                        + packgeName, e);
-            }
+            asyncBestEffort(service -> {
+                try {
+                    service.notifyAnrDelayStarted(packgeName, uid, tid, reason);
+                } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                    Slog.w(TAG, "Failed to notify ANR delay started", e);
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         private void setResult(Bundle result, CompletableFuture<Void> future) {