diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
index 568f94c9684fc..a4408fc0a22ad 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
@@ -2262,7 +2262,6 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
 
         readConfigurationDependentBehaviors();
         readLidState();
-        applyLidSwitchState();
 
         if (config.keyboard == Configuration.KEYBOARD_NOKEYS
                 || (keyboardPresence == PRESENCE_INTERNAL