diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskSupervisor.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskSupervisor.java
index d85d93a0390a2..f728a481dd521 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskSupervisor.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskSupervisor.java
@@ -352,12 +352,6 @@ public class ActivityTaskSupervisor implements RecentTasks.Callbacks {
      */
     private int mVisibilityTransactionDepth;
 
-    /**
-     * Whether to the visibility updates that started from {@code RootWindowContainer} should be
-     * deferred.
-     */
-    private boolean mDeferRootVisibilityUpdate;
-
     private ActivityMetricsLogger mActivityMetricsLogger;
 
     /** Check if placing task or activity on specified display is allowed. */
@@ -2293,14 +2287,6 @@ public class ActivityTaskSupervisor implements RecentTasks.Callbacks {
         return mVisibilityTransactionDepth > 0;
     }
 
-    void setDeferRootVisibilityUpdate(boolean deferUpdate) {
-        mDeferRootVisibilityUpdate = deferUpdate;
-    }
-
-    boolean isRootVisibilityUpdateDeferred() {
-        return mDeferRootVisibilityUpdate;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Called when the state or visibility of an attached activity is changed.
      *
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
index 7cd3e708ac1b8..629d20e2f5692 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
@@ -1980,8 +1980,7 @@ class RootWindowContainer extends WindowContainer<DisplayContent>
      */
     void ensureActivitiesVisible(ActivityRecord starting, int configChanges,
             boolean preserveWindows, boolean notifyClients) {
-        if (mTaskSupervisor.inActivityVisibilityUpdate()
-                || mTaskSupervisor.isRootVisibilityUpdateDeferred()) {
+        if (mTaskSupervisor.inActivityVisibilityUpdate()) {
             // Don't do recursive work.
             return;
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
index c9b403c4ac337..5ffe7b6eaf6db 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Task.java
@@ -4642,10 +4642,8 @@ class Task extends TaskFragment {
             mAtmService.continueWindowLayout();
         }
 
-        if (!mTaskSupervisor.isRootVisibilityUpdateDeferred()) {
-            mRootWindowContainer.ensureActivitiesVisible(null, 0, PRESERVE_WINDOWS);
-            mRootWindowContainer.resumeFocusedTasksTopActivities();
-        }
+        mRootWindowContainer.ensureActivitiesVisible(null, 0, PRESERVE_WINDOWS);
+        mRootWindowContainer.resumeFocusedTasksTopActivities();
     }
 
     void resumeNextFocusAfterReparent() {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
index 45b5875864819..7f85eea3f1f66 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ class WindowOrganizerController extends IWindowOrganizerController.Stub
         int effects = 0;
         ProtoLog.v(WM_DEBUG_WINDOW_ORGANIZER, "Apply window transaction, syncId=%d", syncId);
         mService.deferWindowLayout();
-        mService.mTaskSupervisor.setDeferRootVisibilityUpdate(true /* deferUpdate */);
         try {
             if (transition != null) {
                 // First check if we have a display rotation transition and if so, update it.
@@ -408,7 +407,6 @@ class WindowOrganizerController extends IWindowOrganizerController.Stub
                 task.setMainWindowSizeChangeTransaction(sft);
             }
             if ((effects & TRANSACT_EFFECTS_LIFECYCLE) != 0) {
-                mService.mTaskSupervisor.setDeferRootVisibilityUpdate(false /* deferUpdate */);
                 // Already calls ensureActivityConfig
                 mService.mRootWindowContainer.ensureActivitiesVisible(null, 0, PRESERVE_WINDOWS);
                 mService.mRootWindowContainer.resumeFocusedTasksTopActivities();
@@ -430,7 +428,6 @@ class WindowOrganizerController extends IWindowOrganizerController.Stub
                 mService.addWindowLayoutReasons(LAYOUT_REASON_CONFIG_CHANGED);
             }
         } finally {
-            mService.mTaskSupervisor.setDeferRootVisibilityUpdate(false /* deferUpdate */);
             mService.continueWindowLayout();
         }
     }