diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index a4e563b21bec1..a220ad1510505 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -11219,7 +11219,7 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends IDevicePolicyManager.Stub {
         } else {
             Objects.requireNonNull(admin, "ComponentName is null");
             Preconditions.checkCallAuthorization(isDefaultDeviceOwner(caller)
-                    || (parent && isProfileOwnerOfOrganizationOwnedDevice(caller)));
+                    || isProfileOwnerOfOrganizationOwnedDevice(caller));
         }
         if (parent) {
             userId = getProfileParentId(mInjector.userHandleGetCallingUserId());