diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
index 690397fa3e866..5220321e4ee70 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
@@ -5488,10 +5488,8 @@ public class ActivityTaskManagerService extends IActivityTaskManager.Stub {
 
         @Override
         public boolean isGetTasksAllowed(String caller, int callingPid, int callingUid) {
-            synchronized (mGlobalLock) {
-                return ActivityTaskManagerService.this.isGetTasksAllowed(
-                        caller, callingPid, callingUid);
-            }
+            return ActivityTaskManagerService.this.isGetTasksAllowed(
+                    caller, callingPid, callingUid);
         }
 
         @HotPath(caller = HotPath.PROCESS_CHANGE)