diff --git a/core/java/android/app/IActivityManager.aidl b/core/java/android/app/IActivityManager.aidl
index 079bbcdd4951c..79c2f1e1d3826 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/IActivityManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/app/IActivityManager.aidl
@@ -576,17 +576,6 @@ interface IActivityManager {
      * @param hasTopUi Whether the calling process has "top-level" UI.
      */
     void setHasTopUi(boolean hasTopUi);
-    /**
-     * Returns if the target of the PendingIntent can be fired directly, without triggering
-     * a work profile challenge. This can happen if the PendingIntent is to start direct-boot
-     * aware activities, and the target user is in RUNNING_LOCKED state, i.e. we should allow
-     * direct-boot aware activity to bypass work challenge when the user hasn't unlocked yet.
-     * @param intent the {@link  PendingIntent} to be tested.
-     * @return {@code true} if the intent should not trigger a work challenge, {@code false}
-     *     otherwise.
-     * @throws RemoteException
-     */
-    boolean canBypassWorkChallenge(in PendingIntent intent);
 
     // Start of O transactions
     void requestActivityRelaunch(in IBinder token);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index 9304de52a6bee..d3cb6a4a87826 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -6369,17 +6369,10 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements DemoMode,
                                             .getIdentifier();
                                     if (mLockPatternUtils.isSeparateProfileChallengeEnabled(userId)
                                             && mKeyguardManager.isDeviceLocked(userId)) {
-                                        boolean canBypass = false;
-                                        try {
-                                            canBypass = ActivityManager.getService()
-                                                    .canBypassWorkChallenge(intent);
-                                        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                                        }
-                                        // For direct-boot aware activities, they can be shown when
-                                        // the device is still locked without triggering the work
-                                        // challenge.
-                                        if ((!canBypass) && startWorkChallengeIfNecessary(userId,
-                                                    intent.getIntentSender(), notificationKey)) {
+                                        // TODO(b/28935539): should allow certain activities to
+                                        // bypass work challenge
+                                        if (startWorkChallengeIfNecessary(userId,
+                                                intent.getIntentSender(), notificationKey)) {
                                             // Show work challenge, do not run PendingIntent and
                                             // remove notification
                                             return;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 35654d76dee5b..82d5439bb3cd2 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -23760,24 +23760,6 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean canBypassWorkChallenge(PendingIntent intent) throws RemoteException {
-        final int userId = intent.getCreatorUserHandle().getIdentifier();
-        if (!mUserController.isUserRunningLocked(userId, ActivityManager.FLAG_AND_LOCKED)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        IIntentSender target = intent.getTarget();
-        if (!(target instanceof PendingIntentRecord)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        final PendingIntentRecord record = (PendingIntentRecord) target;
-        final ResolveInfo rInfo = mStackSupervisor.resolveIntent(record.key.requestIntent,
-                record.key.requestResolvedType, userId, PackageManager.MATCH_DIRECT_BOOT_AWARE);
-        // For direct boot aware activities, they can be shown without triggering a work challenge
-        // before the profile user is unlocked.
-        return rInfo != null && rInfo.activityInfo != null;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void dismissKeyguard(IBinder token, IKeyguardDismissCallback callback)
             throws RemoteException {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStartInterceptor.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStartInterceptor.java
index cafc4f0ecc96c..b91c7b1726f3f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStartInterceptor.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStartInterceptor.java
@@ -210,11 +210,7 @@ class ActivityStartInterceptor {
         if (!mService.mUserController.shouldConfirmCredentials(userId)) {
             return null;
         }
-        // Allow direct boot aware activity to be displayed before the user is unlocked.
-        if (aInfo.directBootAware && mService.mUserController.isUserRunningLocked(userId,
-                ActivityManager.FLAG_AND_LOCKED)) {
-            return null;
-        }
+        // TODO(b/28935539): should allow certain activities to bypass work challenge
         final IIntentSender target = mService.getIntentSenderLocked(
                 INTENT_SENDER_ACTIVITY, callingPackage,
                 Binder.getCallingUid(), userId, null, null, 0, new Intent[]{ intent },