diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 4b12d54c5a576..51867b98b3959 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -20379,7 +20379,7 @@ package android.media {
     method @NonNull public java.util.List<android.media.AudioDeviceInfo> getAvailableCommunicationDevices();
     method @Nullable public android.media.AudioDeviceInfo getCommunicationDevice();
     method public android.media.AudioDeviceInfo[] getDevices(int);
-    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS) public int getEncodedSurroundMode();
+    method public int getEncodedSurroundMode();
     method public java.util.List<android.media.MicrophoneInfo> getMicrophones() throws java.io.IOException;
     method public int getMode();
     method public String getParameters(String);
@@ -20402,7 +20402,7 @@ package android.media {
     method public static boolean isOffloadedPlaybackSupported(@NonNull android.media.AudioFormat, @NonNull android.media.AudioAttributes);
     method public boolean isSpeakerphoneOn();
     method public boolean isStreamMute(int);
-    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS) public boolean isSurroundFormatEnabled(int);
+    method public boolean isSurroundFormatEnabled(int);
     method public boolean isVolumeFixed();
     method @Deprecated public boolean isWiredHeadsetOn();
     method public void loadSoundEffects();
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
index 85d1bc533401b..4dc1cca9848d7 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
@@ -6887,7 +6887,6 @@ public class AudioManager {
      *
      * @return true if successful, otherwise false
      */
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS)
     public @EncodedSurroundOutputMode int getEncodedSurroundMode() {
         try {
             return getService().getEncodedSurroundMode(
@@ -6944,7 +6943,6 @@ public class AudioManager {
      *
      * @return whether the required surround format is enabled
      */
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS)
     public boolean isSurroundFormatEnabled(@AudioFormat.SurroundSoundEncoding int audioFormat) {
         try {
             return getService().isSurroundFormatEnabled(audioFormat);