diff --git a/media/utils/Android.bp b/media/utils/Android.bp
index d81cde8d62..0ed92f760b 100644
--- a/media/utils/Android.bp
+++ b/media/utils/Android.bp
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ cc_library {
         "-Werror",
     ],
 
-    product_variables: {
-        product_is_iot: {
-            cflags: ["-DTARGET_ANDROID_THINGS"],
-        },
-    },
-
     include_dirs: [
         // For android_mallopt definitions.
         "bionic/libc/private"
diff --git a/media/utils/ServiceUtilities.cpp b/media/utils/ServiceUtilities.cpp
index b824212b51..db13903560 100644
--- a/media/utils/ServiceUtilities.cpp
+++ b/media/utils/ServiceUtilities.cpp
@@ -176,18 +176,7 @@ bool modifyDefaultAudioEffectsAllowed() {
     // IMPORTANT: Use PermissionCache - not a runtime permission and may not change.
     bool ok = PermissionCache::checkCallingPermission(sModifyDefaultAudioEffectsAllowed);
 
-#ifdef TARGET_ANDROID_THINGS
-    if (!ok) {
-        // Use a secondary permission on Android Things to allow a more lenient level of protection.
-        static const String16 sModifyDefaultAudioEffectsAndroidThingsAllowed(
-                "com.google.android.things.permission.MODIFY_DEFAULT_AUDIO_EFFECTS");
-        ok = PermissionCache::checkCallingPermission(
-                sModifyDefaultAudioEffectsAndroidThingsAllowed);
-    }
-    if (!ok) ALOGE("com.google.android.things.permission.MODIFY_DEFAULT_AUDIO_EFFECTS");
-#else
     if (!ok) ALOGE("android.permission.MODIFY_DEFAULT_AUDIO_EFFECTS");
-#endif
     return ok;
 }