diff --git a/services/mediacodec/Android.bp b/services/mediacodec/Android.bp
index f4c1924..c4efbaa 100644
--- a/services/mediacodec/Android.bp
+++ b/services/mediacodec/Android.bp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
     init_rc: ["mediaswcodec.rc"],
 
-    required: ["mediaswcodec.policy"],
-
     cflags: [
         "-Werror",
         "-Wall",