diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DeviceConfigService.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DeviceConfigService.java
index 1eff0ee..91ac34a 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DeviceConfigService.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DeviceConfigService.java
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 public final class DeviceConfigService extends Binder {
     private static final List<String> sAconfigTextProtoFilesOnDevice = List.of(
             "/system/etc/aconfig_flags.pb",
-            "/system_ext/etc/aconfig_flags.pb",
             "/product/etc/aconfig_flags.pb",
             "/vendor/etc/aconfig_flags.pb");
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsState.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsState.java
index 7aed615..5cd534e 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsState.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsState.java
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
 
     private static final List<String> sAconfigTextProtoFilesOnDevice = List.of(
             "/system/etc/aconfig_flags.pb",
-            "/system_ext/etc/aconfig_flags.pb",
             "/product/etc/aconfig_flags.pb",
             "/vendor/etc/aconfig_flags.pb");