diff --git a/core/java/android/permission/PermissionManager.java b/core/java/android/permission/PermissionManager.java
index fd52c76..28449ff 100644
--- a/core/java/android/permission/PermissionManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/permission/PermissionManager.java
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@
 
     private final LegacyPermissionManager mLegacyPermissionManager;
 
-    private final VirtualDeviceManager mVirtualDeviceManager;
-
     private final ArrayMap<PackageManager.OnPermissionsChangedListener,
             IOnPermissionsChangeListener> mPermissionListeners = new ArrayMap<>();
     private PermissionUsageHelper mUsageHelper;
@@ -269,7 +267,6 @@
         mPermissionManager = IPermissionManager.Stub.asInterface(ServiceManager.getServiceOrThrow(
                 "permissionmgr"));
         mLegacyPermissionManager = context.getSystemService(LegacyPermissionManager.class);
-        mVirtualDeviceManager = context.getSystemService(VirtualDeviceManager.class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1918,14 +1915,18 @@
         if (deviceId == Context.DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT) {
             persistentDeviceId = VirtualDeviceManager.PERSISTENT_DEVICE_ID_DEFAULT;
         } else if (android.companion.virtual.flags.Flags.vdmPublicApis()) {
-            VirtualDevice virtualDevice = mVirtualDeviceManager.getVirtualDevice(deviceId);
-            if (virtualDevice == null) {
-                Slog.e(LOG_TAG, "Virtual device is not found with device Id " + deviceId);
-                return null;
-            }
-            persistentDeviceId = virtualDevice.getPersistentDeviceId();
-            if (persistentDeviceId == null) {
-                Slog.e(LOG_TAG, "Cannot find persistent device Id for " + deviceId);
+            VirtualDeviceManager virtualDeviceManager = mContext.getSystemService(
+                    VirtualDeviceManager.class);
+            if (virtualDeviceManager != null) {
+                VirtualDevice virtualDevice = virtualDeviceManager.getVirtualDevice(deviceId);
+                if (virtualDevice == null) {
+                    Slog.e(LOG_TAG, "Virtual device is not found with device Id " + deviceId);
+                    return null;
+                }
+                persistentDeviceId = virtualDevice.getPersistentDeviceId();
+                if (persistentDeviceId == null) {
+                    Slog.e(LOG_TAG, "Cannot find persistent device Id for " + deviceId);
+                }
             }
         } else {
             Slog.e(LOG_TAG, "vdmPublicApis flag is not enabled when device Id " + deviceId