diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index af504ca..b17fd49 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@
 
     bool mPowerHintSessionEnabled;
 
-    bool mLayerLifecycleManagerEnabled = false;
+    bool mLayerLifecycleManagerEnabled = true;
     // Whether a display should be turned on when initialized
     bool mSkipPowerOnForQuiescent;
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
index afbb455..23d3c16 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
         mFlinger.setupComposer(std::unique_ptr<Hwc2::Composer>(mComposer));
         mFlinger.setupPowerAdvisor(std::unique_ptr<Hwc2::PowerAdvisor>(mPowerAdvisor));
         mFlinger.mutableMaxRenderTargetSize() = 16384;
-        mFlinger.enableLayerLifecycleManager();
     }
 
     ~CompositionTest() {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_ColorMatrixTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_ColorMatrixTest.cpp
index ff7612e..d638024 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_ColorMatrixTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_ColorMatrixTest.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 class ColorMatrixTest : public CommitAndCompositeTest {};
 
 TEST_F(ColorMatrixTest, colorMatrixChanged) {
-    mFlinger.enableLayerLifecycleManager();
     EXPECT_COLOR_MATRIX_CHANGED(true, true);
     mFlinger.mutableTransactionFlags() |= eTransactionNeeded;
 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(ColorMatrixTest, colorMatrixChangedAfterDisplayTransaction) {
-    mFlinger.enableLayerLifecycleManager();
     EXPECT_COLOR_MATRIX_CHANGED(true, true);
     mFlinger.mutableTransactionFlags() |= eTransactionNeeded;
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
index 216b66b..e3b2af1 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -733,10 +733,6 @@
         return mFlinger->initTransactionTraceWriter();
     }
 
-    // Needed since mLayerLifecycleManagerEnabled is false by default and must
-    // be enabled for tests to go through the new front end path.
-    void enableLayerLifecycleManager() { mFlinger->mLayerLifecycleManagerEnabled = true; }
-
     void notifyExpectedPresentIfRequired(PhysicalDisplayId displayId, Period vsyncPeriod,
                                          TimePoint expectedPresentTime, Fps frameInterval,
                                          std::optional<Period> timeoutOpt) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
index 23c6842..e13fe49 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
         mFlinger.setupMockScheduler();
         mFlinger.setupRenderEngine(std::unique_ptr<renderengine::RenderEngine>(mRenderEngine));
         mFlinger.flinger()->addTransactionReadyFilters();
-        mFlinger.enableLayerLifecycleManager();
     }
 
     ~TransactionApplicationTest() {