diff --git a/services/sensorservice/aidl/SensorManager.cpp b/services/sensorservice/aidl/SensorManager.cpp
index 9b03344..b7aecdf 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/aidl/SensorManager.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/aidl/SensorManager.cpp
@@ -185,12 +185,8 @@
 }
 
 ::android::SensorManager& SensorManagerAidl::getInternalManager() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mInternalManagerMutex);
-    if (mInternalManager == nullptr) {
-        mInternalManager = &::android::SensorManager::getInstanceForPackage(
-                String16(ISensorManager::descriptor));
-    }
-    return *mInternalManager;
+    return ::android::SensorManager::getInstanceForPackage(
+            String16(ISensorManager::descriptor));
 }
 
 /* One global looper for all event queues created from this SensorManager. */
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/aidl/include/sensorserviceaidl/SensorManagerAidl.h b/services/sensorservice/aidl/include/sensorserviceaidl/SensorManagerAidl.h
index c77ee88..83496f6 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/aidl/include/sensorserviceaidl/SensorManagerAidl.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/aidl/include/sensorserviceaidl/SensorManagerAidl.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
     ::android::SensorManager& getInternalManager();
     sp<Looper> getLooper();
 
-    std::mutex mInternalManagerMutex;
-    ::android::SensorManager* mInternalManager = nullptr; // does not own
     sp<Looper> mLooper;
 
     volatile bool mStopThread;
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/hidl/SensorManager.cpp b/services/sensorservice/hidl/SensorManager.cpp
index 9380600..f04712c 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/hidl/SensorManager.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/hidl/SensorManager.cpp
@@ -193,12 +193,8 @@
 }
 
 ::android::SensorManager& SensorManager::getInternalManager() {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mInternalManagerMutex);
-    if (mInternalManager == nullptr) {
-        mInternalManager = &::android::SensorManager::getInstanceForPackage(
-                String16(ISensorManager::descriptor));
-    }
-    return *mInternalManager;
+    return ::android::SensorManager::getInstanceForPackage(
+            String16(ISensorManager::descriptor));
 }
 
 Return<void> SensorManager::createEventQueue(
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/hidl/include/sensorservicehidl/SensorManager.h b/services/sensorservice/hidl/include/sensorservicehidl/SensorManager.h
index 8d7a05b..1b085ac 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/hidl/include/sensorservicehidl/SensorManager.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/hidl/include/sensorservicehidl/SensorManager.h
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
     ::android::SensorManager& getInternalManager();
     sp<Looper> getLooper();
 
-    std::mutex mInternalManagerMutex;
-    ::android::SensorManager* mInternalManager = nullptr; // does not own
     sp<Looper> mLooper;
 
     volatile bool mStopThread;