diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
index 9746076..9861369 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
@@ -859,11 +859,6 @@
         return RefreshRateConfigs::KernelIdleTimerAction::TurnOff;
     }
     if (minByPolicy == maxByPolicy) {
-        // Do not sent the call to toggle off kernel idle timer if the device min and policy min and
-        // max are all the same. This saves us extra unnecessary calls to sysprop.
-        if (deviceMin == minByPolicy) {
-            return RefreshRateConfigs::KernelIdleTimerAction::NoChange;
-        }
         return RefreshRateConfigs::KernelIdleTimerAction::TurnOff;
     }
     // Turn on the timer in all other cases.
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
index 342fde0..6cd0f42 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@
     // Class to enumerate options around toggling the kernel timer on and off. We have an option
     // for no change to avoid extra calls to kernel.
     enum class KernelIdleTimerAction {
-        NoChange, // Do not change the idle timer.
         TurnOff,  // Turn off the idle timer.
         TurnOn    // Turn on the idle timer.
     };
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index a39ae58..515d22e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -5808,8 +5808,6 @@
                 mKernelIdleTimerEnabled = true;
             }
             break;
-        case KernelIdleTimerAction::NoChange:
-            break;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateConfigsTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateConfigsTest.cpp
index d04a7d7..4f1b23d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateConfigsTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateConfigsTest.cpp
@@ -1864,10 +1864,10 @@
               0);
     EXPECT_EQ(KernelIdleTimerAction::TurnOn, refreshRateConfigs->getIdleTimerAction());
 
-    // SetPolicy(60, 60), current 60Hz => NoChange, avoid extra calls.
+    // SetPolicy(60, 60), current 60Hz => TurnOff
     ASSERT_GE(refreshRateConfigs->setDisplayManagerPolicy({HWC_CONFIG_ID_60, {Fps(60), Fps(60)}}),
               0);
-    EXPECT_EQ(KernelIdleTimerAction::NoChange, refreshRateConfigs->getIdleTimerAction());
+    EXPECT_EQ(KernelIdleTimerAction::TurnOff, refreshRateConfigs->getIdleTimerAction());
 
     // SetPolicy(90, 90), current 90Hz => TurnOff.
     ASSERT_GE(refreshRateConfigs->setDisplayManagerPolicy({HWC_CONFIG_ID_90, {Fps(90), Fps(90)}}),