diff --git a/libcutils/sched_policy.c b/libcutils/sched_policy.c
index 2acc3c3..493511e 100644
--- a/libcutils/sched_policy.c
+++ b/libcutils/sched_policy.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 
 #define POLICY_DEBUG 0
 
-#define CAN_SET_SP_SYSTEM 0 // non-zero means to implement set_sched_policy(tid, SP_SYSTEM)
-
 // This prctl is only available in Android kernels.
 #define PR_SET_TIMERSLACK_PID 41
 
@@ -60,9 +58,6 @@
 // File descriptors open to /dev/cpuctl/../tasks, setup by initialize, or -1 on error.
 static int bg_cgroup_fd = -1;
 static int fg_cgroup_fd = -1;
-#if CAN_SET_SP_SYSTEM
-static int system_cgroup_fd = -1;
-#endif
 
 /* Add tid to the scheduling group defined by the policy */
 static int add_tid_to_cgroup(int tid, SchedPolicy policy)
@@ -78,11 +73,6 @@
     case SP_AUDIO_SYS:
         fd = fg_cgroup_fd;
         break;
-#if CAN_SET_SP_SYSTEM
-    case SP_SYSTEM:
-        fd = system_cgroup_fd;
-        break;
-#endif
     default:
         fd = -1;
         break;
@@ -123,21 +113,13 @@
     if (!access("/dev/cpuctl/tasks", F_OK)) {
         __sys_supports_schedgroups = 1;
 
-#if CAN_SET_SP_SYSTEM
         filename = "/dev/cpuctl/tasks";
-        system_cgroup_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
-        if (system_cgroup_fd < 0) {
-            SLOGV("open of %s failed: %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
-        }
-#endif
-
-        filename = "/dev/cpuctl/apps/tasks";
         fg_cgroup_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
         if (fg_cgroup_fd < 0) {
             SLOGE("open of %s failed: %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
         }
 
-        filename = "/dev/cpuctl/apps/bg_non_interactive/tasks";
+        filename = "/dev/cpuctl/bg_non_interactive/tasks";
         bg_cgroup_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
         if (bg_cgroup_fd < 0) {
             SLOGE("open of %s failed: %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
@@ -233,11 +215,9 @@
         if (getSchedulerGroup(tid, grpBuf, sizeof(grpBuf)) < 0)
             return -1;
         if (grpBuf[0] == '\0') {
-            *policy = SP_SYSTEM;
-        } else if (!strcmp(grpBuf, "apps/bg_non_interactive")) {
-            *policy = SP_BACKGROUND;
-        } else if (!strcmp(grpBuf, "apps")) {
             *policy = SP_FOREGROUND;
+        } else if (!strcmp(grpBuf, "bg_non_interactive")) {
+            *policy = SP_BACKGROUND;
         } else {
             errno = ERANGE;
             return -1;