diff --git a/libprocessgroup/cgroup_map.cpp b/libprocessgroup/cgroup_map.cpp
index 92fcd1e..9797d76 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/cgroup_map.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/cgroup_map.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
 bool CgroupController::IsUsable() const {
     if (!HasValue()) return false;
 
-    uint32_t flags = ACgroupController_getFlags(controller_);
-    return (flags & CGROUPRC_CONTROLLER_FLAG_MOUNTED) != 0;
+    static bool enabled = (access(GetProcsFilePath("", 0, 0).c_str(), F_OK) == 0);
+    return enabled;
 }
 
 std::string CgroupController::GetTasksFilePath(const std::string& rel_path) const {
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
         const ACgroupController* controller = ACgroupFile_getController(i);
         LOG(INFO) << "\t" << ACgroupController_getName(controller) << " ver "
                   << ACgroupController_getVersion(controller) << " path "
-                  << ACgroupController_getFlags(controller) << " flags "
                   << ACgroupController_getPath(controller);
     }
 }
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/cgroup_controller.cpp b/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/cgroup_controller.cpp
index 5a326e5..d064d31 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/cgroup_controller.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/cgroup_controller.cpp
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
     return controller->version();
 }
 
-uint32_t ACgroupController_getFlags(const ACgroupController* controller) {
-    CHECK(controller != nullptr);
-    return controller->flags();
-}
-
 const char* ACgroupController_getName(const ACgroupController* controller) {
     CHECK(controller != nullptr);
     return controller->name();
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/include/android/cgrouprc.h b/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/include/android/cgrouprc.h
index ffc9f0b..0f6a9cd 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/include/android/cgrouprc.h
+++ b/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/include/android/cgrouprc.h
@@ -66,18 +66,11 @@
         __INTRODUCED_IN(29);
 
 /**
- * Flag bitmask used in ACgroupController_getFlags
+ * Flag bitmask to be used when ACgroupController_getFlags can be exported
  */
 #define CGROUPRC_CONTROLLER_FLAG_MOUNTED 0x1
 
 /**
- * Returns the flags bitmask of the given controller.
- * If the given controller is null, return 0.
- */
-__attribute__((warn_unused_result)) uint32_t ACgroupController_getFlags(const ACgroupController*)
-        __INTRODUCED_IN(29);
-
-/**
  * Returns the name of the given controller.
  * If the given controller is null, return nullptr.
  */
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/libcgrouprc.llndk.txt b/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/libcgrouprc.llndk.txt
index ea3df33..91df392 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/libcgrouprc.llndk.txt
+++ b/libprocessgroup/cgrouprc/libcgrouprc.llndk.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     ACgroupFile_getControllerCount;
     ACgroupFile_getController;
     ACgroupController_getVersion;
-    ACgroupController_getFlags;
     ACgroupController_getName;
     ACgroupController_getPath;
   local: