diff --git a/public/file.te b/public/file.te
index 323198a..39e35b4 100644
--- a/public/file.te
+++ b/public/file.te
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@
 # /data/misc subdirectories
 type adb_keys_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
 type audio_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
-type audiohal_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
 type audioserver_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
 type bluetooth_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
 type bluetooth_logs_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
@@ -354,6 +353,9 @@
 # asanwrapper (run a sanitized app_process, to be used with wrap properties)
 with_asan(`type asanwrapper_exec, exec_type, file_type;')
 
+# Deprecated in SDK version 28
+type audiohal_data_file, file_type, data_file_type, core_data_file_type;
+
 # It's a bug to assign the file_type attribute and fs_type attribute
 # to any type. Do not allow it.
 #
diff --git a/public/hal_audio.te b/public/hal_audio.te
index 6a436bd..0665e26 100644
--- a/public/hal_audio.te
+++ b/public/hal_audio.te
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 
 allow hal_audio ion_device:chr_file r_file_perms;
 
-userdebug_or_eng(`
-  # used for pcm capture for debug.
-  allow hal_audio audiohal_data_file:dir create_dir_perms;
-  allow hal_audio audiohal_data_file:file create_file_perms;
-')
-
 r_dir_file(hal_audio, proc)
 r_dir_file(hal_audio, proc_asound)
 allow hal_audio audio_device:dir r_dir_perms;