diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/specialaccess/zenaccess/ZenAccessController.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/specialaccess/zenaccess/ZenAccessController.java
index 84608794f7a..2c52a8c6d62 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/specialaccess/zenaccess/ZenAccessController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/specialaccess/zenaccess/ZenAccessController.java
@@ -97,17 +97,13 @@ public class ZenAccessController extends BasePreferenceController {
 
     public static void setAccess(final Context context, final String pkg, final boolean access) {
         logSpecialPermissionChange(access, pkg, context);
-        AsyncTask.execute(() -> {
-            final NotificationManager mgr = context.getSystemService(NotificationManager.class);
-            mgr.setNotificationPolicyAccessGranted(pkg, access);
-        });
+        final NotificationManager mgr = context.getSystemService(NotificationManager.class);
+        mgr.setNotificationPolicyAccessGranted(pkg, access);
     }
 
     public static void deleteRules(final Context context, final String pkg) {
-        AsyncTask.execute(() -> {
-            final NotificationManager mgr = context.getSystemService(NotificationManager.class);
-            mgr.removeAutomaticZenRules(pkg);
-        });
+       final NotificationManager mgr = context.getSystemService(NotificationManager.class);
+       mgr.removeAutomaticZenRules(pkg);
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting