diff --git a/include/ui/Input.h b/include/ui/Input.h
index 214f587c7..a2e0ba06a 100644
--- a/include/ui/Input.h
+++ b/include/ui/Input.h
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ enum {
     // Indicates that the screen was dim when the event was received and the event
     // should brighten the device.
     POLICY_FLAG_BRIGHT_HERE = 0x20000000,
-
-    // Indicates that the dispatcher should call back into the policy before dispatching. */
-    POLICY_FLAG_INTERCEPT_DISPATCH = 0x40000000,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/ui/InputReader.h b/include/ui/InputReader.h
index 8f6777d10..781da356a 100644
--- a/include/ui/InputReader.h
+++ b/include/ui/InputReader.h
@@ -371,10 +371,6 @@ public:
         // The input dispatcher should add POLICY_FLAG_BRIGHT_HERE to the policy flags it
         // passes through the dispatch pipeline.
         ACTION_BRIGHT_HERE = 0x00000008,
-
-        // The input dispatcher should add POLICY_FLAG_INTERCEPT_DISPATCH to the policy flags
-        // it passed through the dispatch pipeline.
-        ACTION_INTERCEPT_DISPATCH = 0x00000010
     };
 
     /* Describes a virtual key. */
diff --git a/libs/ui/InputReader.cpp b/libs/ui/InputReader.cpp
index 217c59703..899027c9b 100644
--- a/libs/ui/InputReader.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/InputReader.cpp
@@ -1639,10 +1639,6 @@ bool InputReader::applyStandardInputDispatchPolicyActions(nsecs_t when,
         *policyFlags |= POLICY_FLAG_BRIGHT_HERE;
     }
 
-    if (policyActions & InputReaderPolicyInterface::ACTION_INTERCEPT_DISPATCH) {
-        *policyFlags |= POLICY_FLAG_INTERCEPT_DISPATCH;
-    }
-
     return policyActions & InputReaderPolicyInterface::ACTION_DISPATCH;
 }