diff --git a/libartservice/service/java/com/android/server/art/DexUseManagerLocal.java b/libartservice/service/java/com/android/server/art/DexUseManagerLocal.java
index 3d621bf..f79c1db 100644
--- a/libartservice/service/java/com/android/server/art/DexUseManagerLocal.java
+++ b/libartservice/service/java/com/android/server/art/DexUseManagerLocal.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.LinkOption;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
@@ -493,23 +492,6 @@
             @NonNull String loadingPackageName, boolean isolatedProcess,
             @NonNull String classLoaderContext, @NonNull String abiName, long lastUsedAtMs) {
         DexLoader loader = DexLoader.create(loadingPackageName, isolatedProcess);
-        // This is to avoid a loading package from using up the SecondaryDexUse entries for another
-        // package (up to the MAX_SECONDARY_DEX_FILES_PER_OWNER limit).
-        // Note that we are using system_server's permission to check the existence. This is fine
-        // with the assumption that the file must be world readable to be used by other apps.
-        // We could use artd's permission to check the existence, and then there wouldn't be any
-        // permission issue, but that requires bringing up the artd service, which may be too
-        // expensive.
-        // TODO(jiakaiz): Check if the assumption is true.
-        // This doesn't apply to secondary dex files that aren't used by other apps, but we
-        // don't care about the loading package messing up its own SecondaryDexUse
-        // entries.
-        // Also note that the check doesn't follow symlinks because GMSCore creates symlinks to
-        // its secondary dex files, while system_server doesn't have the permission to follow them.
-        if (isLoaderOtherApp(loader, owningPackageName) && !mInjector.pathExists(dexPath)) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Not recording non-existent secondary dex file '" + dexPath + "'");
-            return;
-        }
         synchronized (mLock) {
             PackageDexUse packageDexUse = mDexUse.mPackageDexUseByOwningPackageName.computeIfAbsent(
                     owningPackageName, k -> new PackageDexUse());
@@ -1177,10 +1159,6 @@
             return System.currentTimeMillis();
         }
 
-        public boolean pathExists(String path) {
-            return Files.exists(Paths.get(path), LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS);
-        }
-
         @NonNull
         public String getFilename() {
             return FILENAME;
diff --git a/libartservice/service/javatests/com/android/server/art/DexUseManagerTest.java b/libartservice/service/javatests/com/android/server/art/DexUseManagerTest.java
index ddca9c4..e4a000c 100644
--- a/libartservice/service/javatests/com/android/server/art/DexUseManagerTest.java
+++ b/libartservice/service/javatests/com/android/server/art/DexUseManagerTest.java
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
 
         lenient().when(mInjector.getArtd()).thenReturn(mArtd);
         lenient().when(mInjector.getCurrentTimeMillis()).thenReturn(0l);
-        lenient().when(mInjector.pathExists(any())).thenReturn(true);
         lenient().when(mInjector.getFilename()).thenReturn(mTempFile.getPath());
         lenient()
                 .when(mInjector.createScheduledExecutor())
@@ -764,12 +763,11 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testExistingExternalSecondaryDexPath() throws Exception {
+    public void testSecondaryDexPath() throws Exception {
         mMockClock.advanceTime(DexUseManagerLocal.INTERVAL_MS); // Save.
         long oldFileSize = mTempFile.length();
 
         String existingDexPath = mCeDir + "/foo.apk";
-        when(mInjector.pathExists(existingDexPath)).thenReturn(true);
         mDexUseManager.notifyDexContainersLoaded(
                 mSnapshot, LOADING_PKG_NAME, Map.of(existingDexPath, "PCL[]"));
 
@@ -778,35 +776,6 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testNonexistingExternalSecondaryDexPath() throws Exception {
-        mMockClock.advanceTime(DexUseManagerLocal.INTERVAL_MS); // Save.
-        long oldFileSize = mTempFile.length();
-
-        String nonexistingDexPath = mCeDir + "/foo.apk";
-        when(mInjector.pathExists(nonexistingDexPath)).thenReturn(false);
-        mDexUseManager.notifyDexContainersLoaded(
-                mSnapshot, LOADING_PKG_NAME, Map.of(nonexistingDexPath, "PCL[]"));
-
-        mMockClock.advanceTime(DexUseManagerLocal.INTERVAL_MS); // Save.
-        assertThat(mTempFile.length()).isEqualTo(oldFileSize);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testInternalSecondaryDexPath() throws Exception {
-        mMockClock.advanceTime(DexUseManagerLocal.INTERVAL_MS); // Save.
-        long oldFileSize = mTempFile.length();
-
-        String nonexistingDexPath = mCeDir + "/foo.apk";
-        lenient().when(mInjector.pathExists(nonexistingDexPath)).thenReturn(false);
-        mDexUseManager.notifyDexContainersLoaded(
-                mSnapshot, OWNING_PKG_NAME, Map.of(nonexistingDexPath, "PCL[]"));
-        verify(mArtd, never()).getDexFileVisibility(nonexistingDexPath);
-
-        mMockClock.advanceTime(DexUseManagerLocal.INTERVAL_MS); // Save.
-        assertThat(mTempFile.length()).isGreaterThan(oldFileSize);
-    }
-
-    @Test
     public void testLimitSecondaryDexFiles() throws Exception {
         for (int n = 0; n < MAX_SECONDARY_DEX_FILES_PER_OWNER_FOR_TESTING - 1; ++n) {
             mDexUseManager.notifyDexContainersLoaded(mSnapshot, LOADING_PKG_NAME,