diff --git a/public/hal_audio.te b/public/hal_audio.te
index 9539ff40f3b04f9e3bf6d88e1ae2a4d7cef01983..5b1a4dff51c650e82dad0a9ed4b1ced5337d7da3 100644
--- a/public/hal_audio.te
+++ b/public/hal_audio.te
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ allow hal_audio audio_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;
 allow hal_audio shell:fd use;
 allow hal_audio shell:fifo_file write;
 
-# Needed on some devices for playing audio on paired BT device,
-# but seems appropriate for all devices.
-unix_socket_connect(hal_audio, bluetooth, bluetooth)
-
 ###
 ### neverallow rules
 ###
diff --git a/vendor/hal_audio_default.te b/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
index 618166b785820bcedeeb7f6a441c651c44f90023..0dc217030ce9186264c078afa055e033818ade08 100644
--- a/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
+++ b/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ init_daemon_domain(hal_audio_default)
 
 hal_client_domain(hal_audio_default, hal_allocator)
 
-# TODO(b/37640821): Remove once Audio HAL is no longer granted access to bluetooth daemon sockets
-typeattribute hal_audio_default socket_between_core_and_vendor_violators;