diff --git a/app.te b/app.te
index 8d84e590b4338c84516cb8ea09b5c4333e1d03a5..eaca76c7d55ea4bbd0feda000df625045bcccedc 100644
--- a/app.te
+++ b/app.te
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ allow appdomain platform_app_data_file:file { getattr read write };
 allow appdomain system_data_file:dir r_dir_perms;
 allow appdomain system_data_file:file { execute open };
 
+# Execute the shell or other system executables.
+allow appdomain shell_exec:file rx_file_perms;
+allow appdomain system_file:file rx_file_perms;
+
 # Read/write wallpaper file (opened by system).
 allow appdomain wallpaper_file:file { read write };
 
diff --git a/cts.te b/cts.te
index 3371410d6c624de4698592ec288f2a2931b09de2..3a414788f7f13ac76e3ad699b1aaa3bd9b7875c8 100644
--- a/cts.te
+++ b/cts.te
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ allow appdomain file_type:dir_file_class_set getattr;
 allow appdomain dev_type:dir_file_class_set getattr;
 allow appdomain fs_type:dir_file_class_set getattr;
 
-# Execute the shell or other system executables.
-allow appdomain shell_exec:file rx_file_perms;
-allow appdomain system_file:file rx_file_perms;
-
 # Accesses to apk_tmp_file and shell_data_file
 allow appdomain apk_tmp_file:file rw_file_perms;
 allow appdomain shell_data_file:file r_file_perms;