diff --git a/platform_app.te b/platform_app.te
index 6cac4ee30c76af948692b3597bb9e09fa9302034..934a65de81192863613e748cb44b97d51479324c 100644
--- a/platform_app.te
+++ b/platform_app.te
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ bluetooth_domain(platform_app)
 # Read from /data/local/tmp or /data/data/com.android.shell.
 allow platform_app shell_data_file:dir search;
 allow platform_app shell_data_file:file { open getattr read };
-allow platform_app shell_data_file:lnk_file read;
 # Populate /data/app/vmdl*.tmp, /data/app-private/vmdl*.tmp files
 # created by system server.
 allow platform_app { apk_tmp_file apk_private_tmp_file }:file rw_file_perms;