diff --git a/configs/audio/audio_io_policy.conf b/configs/audio/audio_io_policy.conf
index 5f8f6df..ab2d449 100644
--- a/configs/audio/audio_io_policy.conf
+++ b/configs/audio/audio_io_policy.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ outputs {
     app_type 69943
   }
   voip_rx {
-    flags AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_VOIP_RX|AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_DIRECT
+    flags AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_VOIP_RX
     formats AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT
     sampling_rates 8000|16000|32000|48000
     bit_width 16
diff --git a/configs/audio/audio_policy_configuration.xml b/configs/audio/audio_policy_configuration.xml
index 7a25115..2e31a0c 100644
--- a/configs/audio/audio_policy_configuration.xml
+++ b/configs/audio/audio_policy_configuration.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <!--
 Changes from Qualcomm Innovation Center are provided under the following license:
 
-Copyright (c) 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted (subject to the limitations in the
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
                              samplingRates="8000,16000,48000" channelMasks="AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_MONO,AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO"/>
                 </mixPort>
                 <mixPort name="voip_rx" role="source"
-                         flags="AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_DIRECT|AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_VOIP_RX">
+                         flags="AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_VOIP_RX">
                     <profile name="" format="AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT"
                              samplingRates="8000,16000,32000,48000" channelMasks="AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_MONO,AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO"/>
                 </mixPort>