diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/attestation/auditor/AttestationProtocol.java b/app/src/main/java/app/attestation/auditor/AttestationProtocol.java
index 293e7d57..1753fc08 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/attestation/auditor/AttestationProtocol.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/attestation/auditor/AttestationProtocol.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class AttestationProtocol {
     private static final int OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ADB_ENABLED = 1 << 3;
     private static final int OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ADD_USERS_WHEN_LOCKED = 1 << 4;
     private static final int OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ENROLLED_BIOMETRICS = 1 << 5;
-    private static final int OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_DENY_NEW_USB = 1 << 6;
+    private static final int OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_DENY_NEW_USB = 1 << 6; // obsolete since version 86
     private static final int OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_DEVICE_ADMIN_NON_SYSTEM = 1 << 7;
     private static final int OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_OEM_UNLOCK_ALLOWED = 1 << 8;
     private static final int OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_SYSTEM_USER = 1 << 9;
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ class AttestationProtocol {
             OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ADB_ENABLED |
             OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ADD_USERS_WHEN_LOCKED |
             OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ENROLLED_BIOMETRICS |
-            OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_DENY_NEW_USB |
             OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_DEVICE_ADMIN_NON_SYSTEM |
             OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_OEM_UNLOCK_ALLOWED |
             OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_SYSTEM_USER;
@@ -951,7 +950,7 @@ private static VerificationResult verify(final Context context, final byte[] fin
             final boolean accessibility, final boolean deviceAdmin,
             final boolean deviceAdminNonSystem, final boolean adbEnabled,
             final boolean addUsersWhenLocked, final boolean enrolledBiometrics,
-            final boolean denyNewUsb, final boolean oemUnlockAllowed, final boolean systemUser)
+            final boolean oemUnlockAllowed, final boolean systemUser)
             throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException {
         final String fingerprintHex = BaseEncoding.base16().encode(fingerprint);
         final byte[] currentFingerprint = getFingerprint(attestationCertificates[0]);
@@ -1122,8 +1121,6 @@ private static VerificationResult verify(final Context context, final byte[] fin
                 toYesNoString(context, adbEnabled)));
         osEnforced.append(context.getString(R.string.add_users_when_locked,
                 toYesNoString(context, addUsersWhenLocked)));
-        osEnforced.append(context.getString(R.string.deny_new_usb,
-                toYesNoString(context, denyNewUsb)));
         osEnforced.append(context.getString(R.string.oem_unlock_allowed,
                 toYesNoString(context, oemUnlockAllowed)));
         osEnforced.append(context.getString(R.string.system_user,
@@ -1219,7 +1216,6 @@ static VerificationResult verifySerialized(final Context context, final byte[] a
         final boolean adbEnabled = (osEnforcedFlags & OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ADB_ENABLED) != 0;
         final boolean addUsersWhenLocked = (osEnforcedFlags & OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ADD_USERS_WHEN_LOCKED) != 0;
         final boolean enrolledBiometrics = (osEnforcedFlags & OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ENROLLED_BIOMETRICS) != 0;
-        final boolean denyNewUsb = (osEnforcedFlags & OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_DENY_NEW_USB) != 0;
         final boolean oemUnlockAllowed = (osEnforcedFlags & OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_OEM_UNLOCK_ALLOWED) != 0;
         final boolean systemUser = (osEnforcedFlags & OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_SYSTEM_USER) != 0;
 
@@ -1237,8 +1233,7 @@ static VerificationResult verifySerialized(final Context context, final byte[] a
         final byte[] challenge = Arrays.copyOfRange(challengeMessage, 1 + RANDOM_TOKEN_LENGTH, 1 + RANDOM_TOKEN_LENGTH * 2);
         return verify(context, fingerprint, challenge, deserializer.asReadOnlyBuffer(), signature,
                 certificates, userProfileSecure, accessibility, deviceAdmin, deviceAdminNonSystem,
-                adbEnabled, addUsersWhenLocked, enrolledBiometrics, denyNewUsb, oemUnlockAllowed,
-                systemUser);
+                adbEnabled, addUsersWhenLocked, enrolledBiometrics, oemUnlockAllowed, systemUser);
     }
 
     static class AttestationResult {
@@ -1433,10 +1428,6 @@ static AttestationResult generateSerialized(final Context context, final byte[]
             final boolean addUsersWhenLocked = Settings.Global.getInt(context.getContentResolver(),
                     ADD_USERS_WHEN_LOCKED, 0) != 0;
 
-            final String denyNewUsbValue =
-                    SystemProperties.get("persist.security.deny_new_usb", "disabled");
-            final boolean denyNewUsb = !denyNewUsbValue.equals("disabled");
-
             final String oemUnlockAllowedValue = SystemProperties.get("sys.oem_unlock_allowed", "0");
             final boolean oemUnlockAllowed = oemUnlockAllowedValue.equals("1");
 
@@ -1487,9 +1478,6 @@ static AttestationResult generateSerialized(final Context context, final byte[]
             if (enrolledBiometrics) {
                 osEnforcedFlags |= OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_ENROLLED_BIOMETRICS;
             }
-            if (denyNewUsb) {
-                osEnforcedFlags |= OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_DENY_NEW_USB;
-            }
             if (oemUnlockAllowed) {
                 osEnforcedFlags |= OS_ENFORCED_FLAGS_OEM_UNLOCK_ALLOWED;
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9f6b2f49..a7aa8435 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
     <string name="device_admin_non_system">yes, with non-system apps</string>
     <string name="adb_enabled">Android Debug Bridge enabled: %s\n</string>
     <string name="add_users_when_locked">Add users from lock screen: %s\n</string>
-    <string name="deny_new_usb">Deny new USB peripherals when locked: %s\n</string>
     <string name="oem_unlock_allowed">OEM unlocking allowed: %s\n</string>
     <string name="system_user">Main user account: %s\n</string>