diff --git a/res/xml/development_prefs.xml b/res/xml/development_prefs.xml
index cd3c5ee3df2..d84b0084ec6 100644
--- a/res/xml/development_prefs.xml
+++ b/res/xml/development_prefs.xml
@@ -328,11 +328,6 @@
             android:title="@string/strict_mode"
             android:summary="@string/strict_mode_summary"/>
 
-        <SwitchPreference
-            android:key="show_cpu_usage"
-            android:title="@string/show_cpu_usage"
-            android:summary="@string/show_cpu_usage_summary"/>
-
         <ListPreference
             android:key="track_frame_time"
             android:title="@string/track_frame_time"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/DevelopmentSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/DevelopmentSettings.java
index 08eae1a5941..a77f7b1062a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/DevelopmentSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/DevelopmentSettings.java
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettings extends RestrictedSettingsFragment
     private static final String DISABLE_OVERLAYS_KEY = "disable_overlays";
     private static final String SIMULATE_COLOR_SPACE = "simulate_color_space";
     private static final String USB_AUDIO_KEY = "usb_audio";
-    private static final String SHOW_CPU_USAGE_KEY = "show_cpu_usage";
     private static final String FORCE_HARDWARE_UI_KEY = "force_hw_ui";
     private static final String FORCE_MSAA_KEY = "force_msaa";
     private static final String TRACK_FRAME_TIME_KEY = "track_frame_time";
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettings extends RestrictedSettingsFragment
     private SwitchPreference mShowTouches;
     private SwitchPreference mShowScreenUpdates;
     private SwitchPreference mDisableOverlays;
-    private SwitchPreference mShowCpuUsage;
     private SwitchPreference mForceHardwareUi;
     private SwitchPreference mForceMsaa;
     private SwitchPreference mShowHwScreenUpdates;
@@ -423,7 +421,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettings extends RestrictedSettingsFragment
         mShowTouches = findAndInitSwitchPref(SHOW_TOUCHES_KEY);
         mShowScreenUpdates = findAndInitSwitchPref(SHOW_SCREEN_UPDATES_KEY);
         mDisableOverlays = findAndInitSwitchPref(DISABLE_OVERLAYS_KEY);
-        mShowCpuUsage = findAndInitSwitchPref(SHOW_CPU_USAGE_KEY);
         mForceHardwareUi = findAndInitSwitchPref(FORCE_HARDWARE_UI_KEY);
         mForceMsaa = findAndInitSwitchPref(FORCE_MSAA_KEY);
         mTrackFrameTime = addListPreference(TRACK_FRAME_TIME_KEY);
@@ -696,7 +693,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettings extends RestrictedSettingsFragment
         updatePointerLocationOptions();
         updateShowTouchesOptions();
         updateFlingerOptions();
-        updateCpuUsageOptions();
         updateHardwareUiOptions();
         updateMsaaOptions();
         updateTrackFrameTimeOptions();
@@ -1719,25 +1715,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettings extends RestrictedSettingsFragment
         }
     }
 
-    private void updateCpuUsageOptions() {
-        updateSwitchPreference(mShowCpuUsage,
-                Settings.Global.getInt(getActivity().getContentResolver(),
-                        Settings.Global.SHOW_PROCESSES, 0) != 0);
-    }
-
-    private void writeCpuUsageOptions() {
-        boolean value = mShowCpuUsage.isChecked();
-        Settings.Global.putInt(getActivity().getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.SHOW_PROCESSES, value ? 1 : 0);
-        Intent service = (new Intent())
-                .setClassName("com.android.systemui", "com.android.systemui.LoadAverageService");
-        if (value) {
-            getActivity().startService(service);
-        } else {
-            getActivity().stopService(service);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void writeImmediatelyDestroyActivitiesOptions() {
         try {
             ActivityManagerNative.getDefault().setAlwaysFinish(
@@ -2026,8 +2003,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettings extends RestrictedSettingsFragment
             writeShowUpdatesOption();
         } else if (preference == mDisableOverlays) {
             writeDisableOverlaysOption();
-        } else if (preference == mShowCpuUsage) {
-            writeCpuUsageOptions();
         } else if (preference == mImmediatelyDestroyActivities) {
             writeImmediatelyDestroyActivitiesOptions();
         } else if (preference == mShowAllANRs) {