diff --git a/res/layout/master_clear.xml b/res/layout/master_clear.xml
index ec61310b286..e15169ed179 100644
--- a/res/layout/master_clear.xml
+++ b/res/layout/master_clear.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:textSize="18sp"
                 android:text="@string/master_clear_desc" />
+            <TextView android:id="@+id/also_erases_external"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                android:textSize="18sp"
+                android:text="@string/master_clear_desc_also_erases_external" />
             <TextView android:id="@+id/accounts_label"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:orientation="vertical"
                     android:visibility="gone" />
-            <TextView
+            <TextView android:id="@+id/erase_external_option_text"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:textSize="18sp"
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 0c51a2294ec..c7454de955e 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1604,6 +1604,8 @@
     <string name="master_clear_desc" product="default">"This will erase all data from your phone\'s <b>internal storage</b>, including:\n\n<li>Your Google account</li>\n<li>System and application data and settings</li>\n<li>Downloaded applications"</li></string>
     <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, instructions and list of current accounts.  The list of accounts follows this text[CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="master_clear_accounts" product="default">"\n\nYou are currently signed into the following accounts:\n"</string>
+    <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, list of items in user data storage (USB storage or SD card) that will be erased during this operation [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="master_clear_desc_also_erases_external">"<li>Music</li>\n<li>Photos</li>\n<li>Other user data</li>"</string>
     <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, instructions about whether to also erase the external storage (SD card) when erasing the internal storage [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="master_clear_desc_erase_external_storage" product="nosdcard">"\n\nTo also clear music, pictures, and other user data, the <b>USB storage</b> needs to be erased."</string>
     <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, instructions about whether to also erase the external storage (SD card) when erasing the internal storage [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/MasterClear.java b/src/com/android/settings/MasterClear.java
index 3060d3e1893..1b045eae3a7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/MasterClear.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/MasterClear.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Environment;
 import android.preference.Preference;
 import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -133,13 +134,29 @@ public class MasterClear extends Fragment {
         mExternalStorageContainer = mContentView.findViewById(R.id.erase_external_container);
         mExternalStorage = (CheckBox) mContentView.findViewById(R.id.erase_external);
 
-        mExternalStorageContainer.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+        /*
+         * If the external storage is emulated, it will be erased with a factory
+         * reset at any rate. There is no need to have a separate option until
+         * we have a factory reset that only erases some directories and not
+         * others.
+         */
+        if (Environment.isExternalStorageEmulated()) {
+            mExternalStorageContainer.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
-            @Override
-            public void onClick(View v) {
-                mExternalStorage.toggle();
-            }
-        });
+            final View externalOption = mContentView.findViewById(R.id.erase_external_option_text);
+            externalOption.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+
+            final View externalAlsoErased = mContentView.findViewById(R.id.also_erases_external);
+            externalAlsoErased.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            mExternalStorageContainer.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+
+                @Override
+                public void onClick(View v) {
+                    mExternalStorage.toggle();
+                }
+            });
+        }
 
         loadAccountList();
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/Memory.java b/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/Memory.java
index 1860d6d3388..c3df2d54529 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/Memory.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/Memory.java
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@ public class Memory extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements OnCancelListen
         mSdMountPreferenceGroup = (PreferenceGroup)findPreference(MEMORY_SD_GROUP);
 
         if (Environment.isExternalStorageEmulated()) {
-            mSdMountPreferenceGroup.removePreference(mSdSize);
-            mSdMountPreferenceGroup.removePreference(mSdAvail);
-            mSdMountPreferenceGroup.removePreference(mSdMountToggle);
+            getPreferenceScreen().removePreference(mSdMountPreferenceGroup);
         }
 
         mInternalSize = findPreference(MEMORY_INTERNAL_SIZE);