diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search/DeviceIndexFeatureProvider.java b/src/com/android/settings/search/DeviceIndexFeatureProvider.java
index e6b3e937b85..a55fcff8095 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search/DeviceIndexFeatureProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search/DeviceIndexFeatureProvider.java
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ public interface DeviceIndexFeatureProvider {
     // When the device language changes, re-index so Slices trigger in device language.
     Locale LANGUAGE = Locale.getDefault();
 
-    boolean isIndexingEnabled();
+    default boolean isIndexingEnabled() {
+        return false;
+    }
 
     void index(Context context, CharSequence title, Uri sliceUri, Uri launchUri,
             List<String> keywords);
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search/DeviceIndexFeatureProviderImpl.java b/src/com/android/settings/search/DeviceIndexFeatureProviderImpl.java
index 087ecf83dbc..8fd1606452f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search/DeviceIndexFeatureProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search/DeviceIndexFeatureProviderImpl.java
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class DeviceIndexFeatureProviderImpl implements DeviceIndexFeatureProvider {
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isIndexingEnabled() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void index(Context context, CharSequence title, Uri sliceUri, Uri launchUri,
             List<String> keywords) {