diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 3f8cbb9d0ca..357b138fb72 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -5985,9 +5985,6 @@
     <!-- [CHAR LIMIT=180] Notification importance summary -->
     <string name="show_silently_summary">Don\'t make sound, vibrate, or peek these notifications into view on the current screen.</string>
 
-    <!-- Default Apps > Default notification assistant -->
-    <string name="default_notification_assistant">Notification assistant</string>
-
     <!-- Sound & notification > Advanced section: Title for managing notification listeners option. [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
     <string name="manage_notification_access_title">Notification access</string>
 
diff --git a/res/xml/advanced_apps.xml b/res/xml/advanced_apps.xml
index 99e81a60dbe..99da7456ddd 100644
--- a/res/xml/advanced_apps.xml
+++ b/res/xml/advanced_apps.xml
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@
             android:title="@string/sms_application_title"
             settings:keywords="@string/keywords_more_default_sms_app" />
 
-        <com.android.settings.applications.DefaultNotificationAssistantPreference
-            android:key="default_notification_asst_app"
-            android:title="@string/default_notification_assistant" />
-
-
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <com.android.settings.WorkOnlyCategory
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/DefaultNotificationAssistantPreference.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/DefaultNotificationAssistantPreference.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 53fc3913d7a..00000000000
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/DefaultNotificationAssistantPreference.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.android.settings.applications;
-
-import android.app.ActivityManager;
-import android.content.ComponentName;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
-import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
-import android.provider.Settings;
-import android.service.notification.NotificationAssistantService;
-import android.util.AttributeSet;
-import android.util.Slog;
-import com.android.settings.AppListPreference;
-import com.android.settings.R;
-import com.android.settings.notification.ManagedServiceSettings;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-public class DefaultNotificationAssistantPreference extends AppListPreference {
-    private static final String TAG = "DefaultNotiAssist";
-
-    private PackageManager mPm;
-    private final ManagedServiceSettings.Config mConfig;
-    private final Context mContext;
-
-    public DefaultNotificationAssistantPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
-        super(context, attrs);
-
-        mContext = context;
-        mPm = context.getPackageManager();
-        mConfig = getConfig();
-        setShowItemNone(true);
-        updateList(getServices());
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected boolean persistString(String value) {
-        Settings.Secure.putString(mContext.getContentResolver(), mConfig.setting, value);
-        setSummary(getEntry());
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    private void updateList(List<ServiceInfo> services) {
-        final ComponentName[] assistants = new ComponentName[services.size()];
-        for (int i = 0; i < services.size(); i++) {
-            assistants[i] = new ComponentName(services.get(i).packageName, services.get(i).name);
-        }
-        final String assistant =
-                Settings.Secure.getString(mContext.getContentResolver(), mConfig.setting);
-        setComponentNames(assistants, assistant == null ? null
-                : ComponentName.unflattenFromString(assistant));
-    }
-
-    private List<ServiceInfo> getServices() {
-        List<ServiceInfo> services = new ArrayList<>();
-        final int user = ActivityManager.getCurrentUser();
-
-        List<ResolveInfo> installedServices = mPm.queryIntentServicesAsUser(
-                new Intent(mConfig.intentAction),
-                PackageManager.GET_SERVICES | PackageManager.GET_META_DATA,
-                user);
-
-        for (int i = 0, count = installedServices.size(); i < count; i++) {
-            ResolveInfo resolveInfo = installedServices.get(i);
-            ServiceInfo info = resolveInfo.serviceInfo;
-
-            if (!mConfig.permission.equals(info.permission)) {
-                Slog.w(mConfig.tag, "Skipping " + mConfig.noun + " service "
-                        + info.packageName + "/" + info.name
-                        + ": it does not require the permission "
-                        + mConfig.permission);
-                continue;
-            }
-            services.add(info);
-        }
-        return services;
-    }
-
-    private ManagedServiceSettings.Config getConfig() {
-        final ManagedServiceSettings.Config c = new ManagedServiceSettings.Config();
-        c.tag = TAG;
-        c.setting = Settings.Secure.ENABLED_NOTIFICATION_ASSISTANT;
-        c.intentAction = NotificationAssistantService.SERVICE_INTERFACE;
-        c.permission = android.Manifest.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_ASSISTANT_SERVICE;
-        c.noun = "notification assistant";
-        c.warningDialogTitle = R.string.notification_listener_security_warning_title;
-        c.warningDialogSummary = R.string.notification_listener_security_warning_summary;
-        c.emptyText = R.string.no_notification_listeners;
-        return c;
-    }
-}