diff --git a/res/xml/development_settings.xml b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
index 1daeb49b6c5..9d85ec9c9a1 100644
--- a/res/xml/development_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
@@ -202,11 +202,6 @@
             android:title="@string/wifi_verbose_logging"
             android:summary="@string/wifi_verbose_logging_summary"/>
 
-        <SwitchPreference
-            android:key="wifi_allow_scan_with_traffic"
-            android:title="@string/wifi_allow_scan_with_traffic"
-            android:summary="@string/wifi_allow_scan_with_traffic_summary"/>
-
         <SwitchPreference
             android:key="mobile_data_always_on"
             android:title="@string/mobile_data_always_on"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
index 5cd80c9b97b..0420ecfa1cc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment extends RestrictedDashboardFra
         controllers.add(new CameraLaserSensorPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new WifiDisplayCertificationPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new WifiVerboseLoggingPreferenceController(context));
-        controllers.add(new WifiRoamScansPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new MobileDataAlwaysOnPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new TetheringHardwareAccelPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new SelectUsbConfigPreferenceController(context, lifecycle));
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/WifiRoamScansPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/WifiRoamScansPreferenceController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b3ff40098d5..00000000000
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/WifiRoamScansPreferenceController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2017 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.development;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
-import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
-import android.support.v14.preference.SwitchPreference;
-import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
-import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-
-import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
-import com.android.settingslib.development.DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController;
-
-public class WifiRoamScansPreferenceController extends
-        DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController implements Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener,
-        PreferenceControllerMixin {
-
-    private static final String WIFI_ALLOW_SCAN_WITH_TRAFFIC_KEY = "wifi_allow_scan_with_traffic";
-
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final int SETTING_VALUE_ON = 1;
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final int SETTING_VALUE_OFF = 0;
-
-    private final WifiManager mWifiManager;
-    private SwitchPreference mPreference;
-
-    public WifiRoamScansPreferenceController(Context context) {
-        super(context);
-
-        mWifiManager = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getPreferenceKey() {
-        return WIFI_ALLOW_SCAN_WITH_TRAFFIC_KEY;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
-        super.displayPreference(screen);
-
-        mPreference = (SwitchPreference) screen.findPreference(getPreferenceKey());
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
-        final boolean isEnabled = (Boolean) newValue;
-        mWifiManager.setAllowScansWithTraffic(isEnabled ? SETTING_VALUE_ON : SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
-        final boolean enabled = mWifiManager.getAllowScansWithTraffic() > 0;
-        mPreference.setChecked(enabled);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchEnabled() {
-        mPreference.setEnabled(true);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled() {
-        mWifiManager.setAllowScansWithTraffic(SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        mPreference.setEnabled(false);
-        mPreference.setChecked(false);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/WifiRoamScansPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/WifiRoamScansPreferenceControllerTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 60e5e4931d0..00000000000
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/WifiRoamScansPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2017 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.development;
-
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
-import android.support.v14.preference.SwitchPreference;
-import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-
-import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
-import com.android.settings.testutils.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
-
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
-import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
-
-@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
-@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION)
-public class WifiRoamScansPreferenceControllerTest {
-
-    @Mock
-    private Context mContext;
-    @Mock
-    private WifiManager mWifiManager;
-    @Mock
-    private SwitchPreference mPreference;
-    @Mock
-    private PreferenceScreen mPreferenceScreen;
-
-    private WifiRoamScansPreferenceController mController;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setup() {
-        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-        when(mContext.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE)).thenReturn(mWifiManager);
-        mController = new WifiRoamScansPreferenceController(mContext);
-        when(mPreferenceScreen.findPreference(mController.getPreferenceKey())).thenReturn(
-                mPreference);
-        mController.displayPreference(mPreferenceScreen);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onPreferenceChange_shouldEnableRoamScanning() {
-        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, true /* new value */);
-
-        verify(mWifiManager).setAllowScansWithTraffic(
-                WifiRoamScansPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_ON);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onPreferenceChange_shouldDisableRoamScanning() {
-        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, false /* new value */);
-
-        verify(mWifiManager).setAllowScansWithTraffic(
-                WifiRoamScansPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateState_shouldEnablePreference() {
-        when(mWifiManager.getAllowScansWithTraffic()).thenReturn(1);
-        mController.updateState(mPreference);
-
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(true);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateState_shouldDisablePreference() {
-        when(mWifiManager.getAllowScansWithTraffic()).thenReturn(0);
-        mController.updateState(mPreference);
-
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchEnabled_shouldEnablePreference() {
-        mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchEnabled();
-
-        verify(mPreference).setEnabled(true);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled_shouldDisablePreference() {
-        mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
-
-        verify(mWifiManager).setAllowScansWithTraffic(
-                WifiRoamScansPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        verify(mPreference).setEnabled(false);
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
-    }
-}