diff --git a/res/xml/development_settings.xml b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
index 72855f0dc82..6dcc125fe1c 100644
--- a/res/xml/development_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
@@ -582,11 +582,6 @@
             android:title="@string/show_notification_channel_warnings"
             android:summary="@string/show_notification_channel_warnings_summary" />
 
-        <SwitchPreference
-            android:key="enforce_shortcuts_for_conversations"
-            android:title="@string/enforce_shortcuts_for_conversations"
-            android:summary="@string/enforce_shortcuts_for_conversations_summary" />
-
         <SwitchPreference
             android:key="asst_capability_prioritizer"
             android:title="@string/asst_capability_prioritizer_title"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
index b668aef8896..878d442c168 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment extends RestrictedDashboardFra
         controllers.add(new ShowFirstCrashDialogPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new AppsNotRespondingPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new NotificationChannelWarningsPreferenceController(context));
-        controllers.add(new EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new AllowAppsOnExternalPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new ResizableActivityPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new FreeformWindowsPreferenceController(context));
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index dd4cdcae837..00000000000
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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.os.Build;
-import android.provider.Settings;
-
-import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
-import androidx.preference.Preference;
-import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
-
-import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
-import com.android.settingslib.development.DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController;
-
-public class EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController extends
-        DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController implements Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener,
-        PreferenceControllerMixin {
-
-    private static final String KEY =
-            "enforce_shortcuts_for_conversations";
-
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    final static int SETTING_VALUE_ON = 1;
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    final static int SETTING_VALUE_OFF = 0;
-
-    final static int DEFAULT_VALUE = SETTING_VALUE_OFF;
-
-    public EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController(Context context) {
-        super(context);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getPreferenceKey() {
-        return KEY;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
-        final boolean isEnabled = (Boolean) newValue;
-        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.REQUIRE_SHORTCUTS_FOR_CONVERSATIONS,
-                isEnabled ? SETTING_VALUE_ON : SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
-        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.REQUIRE_SHORTCUTS_FOR_CONVERSATIONS, DEFAULT_VALUE);
-        ((SwitchPreference) mPreference).setChecked(mode != SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceControllerTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index cbd775f103a..00000000000
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2020 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 com.android.settings.development.EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_OFF;
-import static com.android.settings.development.EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_ON;
-
-import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.provider.Settings;
-
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
-
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
-import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
-import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
-
-@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
-public class EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceControllerTest {
-
-    @Mock
-    private SwitchPreference mPreference;
-    @Mock
-    private PreferenceScreen mScreen;
-
-    private Context mContext;
-    private EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController mController;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setup() {
-        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-        mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
-        mController = new EnforceConversationShortcutsPreferenceController(mContext);
-        when(mScreen.findPreference(mController.getPreferenceKey())).thenReturn(mPreference);
-        mController.displayPreference(mScreen);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onPreferenceChange_settingEnabled() {
-        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, true /* new value */);
-
-        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.REQUIRE_SHORTCUTS_FOR_CONVERSATIONS, -1 /* default */);
-
-        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(SETTING_VALUE_ON);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onPreferenceChange_settingDisabled() {
-        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, false /* new value */);
-
-        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.REQUIRE_SHORTCUTS_FOR_CONVERSATIONS, -1 /* default */);
-
-        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateState_settingEnabled_preferenceShouldBeChecked() {
-        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.REQUIRE_SHORTCUTS_FOR_CONVERSATIONS,
-                SETTING_VALUE_ON);
-
-        mController.updateState(mPreference);
-
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(true);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateState_settingDisabled_preferenceShouldNotBeChecked() {
-        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.REQUIRE_SHORTCUTS_FOR_CONVERSATIONS, SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-
-        mController.updateState(mPreference);
-
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
-    }
-}