diff --git a/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml b/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
index 4078e824819..3dcddc8eb19 100644
--- a/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/configure_notification_settings.xml
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@
             android:ringtoneType="notification"
             settings:searchable="false"/>
 
-        <SwitchPreference
-            android:key="notification_people_strip"
-            android:title="@string/notification_people_strip_title"
-            settings:controller="com.android.settings.notification.NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController"/>
-
         <Preference
             android:key="gesture_swipe_down_fingerprint_notifications"
             android:title="@string/fingerprint_swipe_for_notifications_title"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e16443ec422..00000000000
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 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.notification;
-
-
-import android.content.ContentResolver;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.database.ContentObserver;
-import android.net.Uri;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Looper;
-import android.provider.Settings;
-
-import androidx.preference.Preference;
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-
-import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
-import com.android.settings.core.TogglePreferenceController;
-import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.LifecycleObserver;
-import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.events.OnPause;
-import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.events.OnResume;
-
-import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-
-/** Controls toggle setting for people strip in system ui. */
-public class NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceController
-        implements PreferenceControllerMixin, Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener,
-        LifecycleObserver, OnResume, OnPause {
-
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final int ON = 1;
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final int OFF = 0;
-
-    private final Uri mPeopleStripUri =
-            Settings.Secure.getUriFor(Settings.Secure.PEOPLE_STRIP);
-
-    private Preference mPreference;
-    private Runnable mUnregisterOnPropertiesChangedListener;
-
-    public NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController(Context context, String preferenceKey) {
-        super(context, preferenceKey);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
-        super.displayPreference(screen);
-        mPreference = screen.findPreference("notification_people_strip");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onResume() {
-        if (mPreference == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        ContentObserver observer = new ContentObserver(new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())) {
-            @Override
-            public void onChange(boolean selfChange) {
-                super.onChange(selfChange);
-                updateState(mPreference);
-            }
-        };
-        ContentResolver contentResolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
-        mUnregisterOnPropertiesChangedListener =
-                () -> contentResolver.unregisterContentObserver(observer);
-        contentResolver.registerContentObserver(mPeopleStripUri, false, observer);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onPause() {
-        if (mUnregisterOnPropertiesChangedListener != null) {
-            mUnregisterOnPropertiesChangedListener.run();
-            mUnregisterOnPropertiesChangedListener = null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
-        return AVAILABLE;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isSliceable() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isChecked() {
-        int value = Settings.Secure.getInt(
-                mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Secure.PEOPLE_STRIP,
-                OFF);
-        return value != OFF;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean setChecked(boolean isChecked) {
-        return Settings.Secure.putInt(
-                mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Secure.PEOPLE_STRIP,
-                isChecked ? ON : OFF);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceControllerTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 786ffb37ae7..00000000000
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 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.notification;
-
-import static android.provider.Settings.Secure.PEOPLE_STRIP;
-
-import static com.android.settings.notification.NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController.OFF;
-import static com.android.settings.notification.NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController.ON;
-
-import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.provider.Settings;
-
-import androidx.preference.Preference;
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-import androidx.preference.TwoStatePreference;
-
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.Answers;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
-import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
-import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
-
-@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
-public class NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceControllerTest {
-
-    private static final String KEY_PEOPLE_STRIP = "notification_people_strip";
-
-    @Mock(answer = Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
-    private Context mContext;
-    @Mock(answer = Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
-    private PreferenceScreen mScreen;
-
-    private NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController mController;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setup() {
-        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-        mController = new NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController(mContext, KEY_PEOPLE_STRIP);
-        Preference preference = new Preference(RuntimeEnvironment.application);
-        preference.setKey(mController.getPreferenceKey());
-        when(mScreen.findPreference(preference.getKey())).thenReturn(preference);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateState_preferenceSetCheckedWhenSettingIsOn() {
-        final TwoStatePreference preference = mock(TwoStatePreference.class);
-        final Context context = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
-        Settings.Secure.putInt(context.getContentResolver(), PEOPLE_STRIP, ON);
-
-        mController = new NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController(context, KEY_PEOPLE_STRIP);
-        mController.updateState(preference);
-
-        verify(preference).setChecked(true);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateState_preferenceSetUncheckedWhenSettingIsOff() {
-        final TwoStatePreference preference = mock(TwoStatePreference.class);
-        final Context context = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
-        Settings.Secure.putInt(context.getContentResolver(), PEOPLE_STRIP, OFF);
-
-        mController = new NotificationPeopleStripPreferenceController(context, KEY_PEOPLE_STRIP);
-        mController.updateState(preference);
-
-        verify(preference).setChecked(false);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void isChecked_settingIsOff_shouldReturnFalse() {
-        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), PEOPLE_STRIP, OFF);
-
-        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isFalse();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void isChecked_settingIsOn_shouldReturnTrue() {
-        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), PEOPLE_STRIP, ON);
-
-        assertThat(mController.isChecked()).isTrue();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void setChecked_setFalse_disablesSetting() {
-        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), PEOPLE_STRIP, ON);
-
-        mController.setChecked(false);
-        int updatedValue = Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), PEOPLE_STRIP, -1);
-
-        assertThat(updatedValue).isEqualTo(OFF);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void setChecked_setTrue_enablesSetting() {
-        Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), PEOPLE_STRIP, OFF);
-
-        mController.setChecked(true);
-        int updatedValue = Settings.Secure.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), PEOPLE_STRIP, -1);
-
-        assertThat(updatedValue).isEqualTo(ON);
-    }
-}