diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/display/SmartAutoRotateController.java b/src/com/android/settings/display/SmartAutoRotateController.java
index d29a64e7d88..093c8459cd5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/display/SmartAutoRotateController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/display/SmartAutoRotateController.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.service.rotationresolver.RotationResolverService;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
-import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleObserver;
 import androidx.lifecycle.OnLifecycleEvent;
 import androidx.preference.Preference;
@@ -82,10 +81,6 @@ public class SmartAutoRotateController extends TogglePreferenceController implem
                 context);
     }
 
-    public void init(Lifecycle lifecycle) {
-        lifecycle.addObserver(this);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
         if (!isRotationResolverServiceAvailable(mContext)) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/display/SmartAutoRotatePreferenceFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/display/SmartAutoRotatePreferenceFragment.java
index 1b4e998db87..36d300647ba 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/display/SmartAutoRotatePreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/display/SmartAutoRotatePreferenceFragment.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public class SmartAutoRotatePreferenceFragment extends DashboardFragment {
     @Override
     public void onAttach(Context context) {
         super.onAttach(context);
-        use(SmartAutoRotateController.class).init(getLifecycle());
         DeviceStateAutoRotationHelper.initControllers(
                 getLifecycle(),
                 useAll(DeviceStateAutoRotateSettingController.class)