diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/ContextualCardLoader.java b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/ContextualCardLoader.java
index 88c489b4d7f..c0d4779445e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/ContextualCardLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/ContextualCardLoader.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 import androidx.slice.Slice;
 
+import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
 import com.android.settingslib.utils.AsyncLoaderCompat;
 
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ public class ContextualCardLoader extends AsyncLoaderCompat<List<ContextualCard>
     @Override
     public List<ContextualCard> loadInBackground() {
         final List<ContextualCard> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (mContext.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.config_use_legacy_suggestion)) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "Skipping - in legacy suggestion mode");
+            return result;
+        }
         try (Cursor cursor = getContextualCardsFromProvider()) {
             if (cursor.getCount() > 0) {
                 for (cursor.moveToFirst(); !cursor.isAfterLast(); cursor.moveToNext()) {
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/ContextualCardLoaderTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/ContextualCardLoaderTest.java
index c47fa38868d..f04008b199e 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/ContextualCardLoaderTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/ContextualCardLoaderTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
 
+import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.slices.CustomSliceRegistry;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -132,6 +133,14 @@ public class ContextualCardLoaderTest {
         assertThat(result).hasSize(2);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void loadInBackground_legacyMode_shouldReturnNothing() {
+        assertThat(mContext.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.config_use_legacy_suggestion))
+                .isTrue();
+
+        assertThat(mContextualCardLoader.loadInBackground()).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     private ContextualCard getContextualCard(String sliceUri) {
         return new ContextualCard.Builder()
                 .setName("test_card")