diff --git a/res/layout/preference_progress_category.xml b/res/layout/preference_progress_category.xml
index 0a860af8777..ad782f24e3d 100644
--- a/res/layout/preference_progress_category.xml
+++ b/res/layout/preference_progress_category.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     android:orientation="horizontal"
     >
 
-    <!-- This and the other text view have the style of the list separator text view without the background and padding -->
+    <!-- This text view has the style of the list separator text view without the background and padding. -->
     <TextView
         style="?android:attr/listSeparatorTextViewStyle"
         android:background="@null"
@@ -33,18 +33,6 @@
         android:layout_gravity="left|bottom"
     />
 
-    <TextView
-        style="?android:attr/listSeparatorTextViewStyle"
-        android:background="@null"
-        android:paddingLeft="0dip"
-        android:id="@+id/scanning_text"
-        android:layout_width="0dp"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_weight="1"
-        android:layout_gravity="right|bottom"
-        android:text="@string/progress_scanning"
-        />
-
     <ProgressBar
         android:id="@+id/scanning_progress"
         android:text="@string/progress_scanning"
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 3270c195eb6..aaf51c5802f 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -271,10 +271,6 @@
     <string name="bluetooth_pairing">Pairing\u2026</string>
     <!--Bluetooth settings screen, summary text for Bluetooth device with no name -->
     <string name="bluetooth_device">Unnamed Bluetooth device</string>
-    <!--Bluetooth settings screen, text that appears in heading bar when scanning for devices -->
-    <string name="progress_scanning">Searching</string>
-    <!--Bluetooth settings screen, text that appears in heading bar when scanning for devices is finished, indicating that user can tap on a device to pair with it [CHAR LIMIT=20]-->
-    <string name="progress_tap_to_pair">Touch to pair</string>
     <!--Bluetooth settings screen, text that appears when scanning for devices is finished and no nearby bluetooth device was found [CHAR LIMIT=40]-->
     <string name="bluetooth_no_devices_found">No nearby Bluetooth devices were found.</string>
     <!-- Notification ticker text (shown in the status bar) when a Bluetooth device wants to pair with us -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/ProgressCategory.java b/src/com/android/settings/ProgressCategory.java
index c1b25d83b2e..625aa5905a1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/ProgressCategory.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/ProgressCategory.java
@@ -36,13 +36,10 @@ public class ProgressCategory extends ProgressCategoryBase {
     @Override
     public void onBindView(View view) {
         super.onBindView(view);
-        final TextView scanning = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.scanning_text);
         final View progressBar = view.findViewById(R.id.scanning_progress);
 
-        scanning.setText(mProgress ? R.string.progress_scanning : R.string.progress_tap_to_pair);
         boolean noDeviceFound = (getPreferenceCount() == 0 ||
                 (getPreferenceCount() == 1 && getPreference(0) == mNoDeviceFoundPreference));
-        scanning.setVisibility(noDeviceFound ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
         progressBar.setVisibility(mProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
 
         if (mProgress || !noDeviceFound) {