diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/security/ContentProtectionPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/security/ContentProtectionPreferenceController.java
index 2f964ad175f..5ff27129ca6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/security/ContentProtectionPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/security/ContentProtectionPreferenceController.java
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
  */
 package com.android.settings.security;
 
-import static android.view.contentprotection.flags.Flags.settingUiEnabled;
-
 import static com.android.internal.R.string.config_defaultContentProtectionService;
 
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
+import android.view.contentcapture.ContentCaptureManager;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -56,4 +56,12 @@ public class ContentProtectionPreferenceController extends BasePreferenceControl
         }
         return ComponentName.unflattenFromString(flatComponentName);
     }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    protected boolean settingUiEnabled() {
+        return DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
+                DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_CONTENT_CAPTURE,
+                ContentCaptureManager.DEVICE_CONFIG_PROPERTY_ENABLE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_RECEIVER,
+                ContentCaptureManager.DEFAULT_ENABLE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_RECEIVER);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/security/ContentProtectionPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/security/ContentProtectionPreferenceControllerTest.java
index f12665c63b3..a7990d43bfd 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/security/ContentProtectionPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/security/ContentProtectionPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public class ContentProtectionPreferenceControllerTest {
 
     private ContentProtectionPreferenceController mController;
 
+    private boolean mSettingUiEnabled;
+
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
         mController = new TestContentProtectionPreferenceController();
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ public class ContentProtectionPreferenceControllerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void isAvailable_flagSettingUiDisabled_isFalse() {
-        mSetFlagsRule.disableFlags(FLAG_SETTING_UI_ENABLED);
+        mSettingUiEnabled = false;
 
         assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isFalse();
     }
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ public class ContentProtectionPreferenceControllerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void isAvailable_flagSettingUiEnabled_componentNameValid_isTrue() {
-        mSetFlagsRule.enableFlags(FLAG_SETTING_UI_ENABLED);
+        mSettingUiEnabled = true;
 
         assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isTrue();
     }
@@ -114,5 +116,10 @@ public class ContentProtectionPreferenceControllerTest {
         protected String getContentProtectionServiceFlatComponentName() {
             return mConfigDefaultContentProtectionService;
         }
+
+        @Override
+        protected boolean settingUiEnabled() {
+            return mSettingUiEnabled;
+        }
     }
 }