diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFeatureProviderImpl.java b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFeatureProviderImpl.java
index 6d1d52d8877..ddfce652c4b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFeatureProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFeatureProviderImpl.java
@@ -77,7 +77,14 @@ public class PanelFeatureProviderImpl implements PanelFeatureProvider {
                     context.sendBroadcast(volumeIntent);
                     return null;
                 } else {
-                    return VolumePanel.create(context);
+                    if (Flags.slicesRetirement()) {
+                        Intent volIntent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_SOUND_SETTINGS);
+                        volIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+                        context.startActivity(volIntent);
+                        return null;
+                    } else {
+                        return VolumePanel.create(context);
+                    }
                 }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFeatureProviderImplTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFeatureProviderImplTest.java
index 4b08ef8bfa8..d2f53f948e3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFeatureProviderImplTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFeatureProviderImplTest.java
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.platform.test.annotations.DisableFlags;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.FeatureFlagUtils;
 
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 
+import com.android.settings.flags.Flags;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ public class PanelFeatureProviderImplTest {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @DisableFlags(Flags.FLAG_SLICES_RETIREMENT)
     public void getPanel_volumePanel_returnsCorrectPanel() {
         FeatureFlagUtils.setEnabled(mContext, FeatureFlagUtils.SETTINGS_VOLUME_PANEL_IN_SYSTEMUI,
                 false);