diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 43925c19f76..d4f3f7344ab 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -11760,11 +11760,6 @@
     <!-- Summary for the top level Privacy Settings [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]-->
     <string name="privacy_dashboard_summary">Permissions, account activity, personal data</string>
 
-    <!-- UI debug setting: show media player on quick settings title [CHAR LIMIT=60] -->
-    <string name="quick_settings_media_player">Media resumption</string>
-    <!-- UI debug setting: show media player on quick settings summary [CHAR_LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="quick_settings_media_player_summary">Shows and persists media player in Quick Settings. Requires reboot.</string>
-
     <!-- Label for button in contextual card for users to remove the card [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
     <string name="contextual_card_dismiss_remove">Remove</string>
     <!-- Label for button in contextual card for users to keep the card [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
diff --git a/res/xml/development_settings.xml b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
index df703f5fcad..72855f0dc82 100644
--- a/res/xml/development_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/development_settings.xml
@@ -525,11 +525,6 @@
             android:title="@string/usb_audio_disable_routing"
             android:summary="@string/usb_audio_disable_routing_summary" />
 
-        <SwitchPreference
-            android:key="quick_settings_media_player"
-            android:title="@string/quick_settings_media_player"
-            android:summary="@string/quick_settings_media_player_summary" />
-
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
index 73ff53445d1..b668aef8896 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment.java
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ public class DevelopmentSettingsDashboardFragment extends RestrictedDashboardFra
         controllers.add(new DebugNonRectClipOperationsPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new ForceDarkPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new EnableBlursPreferenceController(context));
-        controllers.add(new QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new ForceMSAAPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new HardwareOverlaysPreferenceController(context));
         controllers.add(new SimulateColorSpacePreferenceController(context));
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 47f3adc83eb..00000000000
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.android.settings.development;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.provider.Settings;
-
-import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
-import androidx.preference.Preference;
-import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
-
-import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
-import com.android.settingslib.development.DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController;
-
-/**
- * Controls whether the media player should be visible in quick settings.
- */
-public class QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController extends
-        DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController implements Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener,
-        PreferenceControllerMixin {
-    private static final String PREFERENCE_KEY = "quick_settings_media_player";
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final String SETTING_NAME = Settings.Global.SHOW_MEDIA_ON_QUICK_SETTINGS;
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final int SETTING_VALUE_ON = 1;
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final int SETTING_VALUE_OFF = 0;
-
-    public QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController(Context context) {
-        super(context);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getPreferenceKey() {
-        return PREFERENCE_KEY;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
-        final boolean isEnabled = (Boolean) newValue;
-        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), SETTING_NAME,
-                isEnabled ? SETTING_VALUE_ON : SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void updateState(Preference preference) {
-        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), SETTING_NAME,
-                SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        ((SwitchPreference) mPreference).setChecked(mode != SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled() {
-        super.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
-        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), SETTING_NAME, SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        ((SwitchPreference) mPreference).setChecked(false);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceControllerTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 10eed2fcbc5..00000000000
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.android.settings.development;
-
-import static com.android.settings.development.QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController.SETTING_NAME;
-import static com.android.settings.development.QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_OFF;
-import static com.android.settings.development.QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_ON;
-
-import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.provider.Settings;
-
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
-
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Rule;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnit;
-import org.mockito.junit.MockitoRule;
-import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
-import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
-
-@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
-public class QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceControllerTest {
-    @Mock
-    private SwitchPreference mPreference;
-    @Mock
-    private PreferenceScreen mPreferenceScreen;
-    @Rule
-    public MockitoRule mMockitoRule = MockitoJUnit.rule();
-
-    private Context mContext;
-    private QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController mController;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setup() {
-        mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
-        mController = new QuickSettingsMediaPlayerPreferenceController(mContext);
-        when(mPreferenceScreen.findPreference(mController.getPreferenceKey()))
-            .thenReturn(mPreference);
-        mController.displayPreference(mPreferenceScreen);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onPreferenceChanged_turnOnPreference_shouldEnable() {
-        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, true /* new value */);
-
-        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                SETTING_NAME, -1 /* default */);
-
-        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(SETTING_VALUE_ON);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onPreferenceChanged_turnOffPreference_shouldDisable() {
-        mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, false /* new value */);
-
-        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                SETTING_NAME, -1 /* default */);
-
-        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateState_settingEnabled_preferenceShouldBeChecked() {
-        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), SETTING_NAME, SETTING_VALUE_ON);
-        mController.updateState(mPreference);
-
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(true);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateState_settingDisabled_preferenceShouldNotBeChecked() {
-        Settings.Global.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), SETTING_NAME, SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        mController.updateState(mPreference);
-
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled_shouldDisable() {
-        mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
-        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                SETTING_NAME, -1 /* default */);
-
-        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        verify(mPreference).setEnabled(false);
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
-    }
-}