diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
index f888ea7c8e0..19222612f3a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/ConfigureNotificationSettings.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public class ConfigureNotificationSettings extends DashboardFragment implements
         mNotificationAssistantPreferenceController =
                 use(NotificationAssistantPreferenceController.class);
         mNotificationAssistantPreferenceController.setFragment(this);
-        mNotificationAssistantPreferenceController.setBackend(new NotificationBackend());
     }
 
     private static List<AbstractPreferenceController> buildPreferenceControllers(Context context,
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationAssistantPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationAssistantPreferenceController.java
index c25a7d55723..e8a66b6ba7f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationAssistantPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationAssistantPreferenceController.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class NotificationAssistantPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceC
     public NotificationAssistantPreferenceController(Context context) {
         super(context, KEY_NAS);
         mUserManager = UserManager.get(context);
+        mNotificationBackend = new NotificationBackend();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -100,4 +101,9 @@ public class NotificationAssistantPreferenceController extends TogglePreferenceC
     void setBackend(NotificationBackend backend) {
         mNotificationBackend = backend;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSliceable() {
+        return (mFragment != null && mFragment instanceof ConfigureNotificationSettings);
+    }
 }