diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterViewController.java
index 198aa4ab82777..6dfbd0cc22552 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterViewController.java
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ public class BatteryMeterViewController extends ViewController<BatteryMeterView>
 
     @Override
     protected void onViewDetached() {
-        destroy();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void destroy() {
-        super.destroy();
         mConfigurationController.removeCallback(mConfigurationListener);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewController.java
index 8770e86df7351..796df5507f4c7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardStatusBarViewController.java
@@ -159,17 +159,6 @@ public class KeyguardStatusBarViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardStat
 
     @Override
     protected void onViewDetached() {
-        destroy();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void destroy() {
-        // Don't receive future #onViewAttached calls so that we don't accidentally have two
-        // controllers registered for the same view.
-        // TODO(b/194181195): This shouldn't be necessary.
-        super.destroy();
-        mBatteryMeterViewController.destroy();
-
         mConfigurationController.removeCallback(mConfigurationListener);
         mAnimationScheduler.removeCallback(mAnimationCallback);
         mUserInfoController.removeCallback(mOnUserInfoChangedListener);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
index 8f2bb624f94c3..28151ecf5c443 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -928,10 +928,14 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
             }
         }
 
+        mKeyguardStatusBarViewController =
+                mKeyguardStatusBarViewComponentFactory.build(mKeyguardStatusBar)
+                        .getKeyguardStatusBarViewController();
+        mKeyguardStatusBarViewController.init();
+
         updateViewControllers(
                 mView.findViewById(R.id.keyguard_status_view),
                 userAvatarView,
-                mKeyguardStatusBar,
                 keyguardUserSwitcherView,
                 mCommunalView,
                 mView.findViewById(R.id.idle_host_view));
@@ -1025,7 +1029,6 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
 
     private void updateViewControllers(KeyguardStatusView keyguardStatusView,
             UserAvatarView userAvatarView,
-            KeyguardStatusBarView keyguardStatusBarView,
             KeyguardUserSwitcherView keyguardUserSwitcherView,
             CommunalHostView communalView,
             IdleHostView idleHostView) {
@@ -1039,16 +1042,6 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
         mIdleHostViewController = idleViewComponent.getIdleHostViewController();
         mIdleHostViewController.init();
 
-        KeyguardStatusBarViewComponent statusBarViewComponent =
-                mKeyguardStatusBarViewComponentFactory.build(keyguardStatusBarView);
-        if (mKeyguardStatusBarViewController != null) {
-            // TODO(b/194181195): This shouldn't be necessary.
-            mKeyguardStatusBarViewController.destroy();
-        }
-        mKeyguardStatusBarViewController =
-                statusBarViewComponent.getKeyguardStatusBarViewController();
-        mKeyguardStatusBarViewController.init();
-
         if (communalView != null) {
             CommunalViewComponent communalViewComponent =
                     mCommunalViewComponentFactory.build(communalView);
@@ -1217,7 +1210,7 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
 
         mBigClockContainer.removeAllViews();
         updateViewControllers(mView.findViewById(R.id.keyguard_status_view), userAvatarView,
-                mKeyguardStatusBar, keyguardUserSwitcherView, mCommunalView,
+                keyguardUserSwitcherView, mCommunalView,
                 mView.findViewById(R.id.idle_host_view));
 
         // Update keyguard bottom area
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/util/ViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/util/ViewController.java
index 32bbe1c44c5c5..0dd5788105b71 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/util/ViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/util/ViewController.java
@@ -109,16 +109,6 @@ public abstract class ViewController<T extends View> {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Destroys this controller so that it never receives view attach and detach events again.
-     * Does nothing if the view is null.
-     */
-    public void destroy() {
-        if (mView != null) {
-            mView.removeOnAttachStateChangeListener(mOnAttachStateListener);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Called when the view is attached and a call to {@link #init()} has been made in either order.
      */