diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ScrimView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ScrimView.java
index bfa43fde03d0a..dba7130793cad 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ScrimView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/ScrimView.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public class ScrimView extends View
     private float mViewAlpha = 1.0f;
     private ValueAnimator mAlphaAnimator;
     private Rect mExcludedRect = new Rect();
-    private int mLeftInset = 0;
     private boolean mHasExcludedArea;
     private ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener mAlphaUpdateListener
             = new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {
@@ -88,12 +87,12 @@ public class ScrimView extends View
                 if (mExcludedRect.top > 0) {
                     canvas.drawRect(0, 0, getWidth(), mExcludedRect.top, mPaint);
                 }
-                if (mExcludedRect.left + mLeftInset > 0) {
-                    canvas.drawRect(0,  mExcludedRect.top, mExcludedRect.left + mLeftInset,
-                            mExcludedRect.bottom, mPaint);
+                if (mExcludedRect.left > 0) {
+                    canvas.drawRect(0,  mExcludedRect.top, mExcludedRect.left, mExcludedRect.bottom,
+                            mPaint);
                 }
-                if (mExcludedRect.right + mLeftInset < getWidth()) {
-                    canvas.drawRect(mExcludedRect.right + mLeftInset,
+                if (mExcludedRect.right < getWidth()) {
+                    canvas.drawRect(mExcludedRect.right,
                             mExcludedRect.top,
                             getWidth(),
                             mExcludedRect.bottom,
@@ -184,14 +183,4 @@ public class ScrimView extends View
     public void setChangeRunnable(Runnable changeRunnable) {
         mChangeRunnable = changeRunnable;
     }
-
-    public void setLeftInset(int leftInset) {
-        if (mLeftInset != leftInset) {
-            mLeftInset = leftInset;
-
-            if (mHasExcludedArea) {
-                invalidate();
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
index 0e74e579624b6..749ff99e9c6d3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/ScrimController.java
@@ -556,10 +556,6 @@ public class ScrimController implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener,
         mScrimBehind.setExcludedArea(area);
     }
 
-    public void setLeftInset(int inset) {
-        mScrimBehind.setLeftInset(inset);
-    }
-
     public int getScrimBehindColor() {
         return mScrimBehind.getScrimColorWithAlpha();
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarWindowView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarWindowView.java
index f6dd88d9a475f..487f0e73959ce 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarWindowView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarWindowView.java
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ public class StatusBarWindowView extends FrameLayout {
     }
 
     private void applyMargins() {
-        mService.mScrimController.setLeftInset(mLeftInset);
         final int N = getChildCount();
         for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
             View child = getChildAt(i);