diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
index 88d7710e56c6e..85ecb1c7345da 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@
     <!-- Permission to make accessibility service access Bubbles -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ADD_TRUSTED_DISPLAY" />
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_SMARTSPACE" />
-
 
     <protected-broadcast android:name="com.android.settingslib.action.REGISTER_SLICE_RECEIVER" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="com.android.settingslib.action.UNREGISTER_SLICE_RECEIVER" />
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/plugin/bcsmartspace/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.java b/packages/SystemUI/plugin/bcsmartspace/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.java
index 35423a979cbcd..f8a9a04596731 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/plugin/bcsmartspace/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/plugin/bcsmartspace/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.java
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.plugins;
 
-import android.app.smartspace.SmartspaceTarget;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.annotations.ProvidesInterface;
 
@@ -38,25 +36,9 @@ public interface BcSmartspaceDataPlugin extends Plugin {
     /** Unregister a listener. */
     void unregisterListener(SmartspaceTargetListener listener);
 
-    /**
-     * Create a view to be shown within the parent. Do not add the view, as the parent
-     * will be responsible for correctly setting the LayoutParams
-     */
-    default SmartspaceView getView(ViewGroup parent) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /** Updates Smartspace data and propagates it to any listeners. */
-    void onTargetsAvailable(List<SmartspaceTarget> targets);
-
     /** Provides Smartspace data to registered listeners. */
     interface SmartspaceTargetListener {
         /** Each Parcelable is a SmartspaceTarget that represents a card. */
         void onSmartspaceTargetsUpdated(List<? extends Parcelable> targets);
     }
-
-    /** View to which this plugin can be registered, in order to get updates. */
-    interface SmartspaceView {
-        void registerDataProvider(BcSmartspaceDataPlugin plugin);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/flags.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/flags.xml
index bbf204844e29a..834b482a449e9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/flags.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/flags.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,4 @@
     <bool name="flag_charging_ripple">false</bool>
 
     <bool name="flag_ongoing_call_status_bar_chip">true</bool>
-
-    <bool name="flag_smartspace">false</bool>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
index 24b7cd118ed67..0675200f81e26 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
@@ -16,15 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.keyguard;
 
-import static android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT;
-import static android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT;
-
 import android.app.WallpaperManager;
-import android.app.smartspace.SmartspaceConfig;
-import android.app.smartspace.SmartspaceManager;
-import android.app.smartspace.SmartspaceSession;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
@@ -32,7 +25,6 @@ import android.text.format.DateFormat;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
-import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 
 import com.android.internal.colorextraction.ColorExtractor;
 import com.android.keyguard.clock.ClockManager;
@@ -40,12 +32,8 @@ import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.broadcast.BroadcastDispatcher;
 import com.android.systemui.colorextraction.SysuiColorExtractor;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Main;
-import com.android.systemui.plugins.BcSmartspaceDataPlugin;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ClockPlugin;
-import com.android.systemui.plugins.PluginListener;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.plugins.PluginManager;
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.AnimatableProperty;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.PropertyAnimator;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.AnimationProperties;
@@ -55,7 +43,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.util.ViewController;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
@@ -81,13 +68,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
     private AnimatableClockController mNewLockScreenLargeClockViewController;
     private FrameLayout mNewLockScreenLargeClockFrame;
 
-    private PluginManager mPluginManager;
-    private boolean mIsSmartspaceEnabled;
-    PluginListener mPluginListener;
-    private Executor mUiExecutor;
-    private SmartspaceSession mSmartspaceSession;
-    private SmartspaceSession.Callback mSmartspaceCallback;
-
     private int mLockScreenMode = KeyguardUpdateMonitor.LOCK_SCREEN_MODE_NORMAL;
 
     private final StatusBarStateController.StateListener mStateListener =
@@ -116,9 +96,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
     private ClockManager.ClockChangedListener mClockChangedListener = this::setClockPlugin;
     private String mTimeFormat;
 
-    // If set, will replace keyguard_status_area
-    private BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.SmartspaceView mSmartspaceView;
-
     @Inject
     public KeyguardClockSwitchController(
             KeyguardClockSwitch keyguardClockSwitch,
@@ -128,10 +105,7 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
             KeyguardSliceViewController keyguardSliceViewController,
             NotificationIconAreaController notificationIconAreaController,
             ContentResolver contentResolver,
-            BroadcastDispatcher broadcastDispatcher,
-            PluginManager pluginManager,
-            FeatureFlags featureFlags,
-            @Main Executor uiExecutor) {
+            BroadcastDispatcher broadcastDispatcher) {
         super(keyguardClockSwitch);
         mResources = resources;
         mStatusBarStateController = statusBarStateController;
@@ -141,9 +115,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
         mNotificationIconAreaController = notificationIconAreaController;
         mBroadcastDispatcher = broadcastDispatcher;
         mTimeFormat = Settings.System.getString(contentResolver, Settings.System.TIME_12_24);
-        mPluginManager = pluginManager;
-        mIsSmartspaceEnabled = featureFlags.isSmartspaceEnabled();
-        mUiExecutor = uiExecutor;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -166,63 +137,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
         updateAodIcons();
         mNewLockScreenClockFrame = mView.findViewById(R.id.new_lockscreen_clock_view);
         mNewLockScreenLargeClockFrame = mView.findViewById(R.id.new_lockscreen_clock_view_large);
-
-        // If a smartspace plugin is detected, replace the existing smartspace
-        // (keyguard_status_area), and initialize a new session
-        mPluginListener = new PluginListener<BcSmartspaceDataPlugin>() {
-
-            @Override
-            public void onPluginConnected(BcSmartspaceDataPlugin plugin, Context pluginContext) {
-                if (!mIsSmartspaceEnabled) return;
-
-                View ksa = mView.findViewById(R.id.keyguard_status_area);
-                int ksaIndex = mView.indexOfChild(ksa);
-                ksa.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-
-                mSmartspaceView = plugin.getView(mView);
-                mSmartspaceView.registerDataProvider(plugin);
-
-                RelativeLayout.LayoutParams lp = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
-                        MATCH_PARENT, WRAP_CONTENT);
-                lp.addRule(RelativeLayout.BELOW, R.id.new_lockscreen_clock_view);
-                mView.addView((View) mSmartspaceView, ksaIndex, lp);
-
-                View nic = mView.findViewById(
-                        com.android.systemui.R.id.left_aligned_notification_icon_container);
-                lp = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams) nic.getLayoutParams();
-                lp.addRule(RelativeLayout.BELOW, ((View) mSmartspaceView).getId());
-                nic.setLayoutParams(lp);
-
-                createSmartspaceSession(plugin);
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public void onPluginDisconnected(BcSmartspaceDataPlugin plugin) {
-                if (!mIsSmartspaceEnabled) return;
-
-                mView.removeView((View) mSmartspaceView);
-                mView.findViewById(R.id.keyguard_status_area).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-
-                View nic = mView.findViewById(
-                        com.android.systemui.R.id.left_aligned_notification_icon_container);
-                RelativeLayout.LayoutParams lp = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams)
-                        nic.getLayoutParams();
-                lp.addRule(RelativeLayout.BELOW, R.id.keyguard_status_area);
-                nic.setLayoutParams(lp);
-
-                mSmartspaceView = null;
-            }
-
-            private void createSmartspaceSession(BcSmartspaceDataPlugin plugin) {
-                mSmartspaceSession = getContext().getSystemService(SmartspaceManager.class)
-                        .createSmartspaceSession(
-                                new SmartspaceConfig.Builder(getContext(), "lockscreen").build());
-                mSmartspaceCallback = targets -> plugin.onTargetsAvailable(targets);
-                mSmartspaceSession.registerSmartspaceUpdates(mUiExecutor, mSmartspaceCallback);
-                mSmartspaceSession.requestSmartspaceUpdate();
-            }
-        };
-        mPluginManager.addPluginListener(mPluginListener, BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.class, false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -233,13 +147,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
         mStatusBarStateController.removeCallback(mStateListener);
         mColorExtractor.removeOnColorsChangedListener(mColorsListener);
         mView.setClockPlugin(null, mStatusBarStateController.getState());
-
-        if (mSmartspaceSession != null) {
-            mSmartspaceSession.unregisterSmartspaceUpdates(mSmartspaceCallback);
-            mSmartspaceSession.destroy();
-            mSmartspaceSession = null;
-        }
-        mPluginManager.removePluginListener(mPluginListener);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -315,11 +222,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
             PropertyAnimator.setProperty(mNewLockScreenLargeClockFrame, AnimatableProperty.SCALE_Y,
                     scale, props, animate);
         }
-
-        if (mSmartspaceView != null) {
-            PropertyAnimator.setProperty((View) mSmartspaceView, AnimatableProperty.TRANSLATION_X,
-                    x, props, animate);
-        }
         mKeyguardSliceViewController.updatePosition(x, props, animate);
         mNotificationIconAreaController.updatePosition(x, props, animate);
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SystemUIFactory.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SystemUIFactory.java
index cc167b928c3cc..9d00262436e5d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SystemUIFactory.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SystemUIFactory.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class SystemUIFactory {
     private GlobalRootComponent mRootComponent;
     private WMComponent mWMComponent;
     private SysUIComponent mSysUIComponent;
-    private boolean mInitializeComponents;
 
     public static <T extends SystemUIFactory> T getInstance() {
         return (T) mFactory;
@@ -89,13 +88,13 @@ public class SystemUIFactory {
     public void init(Context context, boolean fromTest)
             throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         // Only initialize components for the main system ui process running as the primary user
-        mInitializeComponents = !fromTest
+        final boolean initializeComponents = !fromTest
                 && android.os.Process.myUserHandle().isSystem()
                 && ActivityThread.currentProcessName().equals(ActivityThread.currentPackageName());
         mRootComponent = buildGlobalRootComponent(context);
         // Stand up WMComponent
         mWMComponent = mRootComponent.getWMComponentBuilder().build();
-        if (mInitializeComponents) {
+        if (initializeComponents) {
             // Only initialize when not starting from tests since this currently initializes some
             // components that shouldn't be run in the test environment
             mWMComponent.init();
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ public class SystemUIFactory {
 
         // And finally, retrieve whatever SysUI needs from WMShell and build SysUI.
         SysUIComponent.Builder builder = mRootComponent.getSysUIComponent();
-        if (mInitializeComponents) {
+        if (initializeComponents) {
             // Only initialize when not starting from tests since this currently initializes some
             // components that shouldn't be run in the test environment
             builder = prepareSysUIComponentBuilder(builder, mWMComponent)
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ public class SystemUIFactory {
                     .setStartingSurface(Optional.ofNullable(null));
         }
         mSysUIComponent = builder.build();
-        if (mInitializeComponents) {
+        if (initializeComponents) {
             mSysUIComponent.init();
         }
 
@@ -161,9 +160,6 @@ public class SystemUIFactory {
                 .build();
     }
 
-    protected boolean shouldInitializeComponents() {
-        return mInitializeComponents;
-    }
 
     public GlobalRootComponent getRootComponent() {
         return mRootComponent;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/FeatureFlags.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/FeatureFlags.java
index ec3a857dbc840..f51fbedebad25 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -97,8 +97,4 @@ public class FeatureFlags {
     public boolean isOngoingCallStatusBarChipEnabled() {
         return mFlagReader.isEnabled(R.bool.flag_ongoing_call_status_bar_chip);
     }
-
-    public boolean isSmartspaceEnabled() {
-        return mFlagReader.isEnabled(R.bool.flag_smartspace);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest.java
index 0fcd79b357c3a..70a7b7a5acbcf 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest.java
@@ -18,34 +18,26 @@ package com.android.keyguard;
 
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.SmallTest;
 import android.testing.AndroidTestingRunner;
-import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
-import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 
 import com.android.internal.colorextraction.ColorExtractor;
 import com.android.keyguard.clock.ClockManager;
-import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase;
 import com.android.systemui.broadcast.BroadcastDispatcher;
 import com.android.systemui.colorextraction.SysuiColorExtractor;
-import com.android.systemui.plugins.BcSmartspaceDataPlugin;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ClockPlugin;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.statusbar.StatusBarStateController;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.plugins.PluginManager;
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.StatusBarState;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.NotificationIconAreaController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.NotificationIconContainer;
@@ -58,8 +50,6 @@ import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-
 @SmallTest
 @RunWith(AndroidTestingRunner.class)
 public class KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
@@ -88,12 +78,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
     ContentResolver mContentResolver;
     @Mock
     BroadcastDispatcher mBroadcastDispatcher;
-    @Mock
-    private PluginManager mPluginManager;
-    @Mock
-    private FeatureFlags mFeatureFlags;
-    @Mock
-    private Executor mExecutor;
 
     private KeyguardClockSwitchController mController;
 
@@ -103,8 +87,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
         when(mView.findViewById(com.android.systemui.R.id.left_aligned_notification_icon_container))
                 .thenReturn(mNotificationIcons);
-        when(mView.getContext()).thenReturn(getContext());
-        when(mFeatureFlags.isSmartspaceEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
         when(mView.isAttachedToWindow()).thenReturn(true);
         when(mResources.getString(anyInt())).thenReturn("h:mm");
         mController = new KeyguardClockSwitchController(
@@ -116,10 +98,7 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
                 mKeyguardSliceViewController,
                 mNotificationIconAreaController,
                 mContentResolver,
-                mBroadcastDispatcher,
-                mPluginManager,
-                mFeatureFlags,
-                mExecutor);
+                mBroadcastDispatcher);
 
         when(mStatusBarStateController.getState()).thenReturn(StatusBarState.SHADE);
         when(mColorExtractor.getColors(anyInt())).thenReturn(mGradientColors);
@@ -203,45 +182,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         verify(mView).setClockPlugin(mClockPlugin, StatusBarState.SHADE);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testSmartspacePluginConnectedRemovesKeyguardStatusArea() {
-        mController.init();
-
-        View statusArea = mock(View.class);
-        when(mView.findViewById(R.id.keyguard_status_area)).thenReturn(statusArea);
-
-        View nic = mock(View.class);
-        when(mView.findViewById(R.id.left_aligned_notification_icon_container)).thenReturn(nic);
-        when(nic.getLayoutParams()).thenReturn(mock(RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.class));
-
-        BcSmartspaceDataPlugin plugin = mock(BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.class);
-        TestView view = mock(TestView.class);
-        when(plugin.getView(any())).thenReturn(view);
-
-        mController.mPluginListener.onPluginConnected(plugin, mContext);
-        verify(statusArea).setVisibility(View.GONE);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSmartspacePluginDisconnectedShowsKeyguardStatusArea() {
-        mController.init();
-
-        View statusArea = mock(View.class);
-        when(mView.findViewById(R.id.keyguard_status_area)).thenReturn(statusArea);
-
-        View nic = mock(View.class);
-        when(mView.findViewById(R.id.left_aligned_notification_icon_container)).thenReturn(nic);
-        when(nic.getLayoutParams()).thenReturn(mock(RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.class));
-
-        BcSmartspaceDataPlugin plugin = mock(BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.class);
-        TestView view = mock(TestView.class);
-        when(plugin.getView(any())).thenReturn(view);
-
-        mController.mPluginListener.onPluginConnected(plugin, mContext);
-        mController.mPluginListener.onPluginDisconnected(plugin);
-        verify(statusArea).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-    }
-
     private void verifyAttachment(VerificationMode times) {
         verify(mClockManager, times).addOnClockChangedListener(
                 any(ClockManager.ClockChangedListener.class));
@@ -251,12 +191,4 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
                 any(ColorExtractor.OnColorsChangedListener.class));
         verify(mView, times).updateColors(mGradientColors);
     }
-
-    private static class TestView extends View implements BcSmartspaceDataPlugin.SmartspaceView {
-        TestView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
-            super(context, attrs);
-        }
-
-        public void registerDataProvider(BcSmartspaceDataPlugin plugin) { }
-    }
 }