diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
index da93db7b37f67..f2d40cef83c7a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -300,11 +300,6 @@
             android:exported="false"
             android:permission="com.android.systemui.permission.SELF" />
 
-        <service android:name=".assist.AssistHandleService"
-            android:exported="true"
-            android:enabled="false"
-        />
-
         <!-- started from PhoneWindowManager
              TODO: Should have an android:permission attribute -->
         <service android:name=".screenshot.TakeScreenshotService"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistHandleService.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistHandleService.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ceafc674d34e..0000000000000
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistHandleService.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 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.systemui.assist
-
-import android.app.Service
-import android.content.Intent
-import android.os.IBinder
-import dagger.Lazy
-import javax.inject.Inject
-
-class AssistHandleService @Inject constructor(private val assistManager: Lazy<AssistManager>)
-    : Service() {
-
-    private val binder = object : IAssistHandleService.Stub() {
-        override fun requestAssistHandles() {
-            assistManager.get().requestAssistHandles()
-        }
-    }
-
-    override fun onBind(intent: Intent?): IBinder? {
-        return binder
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistModule.java
index 96939b0105555..6f5a17dca432c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistModule.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistModule.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.assist;
 
-import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.HandlerThread;
@@ -34,11 +33,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 
-import dagger.Binds;
 import dagger.Module;
 import dagger.Provides;
-import dagger.multibindings.ClassKey;
-import dagger.multibindings.IntoMap;
 
 /** Module for dagger injections related to the Assistant. */
 @Module
@@ -91,9 +87,4 @@ public abstract class AssistModule {
     static Clock provideSystemClock() {
         return SystemClock::uptimeMillis;
     }
-
-    @Binds
-    @IntoMap
-    @ClassKey(AssistHandleService.class)
-    abstract Service bindAssistHandleService(AssistHandleService assistHandleService);
 }