diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/qs_navbar_scrim.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/qs_navbar_scrim.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index bbb2617db4a02..0000000000000
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/qs_navbar_scrim.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (C) 2014 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
-  -->
-
-<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <gradient
-            android:type="linear"
-            android:angle="90"
-            android:startColor="#55000000"
-            android:endColor="#00000000" />
-</shape>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
index 1d4b98242519b..75f76b431da8a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
@@ -92,13 +92,5 @@
         layout="@layout/keyguard_bottom_area"
         android:visibility="gone" />
 
-    <com.android.systemui.statusbar.AlphaOptimizedView
-        android:id="@+id/qs_navbar_scrim"
-        android:layout_height="96dp"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
-        android:visibility="invisible"
-        android:background="@drawable/qs_navbar_scrim" />
-
     <include layout="@layout/status_bar_expanded_plugin_frame"/>
 </com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.NotificationPanelView>
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 c67e8fd4f89c9..99818baef3e35 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelViewController.java
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
     private FrameLayout mQsFrame;
     private KeyguardStatusViewController mKeyguardStatusViewController;
     private DisabledUdfpsController mDisabledUdfpsController;
-    private View mQsNavbarScrim;
     private NotificationsQuickSettingsContainer mNotificationContainerParent;
     private boolean mAnimateNextPositionUpdate;
 
@@ -650,7 +649,6 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
                 mOnEmptySpaceClickListener);
         addTrackingHeadsUpListener(mNotificationStackScrollLayoutController::setTrackingHeadsUp);
         mKeyguardBottomArea = mView.findViewById(R.id.keyguard_bottom_area);
-        mQsNavbarScrim = mView.findViewById(R.id.qs_navbar_scrim);
         mLastOrientation = mResources.getConfiguration().orientation;
 
         initBottomArea();
@@ -1730,9 +1728,6 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
                 mBarState != KEYGUARD && (!mQsExpanded
                         || mQsExpansionFromOverscroll));
 
-        mQsNavbarScrim.setVisibility(
-                mBarState == StatusBarState.SHADE && mQsExpanded && !mStackScrollerOverscrolling
-                        && mQsScrimEnabled ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE);
         if (mKeyguardUserSwitcher != null && mQsExpanded && !mStackScrollerOverscrolling) {
             mKeyguardUserSwitcher.hideIfNotSimple(true /* animate */);
         }
@@ -1757,10 +1752,6 @@ public class NotificationPanelViewController extends PanelViewController {
             updateKeyguardBottomAreaAlpha();
             updateBigClockAlpha();
         }
-        if (mBarState == StatusBarState.SHADE && mQsExpanded && !mStackScrollerOverscrolling
-                && mQsScrimEnabled) {
-            mQsNavbarScrim.setAlpha(getQsExpansionFraction());
-        }
 
         if (mAccessibilityManager.isEnabled()) {
             mView.setAccessibilityPaneTitle(determineAccessibilityPaneTitle());