diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/bubble_view.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/bubble_view.xml
index a8eb2914b0b26..e2dea45e3406a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/bubble_view.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/bubble_view.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
         android:id="@+id/bubble_image"
         android:layout_width="@dimen/individual_bubble_size"
         android:layout_height="@dimen/individual_bubble_size"
-        android:padding="@dimen/bubble_view_padding"
         android:clipToPadding="false"/>
 
 </com.android.systemui.bubbles.BubbleView>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 6d0207ed01fb4..b6da59400004b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -1107,8 +1107,6 @@
     <dimen name="bubble_flyout_pointer_size">6dp</dimen>
     <!-- How much space to leave between the flyout (tip of the arrow) and the bubble stack. -->
     <dimen name="bubble_flyout_space_from_bubble">8dp</dimen>
-    <!-- Padding around a collapsed bubble -->
-    <dimen name="bubble_view_padding">0dp</dimen>
     <!-- Padding between status bar and bubbles when displayed in expanded state -->
     <dimen name="bubble_padding_top">8dp</dimen>
     <!-- Size of individual bubbles. -->
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleView.java
index 6f1ed28d649e1..8afab67855c5d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleView.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public class BubbleView extends FrameLayout {
 
     private BadgedImageView mBadgedImageView;
     private int mBadgeColor;
-    private int mPadding;
     private int mIconInset;
 
     private boolean mSuppressDot = false;
@@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ public class BubbleView extends FrameLayout {
     public BubbleView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
         mContext = context;
-        // XXX: can this padding just be on the view and we look it up?
-        mPadding = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.bubble_view_padding);
         mIconInset = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.bubble_icon_inset);
     }