diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
index e66a8b16173fc..b547b4c73a916 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CentralSurfacesImpl.java
@@ -1635,10 +1635,7 @@ public class CentralSurfacesImpl implements CoreStartable, CentralSurfaces {
 
     private void inflateStatusBarWindow() {
         if (mCentralSurfacesComponent != null) {
-            // Tear down
-            for (CentralSurfacesComponent.Startable s : mCentralSurfacesComponent.getStartables()) {
-                s.stop();
-            }
+            Log.e(TAG, "CentralSurfacesComponent being recreated; this is unexpected.");
         }
         mCentralSurfacesComponent = mCentralSurfacesComponentFactory.create();
         mFragmentService.addFragmentInstantiationProvider(
@@ -1682,11 +1679,6 @@ public class CentralSurfacesImpl implements CoreStartable, CentralSurfaces {
                 mCentralSurfacesComponent.getCentralSurfacesCommandQueueCallbacks();
         // Connect in to the status bar manager service
         mCommandQueue.addCallback(mCommandQueueCallbacks);
-
-        // Perform all other initialization for CentralSurfacesScope
-        for (CentralSurfacesComponent.Startable s : mCentralSurfacesComponent.getStartables()) {
-            s.start();
-        }
     }
 
     protected void startKeyguard() {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/dagger/CentralSurfacesComponent.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/dagger/CentralSurfacesComponent.java
index d80e1d3c9f11d..e908a4b475c93 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/dagger/CentralSurfacesComponent.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/dagger/CentralSurfacesComponent.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import dagger.Subcomponent;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Scope;
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ import javax.inject.Scope;
  * outside the component. Should more items be moved *into* this component to avoid so many getters?
  */
 @Subcomponent(modules = {
-        CentralSurfacesStartableModule.class,
         NotificationStackScrollLayoutListContainerModule.class,
         StatusBarViewModule.class,
         StatusBarNotificationActivityStarterModule.class,
@@ -84,14 +82,6 @@ public interface CentralSurfacesComponent {
     @Scope
     @interface CentralSurfacesScope {}
 
-    /**
-     * Performs initialization logic after {@link CentralSurfacesComponent} has been constructed.
-     */
-    interface Startable {
-        void start();
-        void stop();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Creates a {@link NotificationShadeWindowView}.
      */
@@ -148,11 +138,6 @@ public interface CentralSurfacesComponent {
     @Named(STATUS_BAR_FRAGMENT)
     CollapsedStatusBarFragment createCollapsedStatusBarFragment();
 
-    /**
-     * Set of startables to be run after a CentralSurfacesComponent has been constructed.
-     */
-    Set<Startable> getStartables();
-
     NotificationActivityStarter getNotificationActivityStarter();
 
     NotificationPresenter getNotificationPresenter();
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/dagger/CentralSurfacesStartableModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/dagger/CentralSurfacesStartableModule.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ded90f7cf254..0000000000000
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/dagger/CentralSurfacesStartableModule.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2022 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.statusbar.phone.dagger;
-
-import dagger.Module;
-import dagger.multibindings.Multibinds;
-
-import java.util.Set;
-
-@Module
-interface CentralSurfacesStartableModule {
-    @Multibinds
-    Set<CentralSurfacesComponent.Startable> multibindStartables();
-}