diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 7bb290d8af318..fab2f6d972eaf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -16743,12 +16743,6 @@ public final class Settings {
              */
             public static final String WEAR_OS_VERSION_STRING = "wear_os_version_string";
 
-            /**
-             * If an alternate launcher is enabled.
-             * @hide
-             */
-            public static final String ALTERNATE_LAUNCHER_ENABLED = "alternate_launcher_enabled";
-
             /**
              * How round the corners of square screens are.
              * @hide
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
index cf960aac56ac3..07b24f0a1eb9f 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -278,9 +278,6 @@
     <!-- Whether to enable mute when off body by default. -->
     <bool name="def_wearable_muteWhenOffBodyEnabled">true</bool>
 
-    <!-- Whether to use an alternate launcher if available. -->
-    <bool name="def_wearable_alternateLauncherEnabled">true</bool>
-
     <!-- If a square screen, how rounded the corners are. Same as CSS border-radius property. -->
     <integer name="def_wearable_squareScreenCornerRoundness">0</integer>
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
index a10b8194ba5ef..8da9e35a2ab22 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ public class GlobalSettingsValidators {
                             String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.STEM_TYPE_CONTACT_LAUNCH)
                         }));
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.MUTE_WHEN_OFF_BODY_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
-        VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.ALTERNATE_LAUNCHER_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.CORNER_ROUNDNESS, ANY_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.SIDE_BUTTON, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.BUTTON_SET, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
index 11e491687fb2b..b3470700bb5ce 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
@@ -5258,11 +5258,6 @@ public class SettingsProvider extends ContentProvider {
                                     .getBoolean(R.bool.def_wearable_muteWhenOffBodyEnabled));
                     initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
                             Global.Wearable.WEAR_OS_VERSION_STRING, "");
-                    initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
-                            Global.Wearable.ALTERNATE_LAUNCHER_ENABLED,
-                            getContext()
-                                    .getResources()
-                                    .getBoolean(R.bool.def_wearable_alternateLauncherEnabled));
                     initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
                             Global.Wearable.CORNER_ROUNDNESS,
                             getContext()
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 19ed021d30aa2..cd85904589a65 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -625,7 +625,6 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.STEM_3_DEFAULT_DATA,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.MUTE_WHEN_OFF_BODY_ENABLED,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.WEAR_OS_VERSION_STRING,
-                    Settings.Global.Wearable.ALTERNATE_LAUNCHER_ENABLED,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.CORNER_ROUNDNESS,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.BUTTON_SET,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.SIDE_BUTTON,