diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
index 21cab57507c68..5a32e91b1d188 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
             }
             logSmartspaceCardReported(SMARTSPACE_CARD_CLICK_EVENT,
                     interactedSubcardRank,
-                    getSmartspaceSubCardCardinality());
+                    mSmartspaceMediaItemsCount);
 
             if (shouldSmartspaceRecItemOpenInForeground(action)) {
                 // Request to unlock the device if the activity needs to be opened in foreground.
@@ -1373,13 +1373,4 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
                 interactedSubcardRank,
                 interactedSubcardCardinality);
     }
-
-    private int getSmartspaceSubCardCardinality() {
-        if (!mMediaCarouselController.getMediaCarouselScrollHandler().getQsExpanded()
-                && mSmartspaceMediaItemsCount > 3) {
-            return 3;
-        }
-
-        return mSmartspaceMediaItemsCount;
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanelTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanelTest.kt
index 2bf96a0a40039..76171b2c4054b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanelTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanelTest.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ public class MediaControlPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Mock private lateinit var collapsedSet: ConstraintSet
     @Mock private lateinit var mediaOutputDialogFactory: MediaOutputDialogFactory
     @Mock private lateinit var mediaCarouselController: MediaCarouselController
-    @Mock private lateinit var mediaCarouselScrollHandler: MediaCarouselScrollHandler
     @Mock private lateinit var falsingManager: FalsingManager
     @Mock private lateinit var transitionParent: ViewGroup
     private lateinit var appIcon: ImageView
@@ -294,9 +293,6 @@ public class MediaControlPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
      */
     private fun initMediaViewHolderMocks() {
         whenever(seekBarViewModel.progress).thenReturn(seekBarData)
-        whenever(mediaCarouselController.mediaCarouselScrollHandler)
-            .thenReturn(mediaCarouselScrollHandler)
-        whenever(mediaCarouselScrollHandler.qsExpanded).thenReturn(false)
 
         // Set up mock views for the players
         appIcon = ImageView(context)