diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragment.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragment.java
index 9fcb0905263c2..ee83250038703 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragment.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragment.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class CollapsedStatusBarFragment extends Fragment implements CommandQueue
     }
 
     public void hideClock(boolean animate) {
-        animateHide(mClockView, animate);
+        animateHiddenState(mClockView, View.GONE, animate);
     }
 
     public void showClock(boolean animate) {
@@ -240,21 +240,29 @@ public class CollapsedStatusBarFragment extends Fragment implements CommandQueue
     }
 
     /**
-     * Hides a view.
+     * Animate a view to INVISIBLE or GONE
      */
-    private void animateHide(final View v, boolean animate) {
+    private void animateHiddenState(final View v, int state, boolean animate) {
         v.animate().cancel();
         if (!animate) {
             v.setAlpha(0f);
-            v.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+            v.setVisibility(state);
             return;
         }
+
         v.animate()
                 .alpha(0f)
                 .setDuration(160)
                 .setStartDelay(0)
                 .setInterpolator(Interpolators.ALPHA_OUT)
-                .withEndAction(() -> v.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE));
+                .withEndAction(() -> v.setVisibility(state));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Hides a view.
+     */
+    private void animateHide(final View v, boolean animate) {
+        animateHiddenState(v, View.INVISIBLE, animate);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragmentTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragmentTest.java
index 9e8fa2243cccf..231cdf5e8e7da 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragmentTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CollapsedStatusBarFragmentTest.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class CollapsedStatusBarFragmentTest extends SysuiBaseFragmentTest {
         fragment.initNotificationIconArea(mMockNotificiationAreaController);
         fragment.disable(StatusBarManager.DISABLE_CLOCK, 0, false);
 
-        assertEquals(View.INVISIBLE, mFragment.getView().findViewById(R.id.clock).getVisibility());
+        assertEquals(View.GONE, mFragment.getView().findViewById(R.id.clock).getVisibility());
 
         fragment.disable(0, 0, false);