diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarView.java
index 610b0a758b499..800c2864d492f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarView.java
@@ -200,17 +200,16 @@ public class PhoneStatusBarView extends PanelBar {
 
     @Override
     public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
-        boolean barConsumedEvent = mBar.interceptTouchEvent(event);
+        mBar.onTouchEvent(event);
 
         if (DEBUG_GESTURES) {
             if (event.getActionMasked() != MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
                 EventLog.writeEvent(EventLogTags.SYSUI_PANELBAR_TOUCH,
-                        event.getActionMasked(), (int) event.getX(), (int) event.getY(),
-                        barConsumedEvent ? 1 : 0);
+                        event.getActionMasked(), (int) event.getX(), (int) event.getY());
             }
         }
 
-        return barConsumedEvent || super.onTouchEvent(event);
+        return super.onTouchEvent(event);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -240,7 +239,8 @@ public class PhoneStatusBarView extends PanelBar {
 
     @Override
     public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
-        return mBar.interceptTouchEvent(event) || super.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
+        mBar.onTouchEvent(event);
+        return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index b10972a31eb24..90394d3da4bfa 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -2206,7 +2206,8 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean interceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
+    /** Called when a touch event occurred on {@link PhoneStatusBarView}. */
+    public void onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
         if (DEBUG_GESTURES) {
             if (event.getActionMasked() != MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
                 EventLog.writeEvent(EventLogTags.SYSUI_STATUSBAR_TOUCH,
@@ -2238,7 +2239,6 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements
                     event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL;
             setInteracting(StatusBarManager.WINDOW_STATUS_BAR, !upOrCancel || mExpandedVisible);
         }
-        return false;
     }
 
     boolean isSameStatusBarState(int state) {