diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlActionCoordinatorImpl.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlActionCoordinatorImpl.kt
index d2501fa8a66bc..c073642afa4e4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlActionCoordinatorImpl.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlActionCoordinatorImpl.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.globalactions.GlobalActionsComponent
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ActivityStarter
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.KeyguardStateController
 import com.android.systemui.util.concurrency.DelayableExecutor
-import com.android.systemui.R
 
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
@@ -164,8 +163,7 @@ class ControlActionCoordinatorImpl @Inject constructor(
                         it.show()
                     }
                 } else {
-                    cvh.setTransientStatus(
-                        cvh.context.resources.getString(R.string.controls_error_failed))
+                    cvh.setErrorStatus()
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlViewHolder.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlViewHolder.kt
index 4eb7527bff6e1..865a38a2076c3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlViewHolder.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlViewHolder.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class ControlViewHolder(
 
     companion object {
         const val STATE_ANIMATION_DURATION = 700L
-        private const val UPDATE_DELAY_IN_MILLIS = 3000L
         private const val ALPHA_ENABLED = 255
         private const val ALPHA_DISABLED = 0
         private const val STATUS_ALPHA_ENABLED = 1f
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ class ControlViewHolder(
     val context: Context = layout.getContext()
     val clipLayer: ClipDrawable
     lateinit var cws: ControlWithState
-    var cancelUpdate: Runnable? = null
     var behavior: Behavior? = null
     var lastAction: ControlAction? = null
     var isLoading = false
@@ -148,8 +146,6 @@ class ControlViewHolder(
 
         this.cws = cws
 
-        cancelUpdate?.run()
-
         // For the following statuses only, assume the title/subtitle could not be set properly
         // by the app and instead use the last known information from favorites
         if (controlStatus == Control.STATUS_UNKNOWN || controlStatus == Control.STATUS_NOT_FOUND) {
@@ -188,11 +184,11 @@ class ControlViewHolder(
                 lastChallengeDialog = null
             ControlAction.RESPONSE_UNKNOWN -> {
                 lastChallengeDialog = null
-                setTransientStatus(context.resources.getString(R.string.controls_error_failed))
+                setErrorStatus()
             }
             ControlAction.RESPONSE_FAIL -> {
                 lastChallengeDialog = null
-                setTransientStatus(context.resources.getString(R.string.controls_error_failed))
+                setErrorStatus()
             }
             ControlAction.RESPONSE_CHALLENGE_PIN -> {
                 lastChallengeDialog = ChallengeDialogs.createPinDialog(
@@ -219,17 +215,10 @@ class ControlViewHolder(
         visibleDialog = null
     }
 
-    fun setTransientStatus(tempStatus: String) {
-        val previousText = status.getText()
-
-        cancelUpdate = uiExecutor.executeDelayed({
-            animateStatusChange(/* animated */ true, {
-                setStatusText(previousText, /* immediately */ true)
-            })
-        }, UPDATE_DELAY_IN_MILLIS)
-
+    fun setErrorStatus() {
+        val text = context.resources.getString(R.string.controls_error_failed)
         animateStatusChange(/* animated */ true, {
-            setStatusText(tempStatus, /* immediately */ true)
+            setStatusText(text, /* immediately */ true)
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/StatusBehavior.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/StatusBehavior.kt
index dac55378dacaf..116f3ca898c0f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/StatusBehavior.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/StatusBehavior.kt
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ class StatusBehavior : Behavior {
                         cws.control?.getAppIntent()?.send()
                         context.sendBroadcast(Intent(Intent.ACTION_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS))
                     } catch (e: PendingIntent.CanceledException) {
-                        cvh.setTransientStatus(
-                            cvh.context.resources.getString(R.string.controls_error_failed))
+                        cvh.setErrorStatus()
                     }
                     dialog.dismiss()
             })