diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileBaseView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileBaseView.java
index f05aa3cdd89c0..3556cd8caebe2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileBaseView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileBaseView.java
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ import com.android.systemui.R;
 public class QSTileBaseView extends LinearLayout {
 
     private final H mHandler = new H();
-    private QSIconView mIcon;
-    private RippleDrawable mRipple;
+    protected QSIconView mIcon;
+    protected RippleDrawable mRipple;
     private Drawable mTileBackground;
     private String mAccessibilityClass;
     private boolean mTileState;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class QSTileBaseView extends LinearLayout {
         mCollapsedView = collapsedView;
     }
 
-    private Drawable newTileBackground() {
+    protected Drawable newTileBackground() {
         final int[] attrs = new int[] { android.R.attr.selectableItemBackgroundBorderless };
         final TypedArray ta = mContext.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs);
         final Drawable d = ta.getDrawable(0);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileView.java
index 24c7b29b26c05..e59873a5ef06b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileView.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import libcore.util.Objects;
 
 /** View that represents a standard quick settings tile. **/
 public class QSTileView extends QSTileBaseView {
-    protected final Context mContext;
     private final int mTileSpacingPx;
     private int mTilePaddingTopPx;
 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ public class QSTileView extends QSTileBaseView {
     public QSTileView(Context context, QSIconView icon, boolean collapsedView) {
         super(context, icon, collapsedView);
 
-        mContext = context;
         final Resources res = context.getResources();
         mTileSpacingPx = res.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.qs_tile_spacing);