diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelController.java
index 918c6be582e76..8f8590516faa8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanelController.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import android.view.View;
 
 import com.android.internal.logging.MetricsLogger;
 import com.android.internal.logging.UiEventLogger;
-import com.android.internal.logging.nano.MetricsProto.MetricsEvent;
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager;
 import com.android.systemui.media.MediaHierarchyManager;
 import com.android.systemui.media.MediaHost;
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ public class QSPanelController extends QSPanelControllerBase<QSPanel> {
     private final BrightnessMirrorHandler mBrightnessMirrorHandler;
     private final StatusBarKeyguardViewManager mStatusBarKeyguardViewManager;
 
-    private boolean mGridContentVisible = true;
-
     private final QSPanel.OnConfigurationChangedListener mOnConfigurationChangedListener =
             new QSPanel.OnConfigurationChangedListener() {
         @Override
@@ -204,16 +201,6 @@ public class QSPanelController extends QSPanelControllerBase<QSPanel> {
         });
     }
 
-    /** */
-    public void setGridContentVisibility(boolean visible) {
-        int newVis = visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE;
-        setVisibility(newVis);
-        if (mGridContentVisible != visible) {
-            mMetricsLogger.visibility(MetricsEvent.QS_PANEL, newVis);
-        }
-        mGridContentVisible = visible;
-    }
-
     public boolean isLayoutRtl() {
         return mView.isLayoutRtl();
     }