diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlsActivity.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlsActivity.kt
index c964b9654955f..81004ef8dc372 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlsActivity.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/ControlsActivity.kt
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ open class ControlsActivity @Inject constructor(
     override fun onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy()
 
+        unregisterReceiver()
+    }
+
+    protected open fun unregisterReceiver() {
         broadcastDispatcher.unregisterReceiver(broadcastReceiver)
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/TestableControlsActivity.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/TestableControlsActivity.kt
index f0b473210630a..d2fe68ad8e1af 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/TestableControlsActivity.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/controls/ui/TestableControlsActivity.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import com.android.systemui.controls.settings.ControlsSettingsDialogManager
 import com.android.systemui.flags.FeatureFlags
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.KeyguardStateController
 
+// IMPORTANT: onDestroy may be called outside of bounds of the test. That means that the mocks
+// may have been nulled before onDestroy happens.
 class TestableControlsActivity(
     uiController: ControlsUiController,
     broadcastDispatcher: BroadcastDispatcher,
@@ -37,4 +39,8 @@ class TestableControlsActivity(
         featureFlags,
         controlsSettingsDialogManager,
         keyguardStateController
-    )
+    ) {
+    override fun unregisterReceiver() {
+        // Do nothing. This will be called in `onDestroy`
+    }
+}