diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index 6e7942345c6a5..354e99df3dade 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
     <!-- Show rotation lock toggle in System UI-->
     <bool name="config_showRotationLock">true</bool>
 
-    <!-- Amount of time to hold off before showing the search panel when the user presses home -->
-    <integer name="config_show_search_delay">200</integer>
-
     <!-- Vibration duration for GlowPadView used in SearchPanelView -->
     <integer translatable="false" name="config_vibration_duration">0</integer>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
index f983f58061c7a..887b8f4fe2d3c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.ThreadedRenderer;
 import android.view.VelocityTracker;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
 import android.view.ViewStub;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
@@ -1197,8 +1198,7 @@ public class PhoneStatusBar extends BaseStatusBar implements DemoMode,
     }
 
     private void updateShowSearchHoldoff() {
-        mShowSearchHoldoff = mContext.getResources().getInteger(
-            R.integer.config_show_search_delay);
+        mShowSearchHoldoff = ViewConfiguration.getLongPressTimeout();
     }
 
     private void updateNotificationShade() {