diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 2093b3f39a337..030f1711d4b71 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -16669,12 +16669,6 @@ public final class Settings {
             public static final String ALT_BYPASS_WIFI_REQUIREMENT_TIME_MILLIS =
                     "alt_bypass_wifi_requirement_time_millis";
 
-            /**
-             * Whether or not Up/Down Gestures are enabled.
-             * @hide
-             */
-            public static final String UPDOWN_GESTURES_ENABLED = "updown_gestures_enabled";
-
             /**
              * Whether the setup was skipped.
              * @hide
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
index 07b24f0a1eb9f..7732da40aac27 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -272,9 +272,6 @@
 
     <integer name="def_wearable_offChargerWifiUsageLimitMinutes">120</integer>
 
-    <!-- Default enabled state of accelerometer-based up/down gestures. -->
-    <bool name="def_wearable_upDownGesturesEnabled">false</bool>
-
     <!-- Whether to enable mute when off body by default. -->
     <bool name="def_wearable_muteWhenOffBodyEnabled">true</bool>
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
index 8da9e35a2ab22..08e491db72478 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ public class GlobalSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(
                 Global.Wearable.ALT_BYPASS_WIFI_REQUIREMENT_TIME_MILLIS,
                 ANY_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
-        VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.UPDOWN_GESTURES_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(
                 Global.Wearable.SETUP_SKIPPED,
                 new DiscreteValueValidator(
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
index b3470700bb5ce..d771c7c643f75 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
@@ -5241,11 +5241,6 @@ public class SettingsProvider extends ContentProvider {
                                                     .def_wearable_offChargerWifiUsageLimitMinutes));
                     initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
                             Global.Wearable.ALT_BYPASS_WIFI_REQUIREMENT_TIME_MILLIS, 0L);
-                    initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
-                            Global.Wearable.UPDOWN_GESTURES_ENABLED,
-                            getContext()
-                                    .getResources()
-                                    .getBoolean(R.bool.def_wearable_upDownGesturesEnabled));
                     initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
                             Global.Wearable.SETUP_SKIPPED, Global.Wearable.SETUP_SKIPPED_UNKNOWN);
                     initGlobalSettingsDefaultValForWearLocked(
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index cd85904589a65..f0f2c0fef65c4 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -611,7 +611,6 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.AUTO_WIFI,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.WIFI_POWER_SAVE,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.ALT_BYPASS_WIFI_REQUIREMENT_TIME_MILLIS,
-                    Settings.Global.Wearable.UPDOWN_GESTURES_ENABLED,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.SETUP_SKIPPED,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.LAST_CALL_FORWARD_ACTION,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.STEM_1_TYPE,