diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistManager.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistManager.java
index 0b00b919f4f2c..4a4feada3c65f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistManager.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/AssistManager.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class AssistManager implements ConfigurationChangedReceiver {
         void processBundle(Bundle hints);
 
         /**
-         * Hides the UI.
+         * Hides any SysUI for the assistant, but _does not_ close the assistant itself.
          */
         void hide();
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/ui/DefaultUiController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/ui/DefaultUiController.java
index 662de3a5b5f5b..0c4f05123c792 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/ui/DefaultUiController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/assist/ui/DefaultUiController.java
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ public class DefaultUiController implements AssistManager.UiController {
 
     @Override // AssistManager.UiController
     public void hide() {
-        Dependency.get(AssistManager.class).hideAssist();
         detach();
         if (mInvocationAnimator.isRunning()) {
             mInvocationAnimator.cancel();