diff --git a/core/java/android/service/dreams/DreamService.java b/core/java/android/service/dreams/DreamService.java
index fde8bfe7cadd8..d27bc9b6a424b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/dreams/DreamService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/dreams/DreamService.java
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 
-import com.android.internal.R;
 import com.android.internal.util.DumpUtils;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
@@ -258,16 +257,13 @@ public class DreamService extends Service implements Window.Callback {
             mRequests = new ArrayDeque<>();
         }
 
-        public void bind(Context context, @Nullable ComponentName overlayService,
-                ComponentName dreamService) {
+        public void bind(Context context, @Nullable ComponentName overlayService) {
             if (overlayService == null) {
                 return;
             }
 
             final Intent overlayIntent = new Intent();
             overlayIntent.setComponent(overlayService);
-            overlayIntent.putExtra(EXTRA_SHOW_COMPLICATIONS,
-                    fetchShouldShowComplications(context, dreamService));
 
             context.bindService(overlayIntent,
                     this, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE | Context.BIND_FOREGROUND_SERVICE);
@@ -989,8 +985,7 @@ public class DreamService extends Service implements Window.Callback {
 
         // Connect to the overlay service if present.
         if (!mWindowless) {
-            mOverlayConnection.bind(this, intent.getParcelableExtra(EXTRA_DREAM_OVERLAY_COMPONENT),
-                    new ComponentName(this, getClass()));
+            mOverlayConnection.bind(this, intent.getParcelableExtra(EXTRA_DREAM_OVERLAY_COMPONENT));
         }
 
         return mDreamServiceWrapper;
@@ -1122,9 +1117,7 @@ public class DreamService extends Service implements Window.Callback {
                 convertToComponentName(rawMetadata.getString(
                         com.android.internal.R.styleable.Dream_settingsActivity), serviceInfo),
                 rawMetadata.getDrawable(
-                        com.android.internal.R.styleable.Dream_previewImage),
-                rawMetadata.getBoolean(R.styleable.Dream_showClockAndComplications,
-                        DEFAULT_SHOW_COMPLICATIONS));
+                        com.android.internal.R.styleable.Dream_previewImage));
         rawMetadata.recycle();
         return metadata;
     }
@@ -1343,30 +1336,6 @@ public class DreamService extends Service implements Window.Callback {
         return (oldFlags&~mask) | (flags&mask);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Fetches metadata of the dream indicated by the ${@link ComponentName}, and returns whether
-     * the dream should show complications on the overlay. If not defined, returns
-     * ${@link DreamService#DEFAULT_SHOW_COMPLICATIONS}.
-     */
-    private static boolean fetchShouldShowComplications(Context context,
-            ComponentName componentName) {
-        final PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
-
-        try {
-            final ServiceInfo si = pm.getServiceInfo(componentName,
-                    PackageManager.ComponentInfoFlags.of(PackageManager.GET_META_DATA));
-            final DreamMetadata metadata = getDreamMetadata(context, si);
-
-            if (metadata != null) {
-                return metadata.showComplications;
-            }
-        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
-            if (DEBUG) Log.w(TAG, "cannot find component " + componentName.flattenToShortString());
-        }
-
-        return DEFAULT_SHOW_COMPLICATIONS;
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void dump(final FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter pw, final String[] args) {
         DumpUtils.dumpAsync(mHandler, (pw1, prefix) -> dumpOnHandler(fd, pw1, args), pw, "", 1000);
@@ -1440,14 +1409,9 @@ public class DreamService extends Service implements Window.Callback {
         @Nullable
         public final Drawable previewImage;
 
-        @Nullable
-        public final boolean showComplications;
-
-        DreamMetadata(ComponentName settingsActivity, Drawable previewImage,
-                boolean showComplications) {
+        DreamMetadata(ComponentName settingsActivity, Drawable previewImage) {
             this.settingsActivity = settingsActivity;
             this.previewImage = previewImage;
-            this.showComplications = showComplications;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/res/xml/test_dream_metadata.xml b/services/tests/servicestests/res/xml/test_dream_metadata.xml
index aa054f1e9fa4f..8d765917ab374 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/res/xml/test_dream_metadata.xml
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/res/xml/test_dream_metadata.xml
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@
   -->
 
 <dream xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-       android:settingsActivity="com.android.server.dreams/.TestDreamSettingsActivity"
-       android:showClockAndComplications="false" />
+       android:settingsActivity="com.android.server.dreams/.TestDreamSettingsActivity" />
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/dreams/DreamServiceTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/dreams/DreamServiceTest.java
index b489a2a6b6c25..305d6f4842de2 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/dreams/DreamServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/dreams/DreamServiceTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package com.android.server.dreams;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ public class DreamServiceTest {
 
             assertEquals(0, metadata.settingsActivity.compareTo(
                     ComponentName.unflattenFromString(testSettingsActivity)));
-            assertFalse(metadata.showComplications);
         } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }