diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 512f9160162c7..52ec516291167 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -1367,9 +1367,6 @@
     <dimen name="dream_overlay_status_icon_margin">8dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="dream_overlay_status_bar_icon_size">
         @*android:dimen/status_bar_system_icon_size</dimen>
-    <!-- Height of the area at the top of the dream overlay to allow dragging down the notifications
-         shade. -->
-    <dimen name="dream_overlay_notifications_drag_area_height">100dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="dream_overlay_camera_mic_off_indicator_size">8dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="dream_overlay_notification_indicator_size">6dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/dreams/DreamOverlayContainerViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/dreams/DreamOverlayContainerViewController.java
index 69f15e692065a..995df19f64c2a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/dreams/DreamOverlayContainerViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/dreams/DreamOverlayContainerViewController.java
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import android.util.MathUtils;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
-import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Main;
 import com.android.systemui.dreams.complication.ComplicationHostViewController;
 import com.android.systemui.dreams.dagger.DreamOverlayComponent;
@@ -39,9 +37,6 @@ import javax.inject.Named;
  */
 @DreamOverlayComponent.DreamOverlayScope
 public class DreamOverlayContainerViewController extends ViewController<DreamOverlayContainerView> {
-    // The height of the area at the top of the dream overlay to allow dragging down the
-    // notifications shade.
-    private final int mDreamOverlayNotificationsDragAreaHeight;
     private final DreamOverlayStatusBarViewController mStatusBarViewController;
 
     private final ComplicationHostViewController mComplicationHostViewController;
@@ -79,9 +74,6 @@ public class DreamOverlayContainerViewController extends ViewController<DreamOve
         super(containerView);
         mDreamOverlayContentView = contentView;
         mStatusBarViewController = statusBarViewController;
-        mDreamOverlayNotificationsDragAreaHeight =
-                mView.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
-                        R.dimen.dream_overlay_notifications_drag_area_height);
 
         mComplicationHostViewController = complicationHostViewController;
         final View view = mComplicationHostViewController.getView();
@@ -117,11 +109,6 @@ public class DreamOverlayContainerViewController extends ViewController<DreamOve
         return mView;
     }
 
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    int getDreamOverlayNotificationsDragAreaHeight() {
-        return mDreamOverlayNotificationsDragAreaHeight;
-    }
-
     private void updateBurnInOffsets() {
         int burnInOffset = mMaxBurnInOffset;
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/dreams/DreamOverlayContainerViewControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/dreams/DreamOverlayContainerViewControllerTest.java
index ff9e13a48becf..dcbdea0ac5a36 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/dreams/DreamOverlayContainerViewControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/dreams/DreamOverlayContainerViewControllerTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.dreams;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
 
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
 
-import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase;
 import com.android.systemui.dreams.complication.ComplicationHostViewController;
 
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 @SmallTest
 @RunWith(AndroidTestingRunner.class)
 public class DreamOverlayContainerViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
-    private static final int DREAM_OVERLAY_NOTIFICATIONS_DRAG_AREA_HEIGHT = 100;
     private static final int MAX_BURN_IN_OFFSET = 20;
     private static final long BURN_IN_PROTECTION_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 10;
     private static final long MILLIS_UNTIL_FULL_JITTER = 240 * 1000;
@@ -76,9 +73,6 @@ public class DreamOverlayContainerViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
     public void setup() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
-        when(mResources.getDimensionPixelSize(
-                R.dimen.dream_overlay_notifications_drag_area_height)).thenReturn(
-                        DREAM_OVERLAY_NOTIFICATIONS_DRAG_AREA_HEIGHT);
         when(mDreamOverlayContainerView.getResources()).thenReturn(mResources);
         when(mDreamOverlayContainerView.getViewTreeObserver()).thenReturn(mViewTreeObserver);
 
@@ -99,13 +93,6 @@ public class DreamOverlayContainerViewControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         verify(mDreamOverlayStatusBarViewController).init();
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testSetsDreamOverlayNotificationsDragAreaHeight() {
-        assertEquals(
-                mController.getDreamOverlayNotificationsDragAreaHeight(),
-                DREAM_OVERLAY_NOTIFICATIONS_DRAG_AREA_HEIGHT);
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testBurnInProtectionStartsWhenContentViewAttached() {
         mController.onViewAttached();