diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 1025b20afec00..01e028e7c9811 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -1767,12 +1767,6 @@ public final class Settings {
          */
         public static final String UNLOCK_SOUND = "unlock_sound";
 
-        /**
-         * True if we should appear as a PTP device instead of MTP.
-         * @hide
-         */
-        public static final String USE_PTP_INTERFACE = "use_ptp_interface";
-
         /**
          * Receive incoming SIP calls?
          * 0 = no
@@ -1879,7 +1873,6 @@ public final class Settings {
             LOCKSCREEN_SOUNDS_ENABLED,
             SHOW_WEB_SUGGESTIONS,
             NOTIFICATION_LIGHT_PULSE,
-            USE_PTP_INTERFACE,
             SIP_CALL_OPTIONS,
             SIP_RECEIVE_CALLS,
             POINTER_SPEED,
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
index 2e2768f92bc07..b349030b524dd 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@
     <!-- Default for Settings.System.VIBRATE_IN_SILENT -->
     <bool name="def_vibrate_in_silent">true</bool>
 
-    <bool name="def_use_ptp_interface">false</bool>
-
     <!-- Default for Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_SCRIPT_INJECTION -->
     <bool name="def_accessibility_script_injection">false</bool>
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
index 9cbf704c8511c..47ab150627e8b 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
@@ -1209,9 +1209,6 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             loadBooleanSetting(stmt, Settings.System.VIBRATE_IN_SILENT,
                     R.bool.def_vibrate_in_silent);
 
-            loadBooleanSetting(stmt, Settings.System.USE_PTP_INTERFACE,
-                    R.bool.def_use_ptp_interface);
-
             // Set notification volume to follow ringer volume by default
             loadBooleanSetting(stmt, Settings.System.NOTIFICATIONS_USE_RING_VOLUME,
                     R.bool.def_notifications_use_ring_volume);