diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettings.java
index a6feacc5c23..13ba8f5eb09 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettings.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
 import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
 import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceGroup;
-
 import com.android.internal.logging.nano.MetricsProto.MetricsEvent;
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.SettingsActivity;
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ import com.android.settings.widget.SwitchBar;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.AbstractPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
 import com.android.settingslib.location.RecentLocationApps;
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -66,16 +64,6 @@ public class LocationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
 
     private LocationSwitchBarController mSwitchBarController;
 
-    @Override
-    public int getInitialExpandedChildCount() {
-        final RecentLocationApps recentLocationApps = new RecentLocationApps(getActivity());
-        final int locationRequestsApps = recentLocationApps.getAppList().size();
-        final int locationRequestsPrefs =
-                locationRequestsApps == 0
-                        ? 1 : (locationRequestsApps > 3 ? 4 : locationRequestsApps);
-        return locationRequestsPrefs + 1;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int getMetricsCategory() {
         return MetricsEvent.LOCATION;
@@ -89,6 +77,7 @@ public class LocationSettings extends DashboardFragment {
         switchBar.setSwitchBarText(R.string.location_settings_master_switch_title,
                 R.string.location_settings_master_switch_title);
         mSwitchBarController = new LocationSwitchBarController(activity, switchBar, getLifecycle());
+        switchBar.show();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSwitchBarController.java b/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSwitchBarController.java
index ca1932f9cc6..70ecc1eb850 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSwitchBarController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSwitchBarController.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package com.android.settings.location;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.widget.Switch;
-
 import com.android.settings.widget.SwitchBar;
 import com.android.settingslib.RestrictedLockUtils;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
@@ -48,12 +47,10 @@ public class LocationSwitchBarController implements SwitchBar.OnSwitchChangeList
             mSwitchBar.addOnSwitchChangeListener(this);
             mValidListener = true;
         }
-        mSwitchBar.show();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onStop() {
-        mSwitchBar.hide();
         if (mValidListener) {
             mSwitchBar.removeOnSwitchChangeListener(this);
             mValidListener = false;
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettingsTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettingsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..acb2b84e126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSettingsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.settings.location;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import com.android.settings.SettingsActivity;
+import com.android.settings.TestConfig;
+import com.android.settings.testutils.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
+import com.android.settings.widget.SwitchBar;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION)
+public class LocationSettingsTest {
+
+    @Mock
+    private SettingsActivity mActivity;
+    @Mock
+    private SwitchBar mSwitchBar;
+
+    private LocationSettings mLocationSettings;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        mLocationSettings = spy(new LocationSettings());
+        doReturn(mActivity).when(mLocationSettings).getActivity();
+        doReturn(mSwitchBar).when(mActivity).getSwitchBar();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void onActivityCreated_shouldShowSwitchBar() {
+        mLocationSettings.onActivityCreated(new Bundle());
+
+        verify(mSwitchBar).show();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSwitchBarControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSwitchBarControllerTest.java
index 4410d6f2c47..88c243b6c8a 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSwitchBarControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/location/LocationSwitchBarControllerTest.java
@@ -71,19 +71,17 @@ public class LocationSwitchBarControllerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void onStart_shouldShowSwitchBarAndAddOnSwitchChangeListener() {
+    public void onStart_shouldAddOnSwitchChangeListener() {
         mController.onStart();
 
-        verify(mSwitchBar).show();
         verify(mSwitchBar).addOnSwitchChangeListener(mController);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void onStop_shouldHideSwitchBarAndRemoveOnSwitchChangeListener() {
+    public void onStop_shouldRemoveOnSwitchChangeListener() {
         mController.onStart();
         mController.onStop();
 
-        verify(mSwitchBar).hide();
         verify(mSwitchBar).removeOnSwitchChangeListener(mController);
     }