diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/plugin/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/qs/QSTile.java b/packages/SystemUI/plugin/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/qs/QSTile.java
index 61f7fe8..bf4374a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/plugin/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/qs/QSTile.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/plugin/src/com/android/systemui/plugins/qs/QSTile.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     boolean isAvailable();
     void setTileSpec(String tileSpec);
 
-    void clearState();
+    @Deprecated default void clearState() {}
     void refreshState();
 
     void addCallback(Callback callback);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
index 0876a5d..3fc258b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSPanel.java
@@ -285,9 +285,6 @@
 
         updatePageIndicator();
 
-        for (TileRecord r : mRecords) {
-            r.tile.clearState();
-        }
         if (mListening) {
             refreshAllTiles();
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/customize/TileQueryHelper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/customize/TileQueryHelper.java
index 53a576d..591e9e0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/customize/TileQueryHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/customize/TileQueryHelper.java
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
                 continue;
             }
             tile.setListening(this, true);
-            tile.clearState();
             tile.refreshState();
             tile.setListening(this, false);
             tile.setTileSpec(spec);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tileimpl/QSTileImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tileimpl/QSTileImpl.java
index 834feb7..022a2b4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tileimpl/QSTileImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tileimpl/QSTileImpl.java
@@ -211,10 +211,6 @@
         mHandler.obtainMessage(H.REFRESH_STATE, arg).sendToTarget();
     }
 
-    public void clearState() {
-        mHandler.sendEmptyMessage(H.CLEAR_STATE);
-    }
-
     public void userSwitch(int newUserId) {
         mHandler.obtainMessage(H.USER_SWITCH, newUserId, 0).sendToTarget();
     }
@@ -266,11 +262,6 @@
 
     public abstract Intent getLongClickIntent();
 
-    protected void handleClearState() {
-        mTmpState = newTileState();
-        mState = newTileState();
-    }
-
     protected void handleRefreshState(Object arg) {
         handleUpdateState(mTmpState, arg);
         final boolean changed = mTmpState.copyTo(mState);
@@ -409,11 +400,10 @@
         private static final int TOGGLE_STATE_CHANGED = 8;
         private static final int SCAN_STATE_CHANGED = 9;
         private static final int DESTROY = 10;
-        private static final int CLEAR_STATE = 11;
-        private static final int REMOVE_CALLBACKS = 12;
-        private static final int REMOVE_CALLBACK = 13;
-        private static final int SET_LISTENING = 14;
-        private static final int STALE = 15;
+        private static final int REMOVE_CALLBACKS = 11;
+        private static final int REMOVE_CALLBACK = 12;
+        private static final int SET_LISTENING = 13;
+        private static final int STALE = 14;
 
         @VisibleForTesting
         protected H(Looper looper) {
@@ -467,9 +457,6 @@
                 } else if (msg.what == DESTROY) {
                     name = "handleDestroy";
                     handleDestroy();
-                } else if (msg.what == CLEAR_STATE) {
-                    name = "handleClearState";
-                    handleClearState();
                 } else if (msg.what == SET_LISTENING) {
                     name = "handleSetListeningInternal";
                     handleSetListeningInternal(msg.obj, msg.arg1 != 0);