diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterView.java
index 208fb2f84c27c..282c8a3f59ffa 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterView.java
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ public class BatteryMeterView extends LinearLayout implements DarkReceiver {
     private int mShowPercentMode = MODE_DEFAULT;
     private String mEstimateText = null;
     private boolean mPluggedIn;
-    private boolean mPresent;
     private boolean mPowerSaveEnabled;
     private boolean mIsBatteryDefender;
     private boolean mIsIncompatibleCharging;
@@ -390,10 +389,6 @@ void setBatteryEstimateFetcher(BatteryEstimateFetcher fetcher) {
         mBatteryEstimateFetcher = fetcher;
     }
 
-    void setBatteryPresence(boolean isPresent) {
-        mPresent = isPresent;
-    }
-
     void setDisplayShieldEnabled(boolean displayShieldEnabled) {
         mDisplayShieldEnabled = displayShieldEnabled;
     }
@@ -610,7 +605,7 @@ void onBatteryUnknownStateChanged(boolean isUnknown) {
         mBatteryStateUnknown = isUnknown;
         updateContentDescription();
 
-        if (mBatteryStateUnknown && mPresent) {
+        if (mBatteryStateUnknown) {
             mBatteryIconView.setImageDrawable(getUnknownStateDrawable());
         } else {
             updateDrawable();
@@ -698,10 +693,6 @@ void scaleBatteryMeterViewsLegacy() {
     }
 
     private void updateDrawable() {
-        if (!mPresent) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         switch (getBatteryStyle()) {
             case BATTERY_STYLE_PORTRAIT:
                 mBatteryIconView.setImageDrawable(mAccessorizedDrawable);
@@ -817,7 +808,6 @@ public void dump(PrintWriter pw, String[] args) {
         pw.println("    mBatteryStateUnknown: " + mBatteryStateUnknown);
         pw.println("    mIsIncompatibleCharging: " + mIsIncompatibleCharging);
         pw.println("    mPluggedIn: " + mPluggedIn);
-        pw.println("    mPresent: " + mPresent);
         pw.println("    mLevel: " + mLevel);
         pw.println("    mMode: " + mShowPercentMode);
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterViewController.java
index 90f2d5adfc4a1..bb856b1a9daa9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/battery/BatteryMeterViewController.java
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ public void onIsIncompatibleChargingChanged(boolean isIncompatibleCharging) {
                     }
                 }
 
-                @Override
-                public void onBatteryPresentChanged(boolean batteryPresent) {
-                    mView.setBatteryPresence(batteryPresent);
-                    mView.setVisibility(!batteryPresent || mBatteryHidden
-                            ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
-                }
-
                 @Override
                 public void dump(@NonNull PrintWriter pw, @NonNull String[] args) {
                     pw.print(super.toString());
@@ -169,12 +162,8 @@ public BatteryMeterViewController(
         mBatteryController = batteryController;
 
         mView.setBatteryEstimateFetcher(mBatteryController::getEstimatedTimeRemainingString);
-        mView.setBatteryPresence(mBatteryController.isPresent());
         mView.setDisplayShieldEnabled(
                 getContext().getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.flag_battery_shield_icon));
-        if (!mBatteryController.isPresent()) {
-            mView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        }
 
         mSlotBattery = getResources().getString(com.android.internal.R.string.status_bar_battery);
         mSettingObserver = new SettingObserver(mMainHandler);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryController.java
index 8b662257c9f58..37eda6490ec28 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryController.java
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ default boolean isPluggedInWireless() {
         return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns {@code true} if there's a battery present in the device.
-     */
-    default boolean isPresent() { return true; }
-
     /**
      * Returns {@code true} if the device is currently in power save mode.
      */
@@ -170,9 +165,6 @@ default void onIsBatteryDefenderChanged(boolean isBatteryDefender) {
         default void onIsIncompatibleChargingChanged(boolean isIncompatibleCharging) {
         }
 
-        default void onBatteryPresentChanged(boolean batteryPresent) {
-        }
-
         @Override
         default void dump(@NonNull PrintWriter pw, @NonNull String[] args) {
             pw.println(this);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryControllerImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryControllerImpl.java
index 65c28cc51b7cc..45078e32108d3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryControllerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/BatteryControllerImpl.java
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public class BatteryControllerImpl extends BroadcastReceiver implements BatteryC
 
     protected int mLevel;
     protected boolean mPluggedIn;
-    protected boolean mPresent;
     private int mPluggedChargingSource;
     protected boolean mCharging;
     private boolean mStateUnknown = false;
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ public void dump(@NonNull PrintWriter pw, @NonNull String[] args) {
         ipw.print("mHasReceivedBattery="); ipw.println(mHasReceivedBattery);
         ipw.print("mLevel="); ipw.println(mLevel);
         ipw.print("mPluggedIn="); ipw.println(mPluggedIn);
-        ipw.print("mPresent="); ipw.println(mPresent);
         ipw.print("mCharging="); ipw.println(mCharging);
         ipw.print("mCharged="); ipw.println(mCharged);
         ipw.print("mIsBatteryDefender="); ipw.println(mIsBatteryDefender);
@@ -228,7 +226,6 @@ public void addCallback(@NonNull BatteryController.BatteryStateChangeCallback cb
         cb.onWirelessChargingChanged(mWirelessCharging);
         cb.onIsBatteryDefenderChanged(mIsBatteryDefender);
         cb.onIsIncompatibleChargingChanged(mIsIncompatibleCharging);
-        cb.onBatteryPresentChanged(mPresent);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -266,11 +263,6 @@ public void onReceive(final Context context, Intent intent) {
             }
 
             boolean present = intent.getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_PRESENT, true);
-            if (present != mPresent) {
-                mPresent = present;
-                fireBatteryPresentChanged();
-            }
-
             boolean unknown = !present;
             if (unknown != mStateUnknown) {
                 mStateUnknown = unknown;
@@ -343,11 +335,6 @@ public boolean isPluggedIn() {
         return mPluggedIn;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isPresent() {
-        return mPresent;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean isPowerSave() {
         return mPowerSave;
@@ -497,11 +484,6 @@ private void fireIsIncompatibleChargingChanged() {
                 (callback) -> callback.onIsIncompatibleChargingChanged(mIsIncompatibleCharging));
     }
 
-    private void fireBatteryPresentChanged() {
-        dispatchSafeChange(
-                (callback) -> callback.onBatteryPresentChanged(mPresent));
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void dispatchDemoCommand(String command, Bundle args) {
         if (!mDemoModeController.isInDemoMode()) {