diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 883c379f5d..ddcb1e629c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableCursorHoverStates;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_ICON_LABEL_AUTO_SCALING;
 import static com.android.launcher3.graphics.PreloadIconDrawable.newPendingIcon;
 import static com.android.launcher3.icons.BitmapInfo.FLAG_NO_BADGE;
-import static com.android.launcher3.icons.BitmapInfo.FLAG_SKIP_USER_BADGE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.icons.BitmapInfo.FLAG_THEMED;
 import static com.android.launcher3.icons.GraphicsUtils.setColorAlphaBound;
 import static com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfoWithIcon.FLAG_INCREMENTAL_DOWNLOAD_ACTIVE;
@@ -165,8 +164,6 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private boolean mHideBadge = false;
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
-    private boolean mSkipUserBadge = false;
-    @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private boolean mIsIconVisible = true;
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private int mTextColor;
@@ -269,10 +266,6 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
         mHideBadge = hideBadge;
     }
 
-    public void setSkipUserBadge(boolean skipUserBadge) {
-        mSkipUserBadge = skipUserBadge;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Resets the view so it can be recycled.
      */
@@ -402,9 +395,6 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
         if (mHideBadge || mDisplay == DISPLAY_SEARCH_RESULT_SMALL) {
             flags |= FLAG_NO_BADGE;
         }
-        if (mSkipUserBadge) {
-            flags |= FLAG_SKIP_USER_BADGE;
-        }
         FastBitmapDrawable iconDrawable = info.newIcon(getContext(), flags);
         mDotParams.appColor = iconDrawable.getIconColor();
         mDotParams.dotColor = Themes.getAttrColor(getContext(), R.attr.notificationDotColor);