diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 6536ceb..49fc78f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -3133,9 +3133,6 @@
          */
         public static final String SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS = "screen_brightness";
 
-        private static final Validator SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_VALIDATOR =
-                new SettingsValidators.InclusiveIntegerRangeValidator(0, 255);
-
         /**
          * The screen backlight brightness between 0 and 255.
          * @hide
@@ -4060,7 +4057,6 @@
             FONT_SCALE,
             DIM_SCREEN,
             SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT,
-            SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS,
             SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE,
             SCREEN_AUTO_BRIGHTNESS_ADJ,
             SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_FOR_VR,
@@ -4230,7 +4226,6 @@
             VALIDATORS.put(FONT_SCALE, FONT_SCALE_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(DIM_SCREEN, DIM_SCREEN_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT, SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT_VALIDATOR);
-            VALIDATORS.put(SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS, SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_FOR_VR, SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_FOR_VR_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE, SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(MODE_RINGER_STREAMS_AFFECTED, MODE_RINGER_STREAMS_AFFECTED_VALIDATOR);
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 26186bc..e27458f 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
                     Settings.System.NOTIFICATION_SOUND_CACHE, // internal cache
                     Settings.System.POINTER_LOCATION, // backup candidate?
                     Settings.System.RINGTONE_CACHE, // internal cache
+                    Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS, // removed in P
                     Settings.System.SETUP_WIZARD_HAS_RUN, // Only used by SuW
                     Settings.System.SHOW_GTALK_SERVICE_STATUS, // candidate for backup?
                     Settings.System.SHOW_TOUCHES, // bug?
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsHelper.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsHelper.java
index ad422d8..4c98bb8 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsHelper.java
@@ -144,10 +144,7 @@
         }
 
         try {
-            if (Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS.equals(name)) {
-                setBrightness(Integer.parseInt(value));
-                // fall through to the ordinary write to settings
-            } else if (Settings.System.SOUND_EFFECTS_ENABLED.equals(name)) {
+            if (Settings.System.SOUND_EFFECTS_ENABLED.equals(name)) {
                 setSoundEffects(Integer.parseInt(value) == 1);
                 // fall through to the ordinary write to settings
             } else if (Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED.equals(name)) {
@@ -305,10 +302,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void setBrightness(int brightness) {
-        mContext.getSystemService(DisplayManager.class).setTemporaryBrightness(brightness);
-    }
-
     /* package */ byte[] getLocaleData() {
         Configuration conf = mContext.getResources().getConfiguration();
         return conf.getLocales().toLanguageTags().getBytes();