diff --git a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
index c9846a5..fa21752 100644
--- a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
@@ -487,10 +487,6 @@
     <string name="status_bar_battery_percentage_text_next">Outside the icon</string>
     <string name="left_battery_text_title">Left battery text</string>
     <string name="left_battery_text_summary">Put the battery text on left of battery icon</string>
-
-    <!-- Call strength icons in QS -->
-    <string name="show_qs_call_strength_icon_title">Show call strength icon(s)</string>
-    <string name="show_qs_call_strength_icon_summary">Show call strength icons in QuickSettings panel when available</string>
 	
 	<!-- Tiles animation style  -->
     <string name="qs_tile_animation_title">Animations</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml b/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
index 46bd92b..2f757a9 100644
--- a/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
+++ b/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
@@ -105,13 +105,7 @@
         android:key="show_combined_status_bar_signal_icons"
         android:title="@string/combined_status_bar_signal_icons"
         android:summary="@string/combined_status_bar_signal_icons_summary"
-        android:defaultValue="false" />
-
-        <com.cherish.settings.preferences.SecureSettingSwitchPreference
-            android:key="hide_qs_call_strength"
-            android:title="@string/show_qs_call_strength_icon_title"
-            android:summary="@string/show_qs_call_strength_icon_summary"
-            android:defaultValue="true" />			
+        android:defaultValue="false" />		
 
        <Preference
             android:key="systemui_tuner_statusbar"