diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
index 516de46..34ce6d5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
@@ -3522,7 +3522,6 @@
 
         repositionNavigationBar();
         updateRowStates();
-        mIconController.defineSlots();
         mScreenPinningRequest.onConfigurationChanged();
         mNetworkController.onConfigurationChanged();
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconController.java
index 0c9bfab..3326736 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconController.java
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
 
     public StatusBarIconController(Context context, View statusBar, View keyguardStatusBar,
             PhoneStatusBar phoneStatusBar) {
+        super(context.getResources().getStringArray(
+                com.android.internal.R.array.config_statusBarIcons));
         mContext = context;
         mPhoneStatusBar = phoneStatusBar;
         mSystemIconArea = (LinearLayout) statusBar.findViewById(R.id.system_icon_area);
@@ -137,7 +139,6 @@
         mDarkModeIconColorSingleTone = context.getColor(R.color.dark_mode_icon_color_single_tone);
         mLightModeIconColorSingleTone = context.getColor(R.color.light_mode_icon_color_single_tone);
         mHandler = new Handler();
-        defineSlots();
         loadDimens();
 
         TunerService.get(mContext).addTunable(this, ICON_BLACKLIST);
@@ -197,11 +198,6 @@
                 R.dimen.status_bar_icon_padding);
     }
 
-    public void defineSlots() {
-        defineSlots(mContext.getResources().getStringArray(
-                com.android.internal.R.array.config_statusBarIcons));
-    }
-
     private void addSystemIcon(int index, StatusBarIcon icon) {
         String slot = getSlot(index);
         int viewIndex = getViewIndex(index);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconList.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconList.java
index 6821879..660672d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconList.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconList.java
@@ -25,14 +25,11 @@
     private ArrayList<String> mSlots = new ArrayList<>();
     private ArrayList<StatusBarIcon> mIcons = new ArrayList<>();
 
-    public void defineSlots(String[] slots) {
-        mSlots.clear();
+    public StatusBarIconList(String[] slots) {
         final int N = slots.length;
         for (int i=0; i < N; i++) {
             mSlots.add(slots[i]);
-            if (mIcons.size() < mSlots.size()) {
-                mIcons.add(null);
-            }
+            mIcons.add(null);
         }
     }