diff --git a/light/Light.cpp b/light/Light.cpp
index d912ae8..9ccdf6b 100644
--- a/light/Light.cpp
+++ b/light/Light.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 The LineageOS Project
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2020 The LineageOS Project
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,32 +75,12 @@ static uint32_t getBrightness(const LightState& state) {
     return (77 * red + 150 * green + 29 * blue) >> 8;
 }
 
-static uint32_t rgbToBrightness(const LightState& state) {
-    uint32_t color = state.color & 0x00ffffff;
-    return ((77 * ((color >> 16) & 0xff))
-            + (150 * ((color >> 8) & 0xff))
-            + (29 * (color & 0xff))) >> 8;
-}
-
 Light::Light() {
     mLights.emplace(Type::ATTENTION, std::bind(&Light::handleNotification, this, std::placeholders::_1, 0));
-    mLights.emplace(Type::BACKLIGHT, std::bind(&Light::handleBacklight, this, std::placeholders::_1));
     mLights.emplace(Type::BATTERY, std::bind(&Light::handleBattery, this, std::placeholders::_1));
     mLights.emplace(Type::NOTIFICATIONS, std::bind(&Light::handleNotification, this, std::placeholders::_1, 1));
 }
 
-void Light::handleBacklight(const LightState& state) {
-    int maxBrightness = get("/sys/class/backlight/panel0-backlight/max_brightness", -1);
-    if (maxBrightness < 0) {
-        maxBrightness = kDefaultMaxBrightness;
-    }
-    uint32_t sentBrightness = rgbToBrightness(state);
-    uint32_t brightness = sentBrightness * maxBrightness / kDefaultMaxBrightness;
-    LOG(DEBUG) << "Writing backlight brightness " << brightness
-               << " (orig " << sentBrightness << ")";
-    set("/sys/class/backlight/panel0-backlight/brightness", brightness);
-}
-
 void Light::handleBattery(const LightState& state) {
     uint32_t whiteBrightness = getBrightness(state);
 
diff --git a/light/Light.h b/light/Light.h
index 44f4732..32ee2c1 100644
--- a/light/Light.h
+++ b/light/Light.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 The LineageOS Project
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2020 The LineageOS Project
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class Light : public ILight {
     Return<void> getSupportedTypes(getSupportedTypes_cb _hidl_cb) override;
 
   private:
-    void handleBacklight(const LightState& state);
     void handleBattery(const LightState& state);
     void handleNotification(const LightState& state, size_t index);