diff --git a/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl.cc b/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl.cc
index 339a8904..b9b5833a 100644
--- a/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl.cc
+++ b/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl.cc
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ void NearbySharingServiceImpl::Shutdown(
         service_observers_.Clear();
 
         StopAdvertising();
-        StopFastInitiationScanning();
         StopFastInitiationAdvertising();
         StopScanning();
         nearby_connections_manager_->Shutdown();
@@ -1869,7 +1868,6 @@ void NearbySharingServiceImpl::InvalidateFastInitiationAdvertising() {
 
 void NearbySharingServiceImpl::InvalidateReceiveSurfaceState() {
   InvalidateAdvertisingState();
-  InvalidateFastInitiationScanning();
 }
 
 void NearbySharingServiceImpl::InvalidateAdvertisingState() {
@@ -2097,102 +2095,6 @@ void NearbySharingServiceImpl::StopAdvertisingAndInvalidateSurfaceState() {
   InvalidateSurfaceState();
 }
 
-void NearbySharingServiceImpl::InvalidateFastInitiationScanning() {
-  bool is_hardware_offloading_supported =
-      IsBluetoothPresent() && nearby_fast_initiation_->IsScanOffloadSupported();
-
-  // Hardware offloading support is computed when the bluetooth adapter becomes
-  // available. We set the hardware supported state on |settings_| to notify the
-  // UI of state changes. InvalidateFastInitiationScanning gets triggered on
-  // adapter change events.
-  settings_->SetIsFastInitiationHardwareSupported(
-      is_hardware_offloading_supported);
-
-  if (fast_initiation_scanner_cooldown_timer_ &&
-      fast_initiation_scanner_cooldown_timer_->IsRunning()) {
-    VLOG(1) << __func__
-            << ": Stopping background scanning due to post-transfer "
-               "cooldown period";
-    StopFastInitiationScanning();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Screen is off. Do no work.
-  if (is_screen_locked_) {
-    VLOG(1) << __func__
-            << ": Stopping background scanning because the screen is locked.";
-    StopFastInitiationScanning();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!IsBluetoothPowered()) {
-    VLOG(1)
-        << __func__
-        << ": Stopping background scanning because bluetooth is powered down.";
-    StopFastInitiationScanning();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // We're scanning for other nearby devices. Don't background scan.
-  if (is_scanning_) {
-    VLOG(1) << __func__
-            << ": Stopping background scanning because we're scanning "
-               "for other devices.";
-    StopFastInitiationScanning();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (is_transferring_) {
-    VLOG(1) << __func__
-            << ": Stopping background scanning because we're currently "
-               "in the midst of a transfer.";
-    StopFastInitiationScanning();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (advertising_power_level_ == PowerLevel::kHighPower) {
-    VLOG(1) << __func__
-            << ": Stopping background scanning because we're already "
-               "in high visibility mode.";
-    StopFastInitiationScanning();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!is_hardware_offloading_supported) {
-    VLOG(1) << __func__
-            << ": Stopping background scanning because hardware "
-               "support is not available or not ready.";
-    StopFastInitiationScanning();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  StartFastInitiationScanning();
-}
-
-void NearbySharingServiceImpl::StartFastInitiationScanning() {
-  VLOG(1) << __func__ << ": Starting background scanning.";
-
-  if (nearby_fast_initiation_->IsScanning()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  nearby_fast_initiation_->StartScanning(
-      /*devices_discovered_callback=*/[]() {},
-      /*devices_not_discovered_callback=*/[]() {},
-      [this]() { StopFastInitiationScanning(); });
-}
-
-void NearbySharingServiceImpl::StopFastInitiationScanning() {
-  VLOG(1) << __func__ << ": Stop fast initiation scanning.";
-  if (!nearby_fast_initiation_->IsScanning()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  nearby_fast_initiation_->StopScanning(
-      []() { VLOG(1) << __func__ << ": Stopped fast initiation scanning."; });
-  VLOG(1) << __func__ << ": Stopped background scanning.";
-}
-
 void NearbySharingServiceImpl::ScheduleRotateBackgroundAdvertisementTimer() {
   absl::BitGen bitgen;
   uint64_t delayMilliseconds = absl::Uniform(
@@ -2906,12 +2808,6 @@ void NearbySharingServiceImpl::OnIncomingFilesMetadataUpdated(
           // ShareTarget already disconnected.
           return;
         }
-        fast_initiation_scanner_cooldown_timer_ = std::make_unique<ThreadTimer>(
-            *service_thread_, "fast_initiation_scanner_cooldown_timer",
-            kFastInitiationScannerCooldown, [this]() {
-              fast_initiation_scanner_cooldown_timer_.reset();
-              InvalidateFastInitiationScanning();
-            });
         // Make sure to call this before calling Disconnect, or we risk losing
         // some transfer updates in the receive case due to the Disconnect call
         // cleaning up share targets.
diff --git a/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl.h b/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl.h
index 09baf011..017ae098 100644
--- a/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl.h
+++ b/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl.h
@@ -277,11 +277,6 @@ class NearbySharingServiceImpl
   StatusCodes StopScanning();
   void StopAdvertisingAndInvalidateSurfaceState();
 
-  void InvalidateFastInitiationScanning();
-  void StartFastInitiationScanning();
-  void OnFastInitiationDevicesNotDetected();
-  void StopFastInitiationScanning();
-
   void ScheduleRotateBackgroundAdvertisementTimer();
   void OnRotateBackgroundAdvertisementTimerFired();
 
@@ -501,10 +496,6 @@ class NearbySharingServiceImpl
   // Used to debounce OnNetworkChanged processing.
   std::unique_ptr<ThreadTimer> on_network_changed_delay_timer_;
 
-  // Used to prevent the "Device nearby is sharing" notification from appearing
-  // immediately after a completed share.
-  std::unique_ptr<ThreadTimer> fast_initiation_scanner_cooldown_timer_;
-
   // A queue of endpoint-discovered and endpoint-lost events that ensures the
   // events are processed sequentially, in the order received from Nearby
   // Connections. An event is processed either immediately, if there are no
diff --git a/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl_test.cc b/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl_test.cc
index d5dfaec9..cc8b6d0c 100644
--- a/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl_test.cc
+++ b/sharing/nearby_sharing_service_impl_test.cc
@@ -1464,50 +1464,6 @@ TEST_F(NearbySharingServiceImplTest,
   EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StopAdvertisingCount(), 1);
 }
 
-TEST_F(NearbySharingServiceImplTest, FastInitiationScanning_StartAndStop) {
-  FakeNearbyFastInitiation* fast_initiation =
-      nearby_fast_initiation_factory_->GetNearbyFastInitiation();
-  SetLanConnected(true);
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StartScanningCount(), 1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StopScanningCount(), 0);
-
-  // Trigger a call to StopFastInitiationScanning().
-  SetBluetoothIsPowered(false);
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StartScanningCount(), 1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StopScanningCount(), 1);
-
-  // Trigger a call to StartFastInitiationScanning().
-  SetBluetoothIsPowered(true);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(sharing_service_task_runner_->SyncWithTimeout(kTaskWaitTimeout));
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StartScanningCount(), 2);
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StopScanningCount(), 1);
-}
-
-TEST_F(NearbySharingServiceImplTest,
-       FastInitiationScanning_PostTransferCooldown) {
-  FakeNearbyFastInitiation* fast_initiation =
-      nearby_fast_initiation_factory_->GetNearbyFastInitiation();
-  SetLanConnected(false);
-
-  // Make sure we started scanning once
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StartScanningCount(), 1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StopScanningCount(), 0);
-
-  SuccessfullyReceiveTransfer();
-
-  // Make sure we stopped scanning and didn't restart... yet.
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StartScanningCount(), 1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StopScanningCount(), 1);
-
-  // Fast-forward 10s to pass through the cooldown period.
-  FastForward(absl::Seconds(10));
-
-  // Make sure we restarted Fast Initiation scanning.
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StartScanningCount(), 2);
-  EXPECT_EQ(fast_initiation->StopScanningCount(), 1);
-}
-
 TEST_F(NearbySharingServiceImplTest,
        ForegroundRegisterSendSurfaceStartsDiscovering) {
   SetLanConnected(true);