diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
index 77c4aa6..7404860 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/aconfig/systemui.aconfig
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@
 }
 
 flag {
+   name: "qs_new_tiles"
+   namespace: "systemui"
+   description: "Use the new tiles in the Quick Settings. Should have no behavior changes."
+   bug: "241772429"
+}
+
+flag {
     name: "coroutine_tracing"
     namespace: "systemui"
     description: "Adds thread-local data to System UI's global coroutine scopes to "
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/domain/interactor/CurrentTilesInteractorImplTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/domain/interactor/CurrentTilesInteractorImplTest.kt
index 8c896a6..1e2784a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/domain/interactor/CurrentTilesInteractorImplTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/domain/interactor/CurrentTilesInteractorImplTest.kt
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
 import com.android.systemui.Flags.FLAG_QS_NEW_PIPELINE
+import com.android.systemui.Flags.FLAG_QS_NEW_TILES
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
 import com.android.systemui.coroutines.collectLastValue
 import com.android.systemui.dump.nano.SystemUIProtoDump
-import com.android.systemui.flags.FakeFeatureFlags
-import com.android.systemui.flags.Flags
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QSTile
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QSTile.BooleanState
 import com.android.systemui.qs.FakeQSFactory
@@ -81,8 +80,7 @@
     private val tileFactory = FakeQSFactory(::tileCreator)
     private val customTileAddedRepository: CustomTileAddedRepository =
         FakeCustomTileAddedRepository()
-    private val featureFlags = FakeFeatureFlags()
-    private val pipelineFlags = QSPipelineFlagsRepository(featureFlags)
+    private val pipelineFlags = QSPipelineFlagsRepository()
     private val tileLifecycleManagerFactory = TLMFactory()
 
     @Mock private lateinit var customTileStatePersister: CustomTileStatePersister
@@ -100,14 +98,12 @@
 
     private lateinit var underTest: CurrentTilesInteractorImpl
 
-    @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
     @Before
     fun setup() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this)
 
         mSetFlagsRule.enableFlags(FLAG_QS_NEW_PIPELINE)
-        // TODO(b/299909337): Add test checking the new factory is used when the flag is on
-        featureFlags.set(Flags.QS_PIPELINE_NEW_TILES, true)
+        mSetFlagsRule.enableFlags(FLAG_QS_NEW_TILES)
 
         userRepository.setUserInfos(listOf(USER_INFO_0, USER_INFO_1))
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
index ff65b31..d7e63e6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
@@ -289,10 +289,6 @@
             "qs_user_detail_shortcut"
         )
 
-    // TODO(b/296357483): Tracking Bug
-    @JvmField
-    val QS_PIPELINE_NEW_TILES = unreleasedFlag("qs_pipeline_new_tiles")
-
     // TODO(b/254512383): Tracking Bug
     @JvmField
     val FULL_SCREEN_USER_SWITCHER =
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/log/dagger/LogModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/log/dagger/LogModule.java
index 0b3bbb5..99054a4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/log/dagger/LogModule.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/log/dagger/LogModule.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
             LogBufferFactory factory,
             QSPipelineFlagsRepository flags
     ) {
-        if (flags.getPipelineTilesEnabled()) {
+        if (flags.getTilesEnabled()) {
             // we use
             return factory.create("QSLog", 450 /* maxSize */, false /* systrace */);
         } else {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileHost.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileHost.java
index 1fab58e..828d6ed 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileHost.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileHost.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 import com.android.systemui.tuner.TunerService.Tunable;
 import com.android.systemui.util.settings.SecureSettings;
 
+import dagger.Lazy;
+
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
@@ -73,8 +75,6 @@
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Provider;
 
-import dagger.Lazy;
-
 /** Platform implementation of the quick settings tile host
  *
  * This class keeps track of the set of current tiles and is the in memory source of truth
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
         mShadeController = shadeController;
 
-        if (featureFlags.getPipelineTilesEnabled()) {
+        if (featureFlags.getTilesEnabled()) {
             mQsFactories.add(newQsTileFactoryProvider.get());
         }
         mQsFactories.add(defaultFactory);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/domain/interactor/CurrentTilesInteractor.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/domain/interactor/CurrentTilesInteractor.kt
index 4bda730..5d28c8c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/domain/interactor/CurrentTilesInteractor.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/domain/interactor/CurrentTilesInteractor.kt
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
     private suspend fun createTile(spec: TileSpec): QSTile? {
         val tile =
             withContext(mainDispatcher) {
-                if (featureFlags.pipelineTilesEnabled) {
+                if (featureFlags.tilesEnabled) {
                     newQSTileFactory.get().createTile(spec.spec)
                 } else {
                     null
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/shared/QSPipelineFlagsRepository.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/shared/QSPipelineFlagsRepository.kt
index 5c7420c..935d072 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/shared/QSPipelineFlagsRepository.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/shared/QSPipelineFlagsRepository.kt
@@ -2,24 +2,18 @@
 
 import com.android.systemui.Flags as AconfigFlags
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton
-import com.android.systemui.flags.FeatureFlagsClassic
-import com.android.systemui.flags.Flags
 import com.android.systemui.flags.RefactorFlagUtils
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /** Encapsulate the different QS pipeline flags and their dependencies */
 @SysUISingleton
-class QSPipelineFlagsRepository
-@Inject
-constructor(
-    private val featureFlags: FeatureFlagsClassic,
-) {
+class QSPipelineFlagsRepository @Inject constructor() {
+
     val pipelineEnabled: Boolean
         get() = AconfigFlags.qsNewPipeline()
 
-    /** @see Flags.QS_PIPELINE_NEW_TILES */
-    val pipelineTilesEnabled: Boolean
-        get() = featureFlags.isEnabled(Flags.QS_PIPELINE_NEW_TILES)
+    val tilesEnabled: Boolean
+        get() = AconfigFlags.qsNewTiles()
 
     companion object Utils {
         fun assertInLegacyMode() =
@@ -27,5 +21,11 @@
                 AconfigFlags.qsNewPipeline(),
                 AconfigFlags.FLAG_QS_NEW_PIPELINE
             )
+
+        fun assertNewTilesInLegacyMode() =
+            RefactorFlagUtils.assertInLegacyMode(
+                AconfigFlags.qsNewTiles(),
+                AconfigFlags.FLAG_QS_NEW_TILES
+            )
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/di/NewQSTileFactory.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/di/NewQSTileFactory.kt
index 27007bb..52e49f9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/di/NewQSTileFactory.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/tiles/di/NewQSTileFactory.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QSFactory
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QSTile
+import com.android.systemui.qs.pipeline.shared.QSPipelineFlagsRepository
 import com.android.systemui.qs.pipeline.shared.TileSpec
 import com.android.systemui.qs.tiles.base.viewmodel.QSTileViewModelFactory
 import com.android.systemui.qs.tiles.impl.custom.di.CustomTileComponent
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 ) : QSFactory {
 
     init {
+        QSPipelineFlagsRepository.assertNewTilesInLegacyMode()
         for (viewModelTileSpec in tileMap.keys) {
             require(qsTileConfigProvider.hasConfig(viewModelTileSpec)) {
                 "No config for $viewModelTileSpec"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileHostTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileHostTest.java
index 5245b22..5e2423a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileHostTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSTileHostTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 
 import static com.android.systemui.Flags.FLAG_QS_NEW_PIPELINE;
+import static com.android.systemui.Flags.FLAG_QS_NEW_TILES;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertFalse;
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@
 import com.android.systemui.classifier.FalsingManagerFake;
 import com.android.systemui.dump.nano.SystemUIProtoDump;
 import com.android.systemui.flags.FakeFeatureFlags;
-import com.android.systemui.flags.Flags;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ActivityStarter;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.PluginManager;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.qs.QSFactory;
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 import com.android.systemui.util.settings.SecureSettings;
 import com.android.systemui.util.time.FakeSystemClock;
 
+import dagger.Lazy;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -93,8 +95,6 @@
 
 import javax.inject.Provider;
 
-import dagger.Lazy;
-
 @RunWith(AndroidTestingRunner.class)
 @SmallTest
 public class QSTileHostTest extends SysuiTestCase {
@@ -147,9 +147,8 @@
         mFeatureFlags = new FakeFeatureFlags();
 
         mSetFlagsRule.disableFlags(FLAG_QS_NEW_PIPELINE);
-        // TODO(b/299909337): Add test checking the new factory is used when the flag is on
-        mFeatureFlags.set(Flags.QS_PIPELINE_NEW_TILES, false);
-        mQSPipelineFlagsRepository = new QSPipelineFlagsRepository(mFeatureFlags);
+        mSetFlagsRule.disableFlags(FLAG_QS_NEW_TILES);
+        mQSPipelineFlagsRepository = new QSPipelineFlagsRepository();
 
         mMainExecutor = new FakeExecutor(new FakeSystemClock());
 
@@ -704,7 +703,7 @@
                 TileLifecycleManager.Factory tileLifecycleManagerFactory,
                 UserFileManager userFileManager, QSPipelineFlagsRepository featureFlags) {
             super(context, newQSTileFactoryProvider, defaultFactory, mainExecutor, pluginManager,
-                    tunerService, autoTiles,  shadeController, qsLogger,
+                    tunerService, autoTiles, shadeController, qsLogger,
                     userTracker, secureSettings, customTileStatePersister,
                     tileLifecycleManagerFactory, userFileManager, featureFlags);
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/shared/QSPipelineFlagsRepositoryTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/shared/QSPipelineFlagsRepositoryTest.kt
index 2e63708..970cd17 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/shared/QSPipelineFlagsRepositoryTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/qs/pipeline/shared/QSPipelineFlagsRepositoryTest.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
 import com.android.systemui.Flags
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
-import com.android.systemui.flags.FakeFeatureFlagsClassic
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
@@ -13,9 +12,7 @@
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 class QSPipelineFlagsRepositoryTest : SysuiTestCase() {
 
-    private val fakeFeatureFlagsClassic = FakeFeatureFlagsClassic()
-
-    private val underTest = QSPipelineFlagsRepository(fakeFeatureFlagsClassic)
+    private val underTest = QSPipelineFlagsRepository()
 
     @Test
     fun pipelineFlagDisabled() {
@@ -30,4 +27,18 @@
 
         assertThat(underTest.pipelineEnabled).isTrue()
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun tilesFlagDisabled() {
+        mSetFlagsRule.disableFlags(Flags.FLAG_QS_NEW_TILES)
+
+        assertThat(underTest.tilesEnabled).isFalse()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun tilesFlagEnabled() {
+        mSetFlagsRule.enableFlags(Flags.FLAG_QS_NEW_TILES)
+
+        assertThat(underTest.tilesEnabled).isTrue()
+    }
 }