diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/ui/composable/VolumeSlider.kt b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/ui/composable/VolumeSlider.kt
index 19d3f59..28cd37e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/ui/composable/VolumeSlider.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/compose/features/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/ui/composable/VolumeSlider.kt
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.volume.panel.component.volume.ui.composable
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateFloatAsState
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
-import androidx.compose.material3.LocalContentColor
-import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.State
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
@@ -84,27 +86,29 @@
         valueRange = state.valueRange,
         onValueChange = onValueChange,
         enabled = state.isEnabled,
-        icon = { isDragging ->
-            if (isDragging) {
-                Text(text = state.valueText, color = LocalContentColor.current)
-            } else {
-                state.icon?.let {
-                    SliderIcon(
-                        icon = it,
-                        onIconTapped = onIconTapped,
-                        isTappable = state.isMutable,
-                    )
-                }
+        icon = {
+            state.icon?.let {
+                SliderIcon(
+                    icon = it,
+                    onIconTapped = onIconTapped,
+                    isTappable = state.isMutable,
+                )
             }
         },
         colors = sliderColors,
-        label = {
-            VolumeSliderContent(
-                modifier = Modifier,
-                label = state.label,
-                isEnabled = state.isEnabled,
-                disabledMessage = state.disabledMessage,
-            )
+        label = { isDragging ->
+            AnimatedVisibility(
+                visible = !isDragging,
+                enter = fadeIn(tween(150)),
+                exit = fadeOut(tween(150)),
+            ) {
+                VolumeSliderContent(
+                    modifier = Modifier,
+                    label = state.label,
+                    isEnabled = state.isEnabled,
+                    disabledMessage = state.disabledMessage,
+                )
+            }
         }
     )
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/domain/interactor/VolumeSliderInteractorTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/domain/interactor/VolumeSliderInteractorTest.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 79d3fe9..0000000
--- a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/domain/interactor/VolumeSliderInteractorTest.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.android.systemui.volume.panel.component.volume.domain.interactor
-
-import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
-import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
-import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
-import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
-import org.junit.Test
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
-
-@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
-@SmallTest
-class VolumeSliderInteractorTest : SysuiTestCase() {
-
-    private val underTest = VolumeSliderInteractor()
-
-    @Test
-    fun processVolumeToValue_returnsTranslatedVolume() {
-        assertThat(underTest.processVolumeToValue(2, volumeRange)).isEqualTo(20f)
-    }
-
-    private companion object {
-        val volumeRange = 0..10
-    }
-}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/domain/interactor/VolumeSliderInteractor.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/domain/interactor/VolumeSliderInteractor.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index ecd89ea..0000000
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/domain/interactor/VolumeSliderInteractor.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- *  limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.android.systemui.volume.panel.component.volume.domain.interactor
-
-import com.android.systemui.volume.panel.dagger.scope.VolumePanelScope
-import javax.inject.Inject
-
-/** Converts from slider value to volume and back. */
-@VolumePanelScope
-class VolumeSliderInteractor @Inject constructor() {
-
-    /** mimic percentage volume setting */
-    private val displayValueRange: ClosedFloatingPointRange<Float> = 0f..100f
-
-    /**
-     * Translates [volume], that belongs to [volumeRange] to the value that belongs to
-     * [displayValueRange].
-     */
-    fun processVolumeToValue(
-        volume: Int,
-        volumeRange: ClosedRange<Int>,
-    ): Float {
-        val currentRangeStart: Float = volumeRange.start.toFloat()
-        val targetRangeStart: Float = displayValueRange.start
-        val currentRangeLength: Float = (volumeRange.endInclusive.toFloat() - currentRangeStart)
-        val targetRangeLength: Float = displayValueRange.endInclusive - targetRangeStart
-        if (currentRangeLength == 0f || targetRangeLength == 0f) {
-            return 0f
-        }
-        val volumeFraction: Float = (volume.toFloat() - currentRangeStart) / currentRangeLength
-        return targetRangeStart + volumeFraction * targetRangeLength
-    }
-}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/AudioStreamSliderViewModel.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/AudioStreamSliderViewModel.kt
index 57b5d57..1ae1ebb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/AudioStreamSliderViewModel.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/AudioStreamSliderViewModel.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import com.android.settingslib.volume.shared.model.RingerMode
 import com.android.systemui.common.shared.model.Icon
 import com.android.systemui.res.R
-import com.android.systemui.volume.panel.component.volume.domain.interactor.VolumeSliderInteractor
 import dagger.assisted.Assisted
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
     @Assisted private val coroutineScope: CoroutineScope,
     private val context: Context,
     private val audioVolumeInteractor: AudioVolumeInteractor,
-    private val volumeSliderInteractor: VolumeSliderInteractor,
 ) : SliderViewModel {
 
     private val audioStream = audioStreamWrapper.audioStream
@@ -105,10 +103,6 @@
         return State(
             value = volume.toFloat(),
             valueRange = volumeRange.first.toFloat()..volumeRange.last.toFloat(),
-            valueText =
-                SliderViewModel.formatValue(
-                    volumeSliderInteractor.processVolumeToValue(volume, volumeRange)
-                ),
             icon = getIcon(ringerMode),
             label = labelsByStream[audioStream]?.let(context::getString)
                     ?: error("No label for the stream: $audioStream"),
@@ -157,7 +151,6 @@
         override val valueRange: ClosedFloatingPointRange<Float>,
         override val icon: Icon,
         override val label: String,
-        override val valueText: String,
         override val disabledMessage: String?,
         override val isEnabled: Boolean,
         override val a11yStep: Int,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/CastVolumeSliderViewModel.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/CastVolumeSliderViewModel.kt
index 8d8fa17..3689303 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/CastVolumeSliderViewModel.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/CastVolumeSliderViewModel.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import com.android.systemui.res.R
 import com.android.systemui.volume.panel.component.mediaoutput.domain.interactor.MediaDeviceSessionInteractor
 import com.android.systemui.volume.panel.component.mediaoutput.shared.model.MediaDeviceSession
-import com.android.systemui.volume.panel.component.volume.domain.interactor.VolumeSliderInteractor
 import dagger.assisted.Assisted
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@
     @Assisted private val coroutineScope: CoroutineScope,
     private val context: Context,
     private val mediaDeviceSessionInteractor: MediaDeviceSessionInteractor,
-    private val volumeSliderInteractor: VolumeSliderInteractor,
 ) : SliderViewModel {
 
     override val slider: StateFlow<SliderState> =
@@ -66,13 +64,6 @@
             value = currentVolume.toFloat(),
             valueRange = volumeRange.first.toFloat()..volumeRange.last.toFloat(),
             icon = Icon.Resource(R.drawable.ic_cast, null),
-            valueText =
-                SliderViewModel.formatValue(
-                    volumeSliderInteractor.processVolumeToValue(
-                        volume = currentVolume,
-                        volumeRange = volumeRange,
-                    )
-                ),
             label = context.getString(R.string.media_device_cast),
             isEnabled = true,
             a11yStep = 1
@@ -83,13 +74,13 @@
         override val value: Float,
         override val valueRange: ClosedFloatingPointRange<Float>,
         override val icon: Icon,
-        override val valueText: String,
         override val label: String,
         override val isEnabled: Boolean,
         override val a11yStep: Int,
     ) : SliderState {
         override val disabledMessage: String?
             get() = null
+
         override val isMutable: Boolean
             get() = false
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/SliderState.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/SliderState.kt
index 8eb0b89..d71a9d8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/SliderState.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/SliderState.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     val valueRange: ClosedFloatingPointRange<Float>
     val icon: Icon?
     val isEnabled: Boolean
-    val valueText: String
     val label: String
     /**
      * A11y slider controls works by adjusting one step up or down. The default slider step isn't
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
         override val value: Float = 0f
         override val valueRange: ClosedFloatingPointRange<Float> = 0f..1f
         override val icon: Icon? = null
-        override val valueText: String = ""
         override val label: String = ""
         override val disabledMessage: String? = null
         override val a11yStep: Int = 0
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/SliderViewModel.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/SliderViewModel.kt
index e78f833..74aee55 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/SliderViewModel.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/volume/panel/component/volume/slider/ui/viewmodel/SliderViewModel.kt
@@ -26,9 +26,4 @@
     fun onValueChanged(state: SliderState, newValue: Float)
 
     fun toggleMuted(state: SliderState)
-
-    companion object {
-
-        fun formatValue(value: Float): String = "%.0f".format(value)
-    }
 }