diff --git a/res/xml/empty_settings.xml b/res/xml/empty_settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d63f7d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/xml/empty_settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  Copyright (C) 2017 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.
+  -->
+
+<PreferenceScreen />
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/ApnSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/ApnSettings.java
index 5e31a02..b460050 100755
--- a/src/com/android/settings/ApnSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/ApnSettings.java
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@
         mUnavailable = isUiRestricted();
         setHasOptionsMenu(!mUnavailable);
         if (mUnavailable) {
-            setPreferenceScreen(new PreferenceScreen(getPrefContext(), null));
-            getPreferenceScreen().removeAll();
+            addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.empty_settings);
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettings.java
index 2bfb602..3deedaf 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/DevelopmentSettings.java
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
             // Block access to developer options if the user is not the owner, if user policy
             // restricts it, or if the device has not been provisioned
             mUnavailable = true;
-            setPreferenceScreen(new PreferenceScreen(getPrefContext(), null));
+            addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.empty_settings);
             return;
         }