diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java
index c0456b2..a4cc4b7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java
@@ -17,13 +17,19 @@
 package com.android.settings;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.content.ComponentName;
+import android.app.backup.BackupManager;
+import android.app.backup.IBackupManager;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.ServiceManager;
+import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.android.settings.Settings.PrivacySettingsActivity;
+import com.android.settings.R;
+
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
 /**
  * A trampoline activity used to launch the configured Backup activity.
@@ -36,24 +42,30 @@
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-
-        BackupSettingsHelper backupHelper = new BackupSettingsHelper();
-        if (backupHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(getPackageManager())) {
-            Intent intent = backupHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
-            if (intent != null) {
-                // use startActivityForResult to let the activity check the caller signature
-                startActivityForResult(intent, -1);
+        String backup = getResources().getString(R.string.config_backup_settings_intent);
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(backup)) {
+            try {
+                Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(backup, 0);
+                if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
+                    // use startActivityForResult to let the activity check the caller signature
+                    IBackupManager bmgr = IBackupManager.Stub.asInterface(
+                            ServiceManager.getService(Context.BACKUP_SERVICE));
+                    boolean backupOkay;
+                    try {
+                        backupOkay = bmgr.isBackupServiceActive(UserHandle.myUserId());
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        // things go wrong talking to the backup system => ignore and
+                        // pass the default 'false' as the "backup is a thing?" state.
+                        backupOkay = false;
+                    }
+                    intent.putExtra(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE, backupOkay);
+                    startActivityForResult(intent, -1);
+                } else {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Backup component not found!");
+                }
+            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Invalid backup component URI!", e);
             }
-        } else {
-            // This should never happen, because isIntentProvidedByTransport() is called before
-            // starting this activity.
-            Log.e(TAG, "Backup transport has not provided an intent"
-                    + " or the component for the intent is not found!");
-            getPackageManager().setComponentEnabledSetting(
-                    new ComponentName(getPackageName(), PrivacySettingsActivity.class.getName()),
-                    PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED,
-                    PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
-            startActivityForResult(new Intent(this, PrivacySettingsActivity.class), -1);
         }
         finish();
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelper.java b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelper.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 37c0971..0000000
--- a/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelper.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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
- */
-
-package com.android.settings;
-
-
-import android.app.backup.BackupManager;
-import android.app.backup.BackupTransport;
-import android.app.backup.IBackupManager;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.os.RemoteException;
-import android.os.ServiceManager;
-import android.os.UserHandle;
-import android.util.Log;
-
-import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-
-/**
- * Helper class for {@link BackupSettingsActivity} that interacts with {@link IBackupManager}.
- */
-public class BackupSettingsHelper {
-    private static final String TAG = "BackupSettingsHelper";
-
-    private IBackupManager mBackupManager = IBackupManager.Stub.asInterface(
-            ServiceManager.getService(Context.BACKUP_SERVICE));
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the intent from Backup transport and adds the extra depending on whether the user has
-     * rights to see backup settings.
-     *
-     * @return Intent to launch Backup settings provided by the Backup transport.
-     */
-    public Intent getIntentForBackupSettings() {
-        Intent intent = getIntentFromBackupTransport();
-        if (intent != null) {
-            intent.putExtra(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE, isBackupServiceActive());
-        }
-        return intent;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Checks if the transport provided the intent to launch the backup settings and if that
-     * intent resolves to an activity.
-     */
-    public boolean isIntentProvidedByTransport(PackageManager packageManager) {
-        Intent intent = getIntentFromBackupTransport();
-        return intent != null && intent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets an intent to launch the backup settings from the current transport using
-     * {@link BackupTransport#dataManagementIntent()} API.
-     *
-     * @return intent provided by transport or null if no intent was provided.
-     */
-    private Intent getIntentFromBackupTransport() {
-        try {
-            Intent intent =
-                    mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(mBackupManager.getCurrentTransport());
-            if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.DEBUG)) {
-                if (intent != null) {
-                    Log.d(TAG, "Parsed intent from backup transport: " + intent.toString());
-                } else {
-                    Log.d(TAG, "Received a null intent from backup transport");
-                }
-            }
-            return intent;
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Error getting data management intent", e);
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /** Checks if backup service is enabled for this user. */
-    private boolean isBackupServiceActive() {
-        boolean backupOkay;
-        try {
-            backupOkay = mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(UserHandle.myUserId());
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            // things go wrong talking to the backup system => ignore and
-            // pass the default 'false' as the "backup is a thing?" state.
-            backupOkay = false;
-        }
-        return backupOkay;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 7fe1167..13bc048 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.nfc.NfcAdapter;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
-import android.os.Build;
-import android.os.Build.VERSION;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
@@ -971,27 +969,29 @@
             }
         }
 
-        // Check if the backup transport has provided an intent to launch the backup settings.
-        BackupSettingsHelper backupHelper = new BackupSettingsHelper();
-        boolean useDefaultBackup = !backupHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(getPackageManager());
-        if (Log.isLoggable(LOG_TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
-            Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Enabling default backup settings page: " + useDefaultBackup);
-        }
-
+        String backupIntent = getResources().getString(R.string.config_backup_settings_intent);
+        boolean useDefaultBackup = TextUtils.isEmpty(backupIntent);
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
                 Settings.PrivacySettingsActivity.class.getName()), useDefaultBackup, isAdmin);
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
                         "com.android.settings.PrivacyDashboardAlias"),
                 useDefaultBackup, isAdmin);
 
-        // Enable/disable BackupSettingsActivity and its alias.
-        if (Log.isLoggable(LOG_TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
-            Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Enabling transport provided backup settings: " + !useDefaultBackup);
+        boolean hasBackupActivity = false;
+        if (!useDefaultBackup) {
+            try {
+                Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(backupIntent, 0);
+                hasBackupActivity = !getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0).isEmpty();
+            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+                Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Invalid backup intent URI!", e);
+            }
         }
+
+        // Enable/disable BackupSettingsActivity and its alias.
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
-                BackupSettingsActivity.class.getName()), !useDefaultBackup, isAdmin);
+                BackupSettingsActivity.class.getName()), hasBackupActivity, isAdmin);
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
-                "com.android.settings.BackupResetDashboardAlias"), !useDefaultBackup, isAdmin);
+                "com.android.settings.BackupResetDashboardAlias"), hasBackupActivity, isAdmin);
 
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
                 Settings.EnterprisePrivacySettingsActivity.class.getName()),
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelperTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelperTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b14debc..0000000
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelperTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,188 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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
- */
-
-package com.android.settings;
-
-import android.app.backup.BackupManager;
-import android.app.backup.IBackupManager;
-import android.content.ComponentName;
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.os.IBinder;
-import android.os.RemoteException;
-
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
-import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
-import org.robolectric.annotation.Implementation;
-import org.robolectric.annotation.Implements;
-
-import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyInt;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyString;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-
-
-
-
-@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
-@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION,
-        shadows = {BackupSettingsHelperTest.ShadowBackupManagerStub.class})
-public class BackupSettingsHelperTest {
-
-    private BackupSettingsHelper mBackupSettingsHelper;
-
-    @Mock
-    private static IBackupManager mBackupManager;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-        when(mBackupManager.getCurrentTransport()).thenReturn("test_transport");
-        mBackupSettingsHelper = new BackupSettingsHelper();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport() throws Exception {
-        Intent intent = new Intent();
-
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
-
-        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
-
-        verify(mBackupManager).getDataManagementIntent(anyString());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_WithIntent() throws Exception {
-        Intent intent = mock(Intent.class);
-
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
-
-        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
-
-        assertThat(backupIntent).isEqualTo(intent);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_WithNullIntent() throws Exception {
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(null);
-
-        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
-
-        assertThat(backupIntent).isNull();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_RemoteException() throws Exception {
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenThrow(new RemoteException());
-
-        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
-
-        assertThat(backupIntent).isNull();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_BackupEnabled() throws Exception {
-        Intent intent = new Intent("test_intent");
-
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
-        when(mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(anyInt())).thenReturn(true);
-
-        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
-
-        assertThat(backupIntent.getExtras().get(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE))
-                .isEqualTo(true);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_BackupDisabled() throws Exception {
-        Intent intent = new Intent("test_intent");
-
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
-        when(mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(anyInt())).thenReturn(false);
-
-        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
-
-        assertThat(backupIntent.getExtras().get(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE))
-                .isEqualTo(false);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_BackupStatusException() throws Exception {
-        Intent intent = new Intent("test_intent");
-
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
-        when(mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(anyInt())).thenThrow(new RemoteException());
-
-        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
-
-        assertThat(backupIntent.getExtras().get(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE))
-                .isEqualTo(false);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testIsIntentProvidedByTransport_WithNullIntent() throws Exception {
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(null);
-
-        PackageManager packageManager = mock(PackageManager.class);
-
-        boolean isIntentProvided = mBackupSettingsHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(packageManager);
-
-        assertThat(isIntentProvided).isFalse();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testIsIntentProvidedByTransport_WithInvalidIntent() throws Exception {
-        Intent intent = mock(Intent.class);
-
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
-
-        PackageManager packageManager = mock(PackageManager.class);
-        when(intent.resolveActivity(packageManager)).thenReturn(null);
-
-        boolean isIntentProvided = mBackupSettingsHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(packageManager);
-
-        assertThat(isIntentProvided).isFalse();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testIsIntentProvidedByTransport_WithIntent() throws Exception {
-        Intent intent = mock(Intent.class);
-
-        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
-
-        PackageManager packageManager = mock(PackageManager.class);
-        when(intent.resolveActivity(packageManager)).thenReturn(mock(ComponentName.class));
-
-        boolean isIntentProvided = mBackupSettingsHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(packageManager);
-
-        assertThat(isIntentProvided).isTrue();
-    }
-
-    @Implements(IBackupManager.Stub.class)
-    public static class ShadowBackupManagerStub {
-        @Implementation
-        public static IBackupManager asInterface(IBinder iBinder) {
-            return mBackupManager;
-        }
-    }
-}