diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewPropertyAnimator.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewPropertyAnimator.java
index 326d1ddb38d10..bae0cfbfc2420 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewPropertyAnimator.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewPropertyAnimator.java
@@ -253,9 +253,6 @@ public class ViewPropertyAnimator {
     ViewPropertyAnimator(View view) {
         mView = view;
         view.ensureTransformationInfo();
-        if (view.getContext().getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion >= Build.VERSION_CODES.L) {
-            mRTBackend = new ViewPropertyAnimatorRT(view);
-        }
     }
 
     /**