diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 14e8185b88da4..70a07e100569c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -2032,8 +2032,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
 
     private int mAccessibilityCursorPosition = ACCESSIBILITY_CURSOR_POSITION_UNDEFINED;
 
-    SendViewStateChangedAccessibilityEvent mSendViewStateChangedAccessibilityEvent;
-
     /**
      * The view's tag.
      * {@hide}
@@ -10901,11 +10899,21 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
         if (!AccessibilityManager.getInstance(mContext).isEnabled() || mAttachInfo == null) {
             return;
         }
-        if (mSendViewStateChangedAccessibilityEvent == null) {
-            mSendViewStateChangedAccessibilityEvent =
-                    new SendViewStateChangedAccessibilityEvent();
+        // If this is a live region, we should send a subtree change event
+        // from this view immediately. Otherwise, we can let it propagate up.
+        if (getAccessibilityLiveRegion() != ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION_NONE) {
+            final AccessibilityEvent event = AccessibilityEvent.obtain();
+            event.setEventType(AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_CONTENT_CHANGED);
+            event.setContentChangeTypes(changeType);
+            sendAccessibilityEventUnchecked(event);
+        } else if (mParent != null) {
+            try {
+                mParent.notifySubtreeAccessibilityStateChanged(this, this, changeType);
+            } catch (AbstractMethodError e) {
+                Log.e(VIEW_LOG_TAG, mParent.getClass().getSimpleName() +
+                        " does not fully implement ViewParent", e);
+            }
         }
-        mSendViewStateChangedAccessibilityEvent.runOrPost(changeType);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -25720,79 +25728,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
         }
     }
 
-    private class SendViewStateChangedAccessibilityEvent implements Runnable {
-        private int mChangeTypes = 0;
-        private boolean mPosted;
-        private boolean mPostedWithDelay;
-        private long mLastEventTimeMillis;
-
-        @Override
-        public void run() {
-            mPosted = false;
-            mPostedWithDelay = false;
-            mLastEventTimeMillis = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
-            if (AccessibilityManager.getInstance(mContext).isEnabled()) {
-                final AccessibilityEvent event = AccessibilityEvent.obtain();
-                event.setEventType(AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_CONTENT_CHANGED);
-                event.setContentChangeTypes(mChangeTypes);
-                sendAccessibilityEventUnchecked(event);
-            }
-            mChangeTypes = 0;
-        }
-
-        public void runOrPost(int changeType) {
-            mChangeTypes |= changeType;
-
-            // If this is a live region or the child of a live region, collect
-            // all events from this frame and send them on the next frame.
-            if (inLiveRegion()) {
-                // If we're already posted with a delay, remove that.
-                if (mPostedWithDelay) {
-                    removeCallbacks(this);
-                    mPostedWithDelay = false;
-                }
-                // Only post if we're not already posted.
-                if (!mPosted) {
-                    post(this);
-                    mPosted = true;
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (mPosted) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            final long timeSinceLastMillis = SystemClock.uptimeMillis() - mLastEventTimeMillis;
-            final long minEventIntevalMillis =
-                    ViewConfiguration.getSendRecurringAccessibilityEventsInterval();
-            if (timeSinceLastMillis >= minEventIntevalMillis) {
-                removeCallbacks(this);
-                run();
-            } else {
-                postDelayed(this, minEventIntevalMillis - timeSinceLastMillis);
-                mPostedWithDelay = true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private boolean inLiveRegion() {
-        if (getAccessibilityLiveRegion() != View.ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION_NONE) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        ViewParent parent = getParent();
-        while (parent instanceof View) {
-            if (((View) parent).getAccessibilityLiveRegion()
-                    != View.ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION_NONE) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            parent = parent.getParent();
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Dump all private flags in readable format, useful for documentation and
      * sanity checking.
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
index 50593f28d9e39..54187d361b163 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
@@ -3535,7 +3535,8 @@ public abstract class ViewGroup extends View implements ViewParent, ViewManager
         // If this is a live region, we should send a subtree change event
         // from this view. Otherwise, we can let it propagate up.
         if (getAccessibilityLiveRegion() != ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION_NONE) {
-            notifyViewAccessibilityStateChangedIfNeeded(changeType);
+            notifyViewAccessibilityStateChangedIfNeeded(
+                    AccessibilityEvent.CONTENT_CHANGE_TYPE_SUBTREE);
         } else if (mParent != null) {
             try {
                 mParent.notifySubtreeAccessibilityStateChanged(this, source, changeType);