diff --git a/core/java/android/app/BackStackRecord.java b/core/java/android/app/BackStackRecord.java
index 754a5710191be..9081ef8a1d1a7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/BackStackRecord.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/BackStackRecord.java
@@ -957,7 +957,6 @@ final class BackStackRecord extends FragmentTransaction implements
      */
     private TransitionState beginTransition(SparseArray<Fragment> firstOutFragments,
             SparseArray<Fragment> lastInFragments, boolean isBack) {
-        ensureFragmentsAreInitialized(lastInFragments);
         TransitionState state = new TransitionState();
 
         // Adding a non-existent target view makes sure that the transitions don't target
@@ -983,20 +982,6 @@ final class BackStackRecord extends FragmentTransaction implements
         return state;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Ensure that fragments that are entering are at least at the CREATED state
-     * so that they may load Transitions using TransitionInflater.
-     */
-    private void ensureFragmentsAreInitialized(SparseArray<Fragment> lastInFragments) {
-        final int count = lastInFragments.size();
-        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-            final Fragment fragment = lastInFragments.valueAt(i);
-            if (fragment.mState < Fragment.CREATED) {
-                mManager.moveToState(fragment, Fragment.CREATED, 0, 0, false);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private static Transition cloneTransition(Transition transition) {
         if (transition != null) {
             transition = transition.clone();