diff --git a/tools/aapt/AaptAssets.cpp b/tools/aapt/AaptAssets.cpp
index cbd8480efc120..c1cfd0b5f1e77 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/AaptAssets.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/AaptAssets.cpp
@@ -388,10 +388,6 @@ void AaptLocaleValue::writeTo(ResTable_config* out) const {
 
     if (script[0]) {
         memcpy(out->localeScript, script, sizeof(out->localeScript));
-        out->localeScriptWasComputed = false;
-    } else {
-        out->computeScript();
-        out->localeScriptWasComputed = true;
     }
 
     if (variant[0]) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Locale.cpp b/tools/aapt2/Locale.cpp
index 12f56fc11226b..be576613b9b20 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/Locale.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Locale.cpp
@@ -268,10 +268,6 @@ void LocaleValue::writeTo(ResTable_config* out) const {
 
     if (script[0]) {
         memcpy(out->localeScript, script, sizeof(out->localeScript));
-        out->localeScriptWasComputed = false;
-    } else {
-        out->computeScript();
-        out->localeScriptWasComputed = true;
     }
 
     if (variant[0]) {