diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
index 2458fe3dfb8c4..f907e2576c43f 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
@@ -182,12 +182,6 @@ public class ZygoteInit {
         System.loadLibrary("android");
         System.loadLibrary("compiler_rt");
         System.loadLibrary("jnigraphics");
-
-        try {
-            System.loadLibrary("sfplugin_ccodec");
-        } catch (Error | RuntimeException e) {
-            // tolerate missing sfplugin_ccodec which is only present on Codec 2 devices
-        }
     }
 
     native private static void nativePreloadAppProcessHALs();