diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/service/Utils.kt b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/service/Utils.kt
index 610cedefe5947..a0023c0d969e0 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/service/Utils.kt
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/src/com/android/wm/shell/flicker/service/Utils.kt
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import android.platform.test.rule.PressHomeRule
 import android.platform.test.rule.UnlockScreenRule
 import android.tools.common.NavBar
 import android.tools.common.Rotation
-import android.tools.device.apphelpers.MessagingAppHelper
 import android.tools.device.flicker.rules.ChangeDisplayOrientationRule
-import android.tools.device.flicker.rules.LaunchAppRule
 import android.tools.device.flicker.rules.RemoveAllTasksButHomeRule
 import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry
 import org.junit.rules.RuleChain
@@ -37,9 +35,6 @@ object Utils {
             .around(
                 NavigationModeRule(navigationMode.value, /* changeNavigationModeAfterTest */ false)
             )
-            .around(
-                LaunchAppRule(MessagingAppHelper(instrumentation), clearCacheAfterParsing = false)
-            )
             .around(RemoveAllTasksButHomeRule())
             .around(
                 ChangeDisplayOrientationRule(
diff --git a/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/service/Utils.kt b/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/service/Utils.kt
index 8242e9a31992c..276f97962d7f2 100644
--- a/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/service/Utils.kt
+++ b/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/service/Utils.kt
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import android.platform.test.rule.PressHomeRule
 import android.platform.test.rule.UnlockScreenRule
 import android.tools.common.NavBar
 import android.tools.common.Rotation
-import android.tools.device.apphelpers.MessagingAppHelper
 import android.tools.device.flicker.rules.ChangeDisplayOrientationRule
-import android.tools.device.flicker.rules.LaunchAppRule
 import android.tools.device.flicker.rules.RemoveAllTasksButHomeRule
 import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry
 import org.junit.rules.RuleChain
@@ -37,9 +35,6 @@ object Utils {
             .around(
                 NavigationModeRule(navigationMode.value, /* changeNavigationModeAfterTest */ false)
             )
-            .around(
-                LaunchAppRule(MessagingAppHelper(instrumentation), clearCacheAfterParsing = false)
-            )
             .around(RemoveAllTasksButHomeRule())
             .around(
                 ChangeDisplayOrientationRule(