diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/Watchdog.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/Watchdog.java
index be021ea48ab80..ce4ca02c7af61 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/Watchdog.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/Watchdog.java
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public class Watchdog extends Thread {
         "/system/bin/mediaserver",
         "/system/bin/sdcard",
         "/system/bin/surfaceflinger",
-        "media.codec",     // system/bin/mediacodec
         "media.extractor", // system/bin/mediaextractor
         "com.android.bluetooth",  // Bluetooth service
     };