diff --git a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/VoiceInteractionManagerService.java b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/VoiceInteractionManagerService.java
index f687e4bb9567c..954b05c561d29 100644
--- a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/VoiceInteractionManagerService.java
+++ b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/VoiceInteractionManagerService.java
@@ -430,25 +430,17 @@ public class VoiceInteractionManagerService extends SystemService {
                 // Eventually it will be an error to not specify this.
                 setCurInteractor(new ComponentName(curInteractorInfo.getServiceInfo().packageName,
                         curInteractorInfo.getServiceInfo().name), userHandle);
-                if (curInteractorInfo.getRecognitionService() != null) {
-                    setCurRecognizer(
-                            new ComponentName(curInteractorInfo.getServiceInfo().packageName,
-                                    curInteractorInfo.getRecognitionService()), userHandle);
-                    return;
-                }
+            } else {
+                // No voice interactor, so clear the setting.
+                setCurInteractor(null, userHandle);
             }
 
-            // No voice interactor, we'll just set up a simple recognizer.
-            initSimpleRecognizer(curInteractorInfo, userHandle);
+            initRecognizer(userHandle);
         }
 
-        public void initSimpleRecognizer(VoiceInteractionServiceInfo curInteractorInfo,
-                int userHandle) {
+        public void initRecognizer(int userHandle) {
             ComponentName curRecognizer = findAvailRecognizer(null, userHandle);
             if (curRecognizer != null) {
-                if (curInteractorInfo == null) {
-                    setCurInteractor(null, userHandle);
-                }
                 setCurRecognizer(curRecognizer, userHandle);
             }
         }
@@ -1772,7 +1764,9 @@ public class VoiceInteractionManagerService extends SystemService {
                     synchronized (VoiceInteractionManagerServiceStub.this) {
                         Slog.i(TAG, "Force stopping current voice recognizer: "
                                 + getCurRecognizer(userHandle));
-                        initSimpleRecognizer(null, userHandle);
+                        // TODO: Figure out why the interactor was being cleared and document it.
+                        setCurInteractor(null, userHandle);
+                        initRecognizer(userHandle);
                     }
                 }
                 return hitInt || hitRec;
@@ -1843,10 +1837,7 @@ public class VoiceInteractionManagerService extends SystemService {
                     if (curRecognizer == null) {
                         // Could a new recognizer appear when we don't have one pre-installed?
                         if (anyPackagesAppearing()) {
-                            curRecognizer = findAvailRecognizer(null, userHandle);
-                            if (curRecognizer != null) {
-                                setCurRecognizer(curRecognizer, userHandle);
-                            }
+                            initRecognizer(userHandle);
                         }
                         return;
                     }