diff --git a/apex/media/framework/java/android/media/MediaTranscodeManager.java b/apex/media/framework/java/android/media/MediaTranscodeManager.java
index d1106a2b79c38..5742d43f83b7b 100644
--- a/apex/media/framework/java/android/media/MediaTranscodeManager.java
+++ b/apex/media/framework/java/android/media/MediaTranscodeManager.java
@@ -430,10 +430,6 @@ public final class MediaTranscodeManager {
         mUid = Os.getuid();
         mPid = Os.getpid();
         mIsLowRamDevice = mContext.getSystemService(ActivityManager.class).isLowRamDevice();
-        IMediaTranscodingService service = getService(false /*retry*/);
-        if (service != null) {
-            mTranscodingClient = registerClient(service);
-        }
     }
 
     /**