diff --git a/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityServiceInfo.java b/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityServiceInfo.java
index 82c7635fa5e32..c1e21959a6672 100644
--- a/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityServiceInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityServiceInfo.java
@@ -550,11 +550,6 @@ public class AccessibilityServiceInfo implements Parcelable {
      */
     private int mHtmlDescriptionRes;
 
-    /**
-     * Non localized html description of the accessibility service.
-     */
-    private String mNonLocalizedHtmlDescription;
-
     /**
      * Creates a new instance.
      */
@@ -683,10 +678,6 @@ public class AccessibilityServiceInfo implements Parcelable {
                     com.android.internal.R.styleable.AccessibilityService_htmlDescription);
             if (peekedValue != null) {
                 mHtmlDescriptionRes = peekedValue.resourceId;
-                final CharSequence nonLocalizedHtmlDescription = peekedValue.coerceToString();
-                if (nonLocalizedHtmlDescription != null) {
-                    mNonLocalizedHtmlDescription = nonLocalizedHtmlDescription.toString().trim();
-                }
             }
             asAttributes.recycle();
         } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
@@ -919,7 +910,7 @@ public class AccessibilityServiceInfo implements Parcelable {
     @Nullable
     public String loadHtmlDescription(@NonNull PackageManager packageManager) {
         if (mHtmlDescriptionRes == 0) {
-            return mNonLocalizedHtmlDescription;
+            return null;
         }
 
         final ServiceInfo serviceInfo = mResolveInfo.serviceInfo;
@@ -1017,7 +1008,6 @@ public class AccessibilityServiceInfo implements Parcelable {
         parcel.writeInt(mAnimatedImageRes);
         parcel.writeInt(mHtmlDescriptionRes);
         parcel.writeString(mNonLocalizedDescription);
-        parcel.writeString(mNonLocalizedHtmlDescription);
     }
 
     private void initFromParcel(Parcel parcel) {
@@ -1039,7 +1029,6 @@ public class AccessibilityServiceInfo implements Parcelable {
         mAnimatedImageRes = parcel.readInt();
         mHtmlDescriptionRes = parcel.readInt();
         mNonLocalizedDescription = parcel.readString();
-        mNonLocalizedHtmlDescription = parcel.readString();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 7d8b8db9d4a00..7fc041c8dbd47 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -3774,7 +3774,7 @@
         <attr name="animatedImageDrawable" format="reference"/>
         <!-- Html description of the accessibility service, to help users understand
              how the service can help them.-->
-        <attr name="htmlDescription" format="string"/>
+        <attr name="htmlDescription" format="reference"/>
 
         <!-- Short description of the accessibility service purpose or behavior.-->
         <attr name="description" />
@@ -3795,7 +3795,7 @@
         <attr name="animatedImageDrawable" format="reference"/>
         <!-- Html description of the target of accessibility shortcut purpose or behavior, to help
              users understand how the target of accessibility shortcut can help them. -->
-        <attr name="htmlDescription" format="string"/>
+        <attr name="htmlDescription" format="reference"/>
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <!-- Use <code>print-service</code> as the root tag of the XML resource that