diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/Android.bp b/apct-tests/perftests/core/Android.bp
index ab20fdbde1e59..23464f8795188 100644
--- a/apct-tests/perftests/core/Android.bp
+++ b/apct-tests/perftests/core/Android.bp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ android_test {
         "apct-perftests-resources-manager-apps",
         "apct-perftests-utils",
         "collector-device-lib",
-        "compatibility-device-util-axt",
         "core-tests-support",
         "guava",
     ],
diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml b/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
index c153201cd4752..bb57161b4f6bd 100644
--- a/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </service>
 
-        <service android:name="android.view.HandwritingImeService"
-                 android:label="Handwriting IME"
-                 android:permission="android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD"
-                 android:exported="true">
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.view.InputMethod"/>
-            </intent-filter>
-            <meta-data android:name="android.view.im"
-                       android:resource="@xml/ime_meta_handwriting"/>
-        </service>
     </application>
 
     <instrumentation android:name="androidx.benchmark.junit4.AndroidBenchmarkRunner"
diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/res/xml/ime_meta_handwriting.xml b/apct-tests/perftests/core/res/xml/ime_meta_handwriting.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 24c0c255c2f3f..0000000000000
--- a/apct-tests/perftests/core/res/xml/ime_meta_handwriting.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
-
-<input-method
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:settingsActivity="com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SettingsActivity"
-    android:supportsStylusHandwriting="true"/>
diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/view/HandwritingImeService.java b/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/view/HandwritingImeService.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 27cb16e9a19f9..0000000000000
--- a/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/view/HandwritingImeService.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package android.view;
-
-import android.content.ComponentName;
-import android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService;
-
-public class HandwritingImeService extends InputMethodService {
-    private static final String PACKAGE_NAME = "com.android.perftests.core";
-
-    private static ComponentName getComponentName() {
-        return new ComponentName(PACKAGE_NAME, HandwritingImeService.class.getName());
-    }
-
-    static String getImeId() {
-        return getComponentName().flattenToShortString();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/view/HandwritingInitiatorPerfTest.java b/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/view/HandwritingInitiatorPerfTest.java
index cf76334ceb109..123b2eeba5ddd 100644
--- a/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/view/HandwritingInitiatorPerfTest.java
+++ b/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/view/HandwritingInitiatorPerfTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import static android.view.MotionEvent.ACTION_UP;
 import static android.view.MotionEvent.TOOL_TYPE_FINGER;
 import static android.view.MotionEvent.TOOL_TYPE_STYLUS;
 
+
 import android.app.Instrumentation;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.perftests.utils.BenchmarkState;
@@ -33,15 +34,11 @@ import androidx.test.filters.LargeTest;
 import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry;
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 
-import com.android.compatibility.common.util.PollingCheck;
-
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-
 /**
  * Benchmark tests for {@link HandwritingInitiator}
  *
@@ -59,21 +56,11 @@ public class HandwritingInitiatorPerfTest {
     public PerfStatusReporter mPerfStatusReporter = new PerfStatusReporter();
 
     @Before
-    public void setup() throws Exception {
-        final Instrumentation instrumentation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation();
-        mContext = instrumentation.getTargetContext();
-
-        String imeId = HandwritingImeService.getImeId();
-        instrumentation.getUiAutomation().executeShellCommand("ime enable " + imeId);
-        instrumentation.getUiAutomation().executeShellCommand("ime set " + imeId);
-        PollingCheck.check("Check that stylus handwriting is available",
-                TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(10),
-                () -> mContext.getSystemService(InputMethodManager.class)
-                        .isStylusHandwritingAvailable());
-
+    public void setup() {
+        final Instrumentation mInstrumentation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation();
+        mContext = mInstrumentation.getTargetContext();
         final ViewConfiguration viewConfiguration = ViewConfiguration.get(mContext);
         mTouchSlop = viewConfiguration.getScaledTouchSlop();
-
         final InputMethodManager inputMethodManager =
                 mContext.getSystemService(InputMethodManager.class);
         mHandwritingInitiator = new HandwritingInitiator(viewConfiguration, inputMethodManager);