diff --git a/core/java/android/view/IRecentsAnimationController.aidl b/core/java/android/view/IRecentsAnimationController.aidl
index 61f524f517868..c4d307073d122 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/IRecentsAnimationController.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/view/IRecentsAnimationController.aidl
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ interface IRecentsAnimationController {
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     void setAnimationTargetsBehindSystemBars(boolean behindSystemBars);
 
-    /**
-     * Hides the current input method if one is showing.
-     */
-    void hideCurrentInputMethod();
-
     /**
      * Clean up the screenshot of previous task which was created during recents animation that
      * was cancelled by a stack order change.
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/RecentsAnimationControllerCompat.java b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/RecentsAnimationControllerCompat.java
index 13f1db4a08316..0094820f0dad1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/RecentsAnimationControllerCompat.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/RecentsAnimationControllerCompat.java
@@ -65,14 +65,6 @@ public class RecentsAnimationControllerCompat {
         }
     }
 
-    public void hideCurrentInputMethod() {
-        try {
-            mAnimationController.hideCurrentInputMethod();
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to set hide input method", e);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the final surface transaction on a Task. This is used by Launcher to notify the system
      * that animating Activity to PiP has completed and the associated task surface should be
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/RemoteTransitionCompat.java b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/RemoteTransitionCompat.java
index ff2a7a1322887..609846e8c7292 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/RemoteTransitionCompat.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/src/com/android/systemui/shared/system/RemoteTransitionCompat.java
@@ -369,10 +369,6 @@ public class RemoteTransitionCompat implements Parcelable {
             if (mWrapped != null) mWrapped.setAnimationTargetsBehindSystemBars(behindSystemBars);
         }
 
-        @Override public void hideCurrentInputMethod() {
-            mWrapped.hideCurrentInputMethod();
-        }
-
         @Override public void setFinishTaskTransaction(int taskId,
                 PictureInPictureSurfaceTransaction finishTransaction, SurfaceControl overlay) {
             mPipTransaction = finishTransaction;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RecentsAnimationController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RecentsAnimationController.java
index 08bf7bca93c44..53f1fe6abec5f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RecentsAnimationController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RecentsAnimationController.java
@@ -352,10 +352,6 @@ public class RecentsAnimationController implements DeathRecipient {
             }
         }
 
-        // TODO(b/166736352): Remove this method without the need to expose to launcher.
-        @Override
-        public void hideCurrentInputMethod() { }
-
         @Override
         public void setDeferCancelUntilNextTransition(boolean defer, boolean screenshot) {
             synchronized (mService.mGlobalLock) {