diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index b139e472460a1..054695ef8f939 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -2963,9 +2963,6 @@
         <item>com.android.inputmethod.latin</item>
     </string-array>
 
-    <!-- Make the IME killable by the lowmemorykiller by raising its oom_score_adj. -->
-    <bool name="config_killableInputMethods">false</bool>
-
     <!-- Prevent the InputMethodManagerService from starting up the IME unless
      the currently focused view is a text editor. -->
     <bool name="config_preventImeStartupUnlessTextEditor">false</bool>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 77007afc2156d..5bfc568887891 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -2254,7 +2254,6 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_supportTelephonyTimeZoneFallback" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_autoResetAirplaneMode" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_notificationAccessConfirmationActivity" />
-  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_killableInputMethods" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_preventImeStartupUnlessTextEditor" />
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_nonPreemptibleInputMethods" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_enhancedConfirmationModeEnabled" />
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodBindingController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodBindingController.java
index c4ff4ac6c981c..9195b68e7a8f2 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodBindingController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodBindingController.java
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@ final class InputMethodBindingController {
                     | Context.BIND_NOT_VISIBLE
                     | Context.BIND_NOT_FOREGROUND
                     | Context.BIND_IMPORTANT_BACKGROUND;
-    /**
-     * Binding flags for establishing connection to the {@link InputMethodService} when
-     * config_killableInputMethods is enabled.
-     */
-    private static final int IME_CONNECTION_LOW_PRIORITY_BIND_FLAGS =
-            Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE
-                    | Context.BIND_REDUCTION_FLAGS;
     /**
      * Binding flags used only while the {@link InputMethodService} is showing window.
      */
@@ -108,16 +101,6 @@ final class InputMethodBindingController {
                     | Context.BIND_SHOWING_UI
                     | Context.BIND_SCHEDULE_LIKE_TOP_APP;
 
-    /**
-     * Binding flags for establishing connection to the {@link InputMethodService}.
-     *
-     * <p>
-     * This defaults to {@link InputMethodBindingController#IME_CONNECTION_BIND_FLAGS} unless
-     * config_killableInputMethods is enabled, in which case this takes the value of
-     * {@link InputMethodBindingController#IME_CONNECTION_LOW_PRIORITY_BIND_FLAGS}.
-     */
-    private final int mImeConnectionBindFlags;
-
     InputMethodBindingController(@NonNull InputMethodManagerService service) {
         mService = service;
         mContext = mService.mContext;
@@ -127,17 +110,6 @@ final class InputMethodBindingController {
         mIWindowManager = mService.mIWindowManager;
         mWindowManagerInternal = mService.mWindowManagerInternal;
         mRes = mService.mRes;
-
-        // If configured, use low priority flags to make the IME killable by the lowmemorykiller
-        final boolean lowerIMEPriority = mRes.getBoolean(
-                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_killableInputMethods);
-
-        if (lowerIMEPriority) {
-            mImeConnectionBindFlags =
-                    InputMethodBindingController.IME_CONNECTION_LOW_PRIORITY_BIND_FLAGS;
-        } else {
-            mImeConnectionBindFlags = InputMethodBindingController.IME_CONNECTION_BIND_FLAGS;
-        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -500,8 +472,7 @@ final class InputMethodBindingController {
 
     @GuardedBy("ImfLock.class")
     private boolean bindCurrentInputMethodServiceMainConnection() {
-        mHasConnection = bindCurrentInputMethodService(mMainConnection,
-                mImeConnectionBindFlags);
+        mHasConnection = bindCurrentInputMethodService(mMainConnection, IME_CONNECTION_BIND_FLAGS);
         return mHasConnection;
     }