diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
index 574d0356ae42f..975a78606dec1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
@@ -903,8 +903,6 @@ public final class InputMethodManager {
     /**
      * Checks whether the active input connection (if any) is for the given view.
      *
-     * TODO(b/182259171): Clean-up hasActiveConnection to simplify the logic.
-     *
      * Note that this method is only intended for restarting input after focus gain
      * (e.g. b/160391516), DO NOT leverage this method to do another check.
      */
@@ -915,7 +913,6 @@ public final class InputMethodManager {
             }
 
             return mServedInputConnection != null
-                    && mServedInputConnection.isActive()
                     && mServedInputConnection.isAssociatedWith(view);
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/RemoteInputConnectionImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/RemoteInputConnectionImpl.java
index fa18eeceafd0a..f2b70997de63d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/RemoteInputConnectionImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/RemoteInputConnectionImpl.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ final class RemoteInputConnectionImpl extends IRemoteInputConnection.Stub {
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean isActive() {
+    private boolean isActive() {
         return mParentInputMethodManager.isActive() && !isFinished();
     }