diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java b/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
index 11db9966cdb76..72b9d3ec1394c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public class ThreadedRenderer extends HardwareRenderer {
     private boolean mProfilingEnabled;
 
     ThreadedRenderer(boolean translucent) {
-        AtlasInitializer.sInstance.init();
+        // Temporarily disabled
+        //AtlasInitializer.sInstance.init();
 
         long rootNodePtr = nCreateRootRenderNode();
         mRootNode = RenderNode.adopt(rootNodePtr);