diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
index 5d3f3c0401ef0..06c0c46563321 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
@@ -3606,18 +3606,6 @@ class DisplayContent extends WindowContainer<DisplayContent.DisplayChildWindowCo
                                 == mRemoteInsetsControlTarget)) {
             return mRemoteInsetsControlTarget;
         } else {
-            // Now, a special case -- if the last target's window is in the process of exiting, but
-            // not removed, keep on the last target to avoid IME flicker.
-            final WindowState cur = InsetsControlTarget.asWindowOrNull(mInputMethodControlTarget);
-            if (cur != null && !cur.mRemoved && cur.isDisplayedLw() && cur.isClosing()
-                    && !cur.isActivityTypeHome()) {
-                if (DEBUG_INPUT_METHOD) {
-                    Slog.v(TAG_WM, "Not changing control while current window"
-                            + " is closing and not removed");
-                }
-                return cur;
-            }
-            // Otherwise, we just use the ime target as received from IME.
             return mInputMethodInputTarget;
         }
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
index f0c2a74958d61..11db705f4e045 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
@@ -2173,9 +2173,6 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
         if (dc.mInputMethodInputTarget == this) {
             dc.setInputMethodInputTarget(null);
         }
-        if (dc.mInputMethodControlTarget == this) {
-            dc.updateImeControlTarget();
-        }
 
         final int type = mAttrs.type;
         if (WindowManagerService.excludeWindowTypeFromTapOutTask(type)) {
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
index d6e038d8d027d..66dfbfdda6045 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
@@ -913,26 +913,6 @@ public class DisplayContentTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         assertEquals(dc.mInputMethodInputTarget, dc.computeImeControlTarget());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testComputeImeControlTarget_exitingApp() throws Exception {
-        final DisplayContent dc = createNewDisplay();
-
-        WindowState exitingWin = createWindow(null, TYPE_BASE_APPLICATION, "exiting app");
-        makeWindowVisible(exitingWin);
-        exitingWin.mWinAnimator.mDrawState = WindowStateAnimator.HAS_DRAWN;
-        exitingWin.mAnimatingExit = true;
-
-        dc.mInputMethodControlTarget = exitingWin;
-        dc.mInputMethodTarget = dc.mInputMethodInputTarget =
-                createWindow(null, TYPE_BASE_APPLICATION, "starting app");
-
-        assertEquals(exitingWin, dc.computeImeControlTarget());
-
-        exitingWin.removeImmediately();
-
-        assertEquals(dc.mInputMethodInputTarget, dc.computeImeControlTarget());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testComputeImeControlTarget_splitscreen() throws Exception {
         final DisplayContent dc = createNewDisplay();