diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/CompoundButton.java b/core/java/android/widget/CompoundButton.java
index 452ad1bd3e6ff..538f9075aac11 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/CompoundButton.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/CompoundButton.java
@@ -364,8 +364,6 @@ public abstract class CompoundButton extends Button implements Checkable {
 
     @Override
     public Parcelable onSaveInstanceState() {
-        // Force our ancestor class to save its state
-        setFreezesText(true);
         Parcelable superState = super.onSaveInstanceState();
 
         SavedState ss = new SavedState(superState);