diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/QuickstepProcessInitializer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/QuickstepProcessInitializer.java
index 850ad9174f..8f50ab692c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/QuickstepProcessInitializer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/QuickstepProcessInitializer.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.ThreadedRenderer;
 
-import app.lawnchair.LawnchairApp;
 import com.android.launcher3.BuildConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.MainProcessInitializer;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.QuickstepProtoLogGroup;
@@ -68,9 +67,5 @@ public class QuickstepProcessInitializer extends MainProcessInitializer {
         } catch (Exception e) {
                 Log.e(TAG, "init: " + e);
         }
-
-        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_BAKLAVA && LawnchairApp.isRecentsEnabled()) {
-            QuickstepProtoLogGroup.initProtoLog();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src_protolog/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepProtoLogGroup.java b/quickstep/src_protolog/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepProtoLogGroup.java
index 8430031459..b78020a74e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src_protolog/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepProtoLogGroup.java
+++ b/quickstep/src_protolog/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepProtoLogGroup.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public enum QuickstepProtoLogGroup implements IProtoLogGroup {
         return Variables.sIsInitialized;
     }
 
-    @RequiresApi(36)
     public static void initProtoLog() {
         if (Variables.sIsInitialized) {
             Log.e(Constants.TAG,