diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index cbe2634452..9eb7b556e6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ import android.graphics.Region.Op;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.RotateDrawable;
-import android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
@@ -310,8 +309,7 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
         }
         mNavButtonsView.setLayoutParams(navButtonsViewLayoutParams);
 
-        mIsImeRenderingNavButtons =
-                InputMethodService.canImeRenderGesturalNavButtons() && mContext.imeDrawsImeNavBar();
+        mIsImeRenderingNavButtons = mContext.imeDrawsImeNavBar();
         if (!mIsImeRenderingNavButtons) {
             // IME switcher
             final int switcherResId = Flags.imeSwitcherRevamp()
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationDeviceState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationDeviceState.java
index b732986f56..010fe812b3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationDeviceState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsAnimationDeviceState.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_T
 import android.app.ActivityTaskManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Region;
-import android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
@@ -115,9 +114,6 @@ public class RecentsAnimationDeviceState implements DisplayInfoChangeListener, E
 
     private final RotationTouchHelper mRotationTouchHelper;
     private final TaskStackChangeListener mPipListener;
-    // Cache for better performance since it doesn't change at runtime.
-    private final boolean mCanImeRenderGesturalNavButtons =
-            InputMethodService.canImeRenderGesturalNavButtons();
 
     private @SystemUiStateFlags long mSystemUiStateFlags = QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_AWAKE;
     private NavigationMode mMode = THREE_BUTTONS;
@@ -605,8 +601,7 @@ public class RecentsAnimationDeviceState implements DisplayInfoChangeListener, E
 
     /** Returns whether IME is rendering nav buttons, and IME is currently showing. */
     public boolean isImeRenderingNavButtons() {
-        return mCanImeRenderGesturalNavButtons && mMode == NO_BUTTON
-                && ((getSysuiStateFlags() & SYSUI_STATE_IME_VISIBLE) != 0);
+        return mMode == NO_BUTTON && ((getSysuiStateFlags() & SYSUI_STATE_IME_VISIBLE) != 0);
     }
 
     /**