diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index f9f5fc298e..5f9d7f4362 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher3.permission.RECEIVE_FIRST_LOAD_BROADCAST" />
 
     <application
-        android:name="com.android.launcher3.LauncherApplication"
         android:allowBackup="@bool/enable_backup"
         android:backupAgent="com.android.launcher3.LauncherBackupAgentHelper"
         android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 54aa8de4f9..076a6e657b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
                         app.getInvariantDeviceProfile().landscapeProfile
                             : app.getInvariantDeviceProfile().portraitProfile;
 
-        // the LauncherApplication should call this, but in case of Instrumentation it might not be present yet
         mSharedPrefs = getSharedPreferences(LauncherAppState.getSharedPreferencesKey(),
                 Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
         mIsSafeModeEnabled = getPackageManager().isSafeMode();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherApplication.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherApplication.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b179f1e7f..0000000000
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherApplication.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.android.launcher3;
-
-import android.app.Application;
-
-public class LauncherApplication extends Application {
-    @Override
-    public void onCreate() {
-        super.onCreate();
-        LauncherAppState.setApplicationContext(this);
-        LauncherAppState.getInstance();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onTerminate() {
-        super.onTerminate();
-        LauncherAppState.getInstance().onTerminate();
-    }
-}
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