diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
index 8789066f..c4d94ee 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@
             if (userId != currentUserId) {
                 return;
             }
-            mSettings.switchCurrentUser(currentUserId, !mSystemReady);
+            mSettings.switchCurrentUser(currentUserId);
             if (mSystemReady) {
                 // We need to rebuild IMEs.
                 buildInputMethodListLocked(false /* resetDefaultEnabledIme */);
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@
         mLastSwitchUserId = userId;
 
         // mSettings should be created before buildInputMethodListLocked
-        mSettings = new InputMethodSettings(mMethodMap, userId, !mSystemReady);
+        mSettings = new InputMethodSettings(mMethodMap, userId);
 
         AdditionalSubtypeUtils.load(mAdditionalSubtypeMap, userId);
         mSwitchingController =
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@
         // copy-on-write settings.
         final boolean useCopyOnWriteSettings =
                 !mSystemReady || !mUserManagerInternal.isUserUnlockingOrUnlocked(newUserId);
-        mSettings.switchCurrentUser(newUserId, useCopyOnWriteSettings);
+        mSettings.switchCurrentUser(newUserId);
         // Additional subtypes should be reset when the user is changed
         AdditionalSubtypeUtils.load(mAdditionalSubtypeMap, newUserId);
         final String defaultImiId = mSettings.getSelectedInputMethod();
@@ -1873,8 +1873,7 @@
             if (!mSystemReady) {
                 mSystemReady = true;
                 final int currentUserId = mSettings.getCurrentUserId();
-                mSettings.switchCurrentUser(currentUserId,
-                        !mUserManagerInternal.isUserUnlockingOrUnlocked(currentUserId));
+                mSettings.switchCurrentUser(currentUserId);
                 mStatusBarManagerInternal =
                         LocalServices.getService(StatusBarManagerInternal.class);
                 hideStatusBarIconLocked();
@@ -2023,7 +2022,7 @@
             //TODO(b/197848765): This can be optimized by caching multi-user methodMaps/methodList.
             //TODO(b/210039666): use cache.
             final ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap = queryMethodMapForUser(userId);
-            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, true);
+            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
             final InputMethodInfo imi = methodMap.get(settings.getSelectedInputMethod());
             return imi != null && imi.supportsStylusHandwriting();
         }
@@ -2059,7 +2058,7 @@
             AdditionalSubtypeUtils.load(additionalSubtypeMap, userId);
             queryInputMethodServicesInternal(mContext, userId, additionalSubtypeMap, methodMap,
                     methodList, directBootAwareness);
-            settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, true /* copyOnWrite */);
+            settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
         }
         // filter caller's access to input methods
         methodList.removeIf(imi ->
@@ -2077,7 +2076,7 @@
             settings = mSettings;
         } else {
             final ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap = queryMethodMapForUser(userId);
-            settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, true /* copyOnWrite */);
+            settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
             methodList = settings.getEnabledInputMethodListLocked();
         }
         // filter caller's access to input methods
@@ -2157,7 +2156,7 @@
         if (imi == null) {
             return Collections.emptyList();
         }
-        final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, true);
+        final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
         if (!canCallerAccessInputMethod(imi.getPackageName(), callingUid, userId, settings)) {
             return Collections.emptyList();
         }
@@ -4134,7 +4133,7 @@
             }
 
             final ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap = queryMethodMapForUser(userId);
-            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, false);
+            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
             return settings.getLastInputMethodSubtypeLocked();
         }
     }
@@ -4186,7 +4185,7 @@
             AdditionalSubtypeUtils.load(additionalSubtypeMap, userId);
             queryInputMethodServicesInternal(mContext, userId, additionalSubtypeMap, methodMap,
                     methodList, DirectBootAwareness.AUTO);
-            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, false);
+            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
             settings.setAdditionalInputMethodSubtypes(imiId, toBeAdded, additionalSubtypeMap,
                     mPackageManagerInternal, callingUid);
         }
@@ -4215,8 +4214,7 @@
                 final boolean currentUser = (mSettings.getCurrentUserId() == userId);
                 final InputMethodSettings settings = currentUser
                         ? mSettings
-                        : new InputMethodSettings(queryMethodMapForUser(userId), userId,
-                                !mUserManagerInternal.isUserUnlocked(userId));
+                        : new InputMethodSettings(queryMethodMapForUser(userId), userId);
                 if (!settings.setEnabledInputMethodSubtypes(imeId, subtypeHashCodes)) {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -5365,7 +5363,7 @@
             }
 
             final ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap = queryMethodMapForUser(userId);
-            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, false);
+            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
             return settings.getCurrentInputMethodSubtypeForNonCurrentUsers();
         }
     }
@@ -5438,7 +5436,7 @@
         AdditionalSubtypeUtils.load(additionalSubtypeMap, userId);
         queryInputMethodServicesInternal(mContext, userId, additionalSubtypeMap, methodMap,
                 methodList, DirectBootAwareness.AUTO);
-        InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, true);
+        InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
         return methodMap.get(settings.getSelectedInputMethod());
     }
 
@@ -5465,7 +5463,7 @@
             return true;
         }
         final ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap = queryMethodMapForUser(userId);
-        final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, false);
+        final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
         if (!methodMap.containsKey(imeId)
                 || !settings.getEnabledInputMethodListLocked().contains(methodMap.get(imeId))) {
             return false; // IME is not found or not enabled.
@@ -5604,8 +5602,7 @@
                     return true;
                 }
                 final ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap = queryMethodMapForUser(userId);
-                final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap,
-                        userId, false);
+                final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
                 if (!methodMap.containsKey(imeId)) {
                     return false; // IME is not found.
                 }
@@ -6348,7 +6345,7 @@
             }
         } else {
             final ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap = queryMethodMapForUser(userId);
-            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId, false);
+            final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(methodMap, userId);
             if (enabled) {
                 if (!methodMap.containsKey(imeId)) {
                     failedToEnableUnknownIme = true;
@@ -6491,7 +6488,7 @@
                         queryInputMethodServicesInternal(mContext, userId, additionalSubtypeMap,
                                 methodMap, methodList, DirectBootAwareness.AUTO);
                         final InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodSettings(
-                                methodMap, userId, false);
+                                methodMap, userId);
 
                         nextEnabledImes = InputMethodInfoUtils.getDefaultEnabledImes(mContext,
                                 methodList);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodUtils.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodUtils.java
index f561d4c..547fd2f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodUtils.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodUtils.java
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@
     public static class InputMethodSettings {
         private final ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> mMethodMap;
 
-        private boolean mCopyOnWrite = false;
         @UserIdInt
         private int mCurrentUserId;
 
@@ -227,26 +226,21 @@
             }
         }
 
-        InputMethodSettings(ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap, @UserIdInt int userId,
-                boolean copyOnWrite) {
+        InputMethodSettings(ArrayMap<String, InputMethodInfo> methodMap, @UserIdInt int userId) {
             mMethodMap = methodMap;
-            switchCurrentUser(userId, copyOnWrite);
+            switchCurrentUser(userId);
         }
 
         /**
          * Must be called when the current user is changed.
          *
          * @param userId The user ID.
-         * @param copyOnWrite If {@code true}, for each settings key
-         * (e.g. {@link Settings.Secure#ACTION_INPUT_METHOD_SUBTYPE_SETTINGS}) we use the actual
-         * settings on the {@link Settings.Secure} until we do the first write operation.
          */
-        void switchCurrentUser(@UserIdInt int userId, boolean copyOnWrite) {
+        void switchCurrentUser(@UserIdInt int userId) {
             if (DEBUG) {
                 Slog.d(TAG, "--- Switch the current user from " + mCurrentUserId + " to " + userId);
             }
             mCurrentUserId = userId;
-            mCopyOnWrite = copyOnWrite;
         }
 
         private void putString(@NonNull String key, @Nullable String str) {
@@ -840,7 +834,6 @@
 
         public void dumpLocked(final Printer pw, final String prefix) {
             pw.println(prefix + "mCurrentUserId=" + mCurrentUserId);
-            pw.println(prefix + "mCopyOnWrite=" + mCopyOnWrite);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodUtilsTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodUtilsTest.java
index 0d25faf..6dd9171 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodUtilsTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodUtilsTest.java
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@
         // Init InputMethodSettings for the owner user (userId=0), verify calls can get the
         // corresponding user's context, contentResolver and the resources configuration.
         InputMethodUtils.InputMethodSettings settings = new InputMethodUtils.InputMethodSettings(
-                methodMap, 0 /* userId */, true);
+                methodMap, 0 /* userId */);
         assertEquals(0, settings.getCurrentUserId());
 
         settings.isShowImeWithHardKeyboardEnabled();
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@
 
         // Calling switchCurrentUser to the secondary user (userId=10), verify calls can get the
         // corresponding user's context, contentResolver and the resources configuration.
-        settings.switchCurrentUser(10 /* userId */, true);
+        settings.switchCurrentUser(10 /* userId */);
         assertEquals(10, settings.getCurrentUserId());
 
         settings.isShowImeWithHardKeyboardEnabled();