diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/PinnerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/PinnerService.java
index d9e6186..ef03888 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/PinnerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/PinnerService.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static android.os.Process.SYSTEM_UID;
 
 import static com.android.server.flags.Flags.pinWebview;
+import static com.android.server.flags.Flags.skipHomeArtPins;
 
 import android.annotation.EnforcePermission;
 import android.annotation.IntDef;
@@ -851,6 +852,9 @@
         }
 
         int apkPinSizeLimit = pinSizeLimit;
+
+        boolean shouldSkipArtPins = key == KEY_HOME && skipHomeArtPins();
+
         for (String apk: apks) {
             if (apkPinSizeLimit <= 0) {
                 Slog.w(TAG, "Reached to the pin size limit. Skipping: " + apk);
@@ -874,8 +878,8 @@
             }
 
             apkPinSizeLimit -= pf.bytesPinned;
-            if (apk.equals(appInfo.sourceDir)) {
-                pinOptimizedDexDependencies(pf, apkPinSizeLimit, appInfo);
+            if (apk.equals(appInfo.sourceDir) && !shouldSkipArtPins) {
+                pinOptimizedDexDependencies(pf, Integer.MAX_VALUE, appInfo);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -921,8 +925,8 @@
         }
         pf.groupName = groupName != null ? groupName : "";
 
-        maxBytesToPin -= bytesPinned;
         bytesPinned += pf.bytesPinned;
+        maxBytesToPin -= bytesPinned;
 
         synchronized (this) {
             mPinnedFiles.put(pf.fileName, pf);
@@ -970,7 +974,7 @@
                 // Unpin if it was already pinned prior to re-pinning.
                 unpinFile(file);
 
-                PinnedFile df = mInjector.pinFileInternal(file, Integer.MAX_VALUE,
+                PinnedFile df = mInjector.pinFileInternal(file, maxBytesToPin,
                         /*attemptPinIntrospection=*/false);
                 if (df == null) {
                     Slog.i(TAG, "Failed to pin ART file = " + file);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/flags/pinner.aconfig b/services/core/java/com/android/server/flags/pinner.aconfig
index 16a45cd..2f817db 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/flags/pinner.aconfig
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/flags/pinner.aconfig
@@ -6,4 +6,11 @@
     namespace: "system_performance"
     description: "This flag controls if webview should be pinned in memory."
     bug: "307594624"
+}
+
+flag {
+    name: "skip_home_art_pins"
+    namespace: "system_performance"
+    description: "Ablation study flag that controls if home app odex/vdex files should be pinned in memory."
+    bug: "340935152"
 }
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