diff --git a/java/res/layout/input_view.xml b/java/res/layout/input_view.xml
index 136e18c..1ffb8a3 100644
--- a/java/res/layout/input_view.xml
+++ b/java/res/layout/input_view.xml
@@ -30,34 +30,17 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="0dp" />
 
-    <!-- On tablets, the suggestions strip is centered with horizontal paddings on both sides
-         because width of the landscape mode is too long for the suggestions strip. This
-         LinearLayout is required to hold the paddings. -->
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/suggestions_container"
-        android:orientation="horizontal"
+    <!-- To ensure that key preview popup is correctly placed when the current system locale is
+         one of RTL locales, layoutDirection="ltr" is needed in the SDK version 17+. -->
+    <com.android.inputmethod.latin.suggestions.SuggestionStripView
+        android:id="@+id/suggestion_strip_view"
+        android:layoutDirection="ltr"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    >
-        <View
-            android:layout_width="@dimen/suggestions_strip_padding"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/suggestions_strip_height"
-            style="?attr/suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle" />
-        <!-- To ensure that key preview popup is correctly placed when the current system locale is
-             one of RTL locales, layoutDirection="ltr" is needed in the SDK version 17+. -->
-        <com.android.inputmethod.latin.suggestions.SuggestionStripView
-            android:id="@+id/suggestion_strip_view"
-            android:layoutDirection="ltr"
-            android:layout_weight="1.0"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/suggestions_strip_height"
-            android:gravity="center_vertical"
-            style="?attr/suggestionStripViewStyle" />
-        <View
-            android:layout_width="@dimen/suggestions_strip_padding"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/suggestions_strip_height"
-            style="?attr/suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle" />
-    </LinearLayout>
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/suggestions_strip_height"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:paddingRight="@dimen/suggestions_strip_padding"
+        android:paddingLeft="@dimen/suggestions_strip_padding"
+        style="?attr/suggestionStripViewStyle" />
 
     <!-- To ensure that key preview popup is correctly placed when the current system locale is
          one of RTL locales, layoutDirection="ltr" is needed in the SDK version 17+. -->