diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 49b3513..5a5674f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1291,8 +1291,7 @@
     @UsedForTesting
     public boolean isShowingPunctuationList() {
         if (mInputLogic.mSuggestedWords == null) return false;
-        return mSettings.getCurrent().mSpacingAndPunctuations.mSuggestPuncList
-                == mInputLogic.mSuggestedWords;
+        return mSettings.getCurrent().mSuggestPuncList == mInputLogic.mSuggestedWords;
     }
 
     // TODO[IL]: Define a clear interface for this
@@ -1408,8 +1407,7 @@
 
     private SuggestedWords getOlderSuggestions(final String typedWord) {
         SuggestedWords previousSuggestedWords = mInputLogic.mSuggestedWords;
-        if (previousSuggestedWords
-                == mSettings.getCurrent().mSpacingAndPunctuations.mSuggestPuncList) {
+        if (previousSuggestedWords == mSettings.getCurrent().mSuggestPuncList) {
             previousSuggestedWords = SuggestedWords.EMPTY;
         }
         if (typedWord == null) {
@@ -1562,7 +1560,7 @@
         if (currentSettings.mBigramPredictionEnabled) {
             clearSuggestionStrip();
         } else {
-            setSuggestedWords(currentSettings.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mSuggestPuncList);
+            setSuggestedWords(currentSettings.mSuggestPuncList);
         }
         setAutoCorrectionIndicator(false);
         setSuggestionStripShown(isSuggestionsStripVisible());
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
index cc42d87..b365003 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
         // In languages with spaces, we only start composing a word when we are not already
         // touching a word. In languages without spaces, the above conditions are sufficient.
                 (!mConnection.isCursorTouchingWord(settingsValues)
-                        || !settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces)) {
+                        || !settingsValues.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces)) {
             // Reset entirely the composing state anyway, then start composing a new word unless
             // the character is a single quote or a dash. The idea here is, single quote and dash
             // are not separators and they should be treated as normal characters, except in the
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
         boolean didAutoCorrect = false;
         // We avoid sending spaces in languages without spaces if we were composing.
         final boolean shouldAvoidSendingCode = Constants.CODE_SPACE == codePoint
-                && !settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces
+                && !settingsValues.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces
                 && mWordComposer.isComposingWord();
         if (mWordComposer.isCursorFrontOrMiddleOfComposingWord()) {
             // If we are in the middle of a recorrection, we need to commit the recorrection
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
                 }
             }
             if (settingsValues.isSuggestionStripVisible()
-                    && settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces) {
+                    && settingsValues.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces) {
                 restartSuggestionsOnWordTouchedByCursor(settingsValues,
                         deleteCountAtStart - mDeleteCount /* offset */,
                         true /* includeResumedWordInSuggestions */, keyboardSwitcher);
@@ -911,8 +911,8 @@
         if (canBeFollowedByDoubleSpacePeriod(firstCodePoint)) {
             handler.cancelDoubleSpacePeriodTimer();
             mConnection.deleteSurroundingText(2, 0);
-            final String textToInsert =
-                    settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mSentenceSeparatorAndSpace;
+            final String textToInsert = new String(
+                    new int[] { settingsValues.mSentenceSeparator, Constants.CODE_SPACE }, 0, 2);
             mConnection.commitText(textToInsert, 1);
             if (ProductionFlag.USES_DEVELOPMENT_ONLY_DIAGNOSTICS) {
                 ResearchLogger.latinIME_maybeDoubleSpacePeriod(textToInsert,
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@
             if (TextUtils.isEmpty(selectedText)) return; // Race condition with the input connection
             mRecapitalizeStatus.initialize(mLastSelectionStart, mLastSelectionEnd,
                     selectedText.toString(),
-                    settingsValues.mLocale, settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mWordSeparators);
+                    settingsValues.mLocale, settingsValues.mWordSeparators);
             // We trim leading and trailing whitespace.
             mRecapitalizeStatus.trim();
             // Trimming the object may have changed the length of the string, and we need to
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@
         if (!mLatinIME.isSuggestionsStripVisible()) return;
         // Recorrection is not supported in languages without spaces because we don't know
         // how to segment them yet.
-        if (!settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces) return;
+        if (!settingsValues.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces) return;
         // If the cursor is not touching a word, or if there is a selection, return right away.
         if (mLastSelectionStart != mLastSelectionEnd) return;
         // If we don't know the cursor location, return.
@@ -1073,8 +1073,7 @@
         final int expectedCursorPosition = mLastSelectionStart + offset; // We know Start == End
         if (!mConnection.isCursorTouchingWord(settingsValues)) return;
         final TextRange range = mConnection.getWordRangeAtCursor(
-                settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mWordSeparators,
-                0 /* additionalPrecedingWordsCount */);
+                settingsValues.mWordSeparators, 0 /* additionalPrecedingWordsCount */);
         if (null == range) return; // Happens if we don't have an input connection at all
         if (range.length() <= 0) return; // Race condition. No text to resume on, so bail out.
         // If for some strange reason (editor bug or so) we measure the text before the cursor as
@@ -1196,7 +1195,7 @@
             }
         }
         final String stringToCommit = originallyTypedWord + mLastComposedWord.mSeparatorString;
-        if (settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces) {
+        if (settingsValues.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces) {
             // For languages with spaces, we revert to the typed string, but the cursor is still
             // after the separator so we don't resume suggestions. If the user wants to correct
             // the word, they have to press backspace again.
@@ -1296,7 +1295,7 @@
     // TODO: Make this private
     public String getNthPreviousWordForSuggestion(final SettingsValues currentSettings,
             final int nthPreviousWord) {
-        if (currentSettings.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces) {
+        if (currentSettings.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces) {
             // If we are typing in a language with spaces we can just look up the previous
             // word from textview.
             return mConnection.getNthPreviousWord(currentSettings, nthPreviousWord);
@@ -1387,7 +1386,7 @@
         if (settingsValues.mBigramPredictionEnabled) {
             mLatinIME.clearSuggestionStrip();
         } else {
-            mLatinIME.setSuggestedWords(settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mSuggestPuncList);
+            mLatinIME.setSuggestedWords(settingsValues.mSuggestPuncList);
         }
         mConnection.resetCachesUponCursorMoveAndReturnSuccess(newSelStart, newSelEnd,
                 shouldFinishComposition);
@@ -1496,7 +1495,7 @@
     // TODO: Make this private.
     public void promotePhantomSpace(final SettingsValues settingsValues) {
         if (settingsValues.shouldInsertSpacesAutomatically()
-                && settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces
+                && settingsValues.mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces
                 && !mConnection.textBeforeCursorLooksLikeURL()) {
             if (ProductionFlag.USES_DEVELOPMENT_ONLY_DIAGNOSTICS) {
                 ResearchLogger.latinIME_promotePhantomSpace();
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
index 84ba722..75c7258 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
     }
 
     public String getWordSeparators() {
-        return mSettingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.mWordSeparators;
+        return mSettingsValues.mWordSeparators;
     }
 
     public boolean isWordSeparator(final int code) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index 3fa686b..a07a0ce 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -26,12 +26,20 @@
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
 import com.android.inputmethod.compat.AppWorkaroundsUtils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeySpecParser;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Dictionary;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.InputAttributes;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.RichInputMethodManager;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords.SuggestedWordInfo;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.AsyncResultHolder;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.CollectionUtils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.StringUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.TargetPackageInfoGetterTask;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
@@ -48,9 +56,15 @@
     private static final int TIMEOUT_TO_GET_TARGET_PACKAGE = 5; // seconds
 
     // From resources:
-    public final SpacingAndPunctuations mSpacingAndPunctuations;
     public final int mDelayUpdateOldSuggestions;
+    public final int[] mSymbolsPrecededBySpace;
+    public final int[] mSymbolsFollowedBySpace;
+    public final int[] mWordConnectors;
+    public final SuggestedWords mSuggestPuncList;
+    public final String mWordSeparators;
+    public final int mSentenceSeparator;
     public final CharSequence mHintToSaveText;
+    public final boolean mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces;
 
     // From preferences, in the same order as xml/prefs.xml:
     public final boolean mAutoCap;
@@ -101,8 +115,22 @@
         mLocale = locale;
         // Get the resources
         mDelayUpdateOldSuggestions = res.getInteger(R.integer.config_delay_update_old_suggestions);
-        mSpacingAndPunctuations = new SpacingAndPunctuations(res);
+        mSymbolsPrecededBySpace =
+                StringUtils.toCodePointArray(res.getString(R.string.symbols_preceded_by_space));
+        Arrays.sort(mSymbolsPrecededBySpace);
+        mSymbolsFollowedBySpace =
+                StringUtils.toCodePointArray(res.getString(R.string.symbols_followed_by_space));
+        Arrays.sort(mSymbolsFollowedBySpace);
+        mWordConnectors =
+                StringUtils.toCodePointArray(res.getString(R.string.symbols_word_connectors));
+        Arrays.sort(mWordConnectors);
+        final String[] suggestPuncsSpec = KeySpecParser.splitKeySpecs(res.getString(
+                R.string.suggested_punctuations));
+        mSuggestPuncList = createSuggestPuncList(suggestPuncsSpec);
+        mWordSeparators = res.getString(R.string.symbols_word_separators);
+        mSentenceSeparator = res.getInteger(R.integer.sentence_separator);
         mHintToSaveText = res.getText(R.string.hint_add_to_dictionary);
+        mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces = res.getBoolean(R.bool.current_language_has_spaces);
 
         // Store the input attributes
         if (null == inputAttributes) {
@@ -171,8 +199,18 @@
         // TODO: locale is saved, but not used yet. May have to change this if tests require.
         mLocale = locale;
         mDelayUpdateOldSuggestions = 0;
-        mSpacingAndPunctuations = SpacingAndPunctuations.DEFAULT;
+        mSymbolsPrecededBySpace = new int[] { '(', '[', '{', '&' };
+        Arrays.sort(mSymbolsPrecededBySpace);
+        mSymbolsFollowedBySpace = new int[] { '.', ',', ';', ':', '!', '?', ')', ']', '}', '&' };
+        Arrays.sort(mSymbolsFollowedBySpace);
+        mWordConnectors = new int[] { '\'', '-' };
+        Arrays.sort(mWordConnectors);
+        mSentenceSeparator = Constants.CODE_PERIOD;
+        final String[] suggestPuncsSpec = new String[] { "!", "?", ",", ":", ";" };
+        mSuggestPuncList = createSuggestPuncList(suggestPuncsSpec);
+        mWordSeparators = "&\t \n()[]{}*&<>+=|.,;:!?/_\"";
         mHintToSaveText = "Touch again to save";
+        mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces = true;
         mInputAttributes = new InputAttributes(null, false /* isFullscreenMode */);
         mAutoCap = true;
         mVibrateOn = true;
@@ -227,11 +265,11 @@
     }
 
     public boolean isWordSeparator(final int code) {
-        return mSpacingAndPunctuations.isWordSeparator(code);
+        return mWordSeparators.contains(String.valueOf((char)code));
     }
 
     public boolean isWordConnector(final int code) {
-        return mSpacingAndPunctuations.isWordConnector(code);
+        return Arrays.binarySearch(mWordConnectors, code) >= 0;
     }
 
     public boolean isWordCodePoint(final int code) {
@@ -239,11 +277,11 @@
     }
 
     public boolean isUsuallyPrecededBySpace(final int code) {
-        return mSpacingAndPunctuations.isUsuallyPrecededBySpace(code);
+        return Arrays.binarySearch(mSymbolsPrecededBySpace, code) >= 0;
     }
 
     public boolean isUsuallyFollowedBySpace(final int code) {
-        return mSpacingAndPunctuations.isUsuallyFollowedBySpace(code);
+        return Arrays.binarySearch(mSymbolsFollowedBySpace, code) >= 0;
     }
 
     public boolean shouldInsertSpacesAutomatically() {
@@ -282,6 +320,27 @@
         return null == appWorkaroundUtils ? false : appWorkaroundUtils.isBrokenByRecorrection();
     }
 
+    // Helper functions to create member values.
+    private static SuggestedWords createSuggestPuncList(final String[] puncs) {
+        final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> puncList = CollectionUtils.newArrayList();
+        if (puncs != null) {
+            for (final String puncSpec : puncs) {
+                // TODO: Stop using KeySpceParser.getLabel().
+                puncList.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(KeySpecParser.getLabel(puncSpec),
+                        SuggestedWordInfo.MAX_SCORE, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_HARDCODED,
+                        Dictionary.DICTIONARY_HARDCODED,
+                        SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */,
+                        SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_A_CONFIDENCE /* autoCommitFirstWordConfidence */));
+            }
+        }
+        return new SuggestedWords(puncList,
+                false /* typedWordValid */,
+                false /* hasAutoCorrectionCandidate */,
+                true /* isPunctuationSuggestions */,
+                false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
+                false /* isPrediction */);
+    }
+
     private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE =
             R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value;
     private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE =
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuations.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuations.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0500f4a..0000000
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuations.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2014 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.inputmethod.latin.settings;
-
-import android.content.res.Resources;
-
-import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeySpecParser;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Dictionary;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords.SuggestedWordInfo;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.CollectionUtils;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.StringUtils;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-
-public final class SpacingAndPunctuations {
-    private final int[] mSymbolsPrecededBySpace;
-    private final int[] mSymbolsFollowedBySpace;
-    private final int[] mWordConnectors;
-    public final SuggestedWords mSuggestPuncList;
-    public final String mWordSeparators;
-    private final int mSentenceSeparator;
-    public final String mSentenceSeparatorAndSpace;
-    public final boolean mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces;
-
-    public static final SpacingAndPunctuations DEFAULT = new SpacingAndPunctuations();
-
-    private SpacingAndPunctuations() {
-        mSymbolsPrecededBySpace = new int[] { '(', '[', '{', '&' };
-        Arrays.sort(mSymbolsPrecededBySpace);
-        mSymbolsFollowedBySpace = new int[] { '.', ',', ';', ':', '!', '?', ')', ']', '}', '&' };
-        Arrays.sort(mSymbolsFollowedBySpace);
-        mWordConnectors = new int[] { '\'', '-' };
-        Arrays.sort(mWordConnectors);
-        mSentenceSeparator = Constants.CODE_PERIOD;
-        mSentenceSeparatorAndSpace = ". ";
-        final String[] suggestPuncsSpec = new String[] { "!", "?", ",", ":", ";" };
-        mSuggestPuncList = createSuggestPuncList(suggestPuncsSpec);
-        mWordSeparators = "&\t \n()[]{}*&<>+=|.,;:!?/_\"";
-        mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces = true;
-    }
-
-    public SpacingAndPunctuations(final Resources res) {
-        mSymbolsPrecededBySpace =
-                StringUtils.toCodePointArray(res.getString(R.string.symbols_preceded_by_space));
-        Arrays.sort(mSymbolsPrecededBySpace);
-        mSymbolsFollowedBySpace =
-                StringUtils.toCodePointArray(res.getString(R.string.symbols_followed_by_space));
-        Arrays.sort(mSymbolsFollowedBySpace);
-        mWordConnectors =
-                StringUtils.toCodePointArray(res.getString(R.string.symbols_word_connectors));
-        Arrays.sort(mWordConnectors);
-        final String[] suggestPuncsSpec = KeySpecParser.splitKeySpecs(res.getString(
-                R.string.suggested_punctuations));
-        mSuggestPuncList = createSuggestPuncList(suggestPuncsSpec);
-        mWordSeparators = res.getString(R.string.symbols_word_separators);
-        mSentenceSeparator = res.getInteger(R.integer.sentence_separator);
-        mSentenceSeparatorAndSpace = new String(new int[] {
-                mSentenceSeparator, Constants.CODE_SPACE }, 0, 2);
-        mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces = res.getBoolean(R.bool.current_language_has_spaces);
-    }
-
-    // Helper functions to create member values.
-    private static SuggestedWords createSuggestPuncList(final String[] puncs) {
-        final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> puncList = CollectionUtils.newArrayList();
-        if (puncs != null) {
-            for (final String puncSpec : puncs) {
-                // TODO: Stop using KeySpceParser.getLabel().
-                puncList.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(KeySpecParser.getLabel(puncSpec),
-                        SuggestedWordInfo.MAX_SCORE, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_HARDCODED,
-                        Dictionary.DICTIONARY_HARDCODED,
-                        SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */,
-                        SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_A_CONFIDENCE /* autoCommitFirstWordConfidence */));
-            }
-        }
-        return new SuggestedWords(puncList,
-                false /* typedWordValid */,
-                false /* hasAutoCorrectionCandidate */,
-                true /* isPunctuationSuggestions */,
-                false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
-                false /* isPrediction */);
-    }
-
-    public boolean isWordSeparator(final int code) {
-        return mWordSeparators.contains(String.valueOf((char)code));
-    }
-
-    public boolean isWordConnector(final int code) {
-        return Arrays.binarySearch(mWordConnectors, code) >= 0;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isWordCodePoint(final int code) {
-        return Character.isLetter(code) || isWordConnector(code);
-    }
-
-    public boolean isUsuallyPrecededBySpace(final int code) {
-        return Arrays.binarySearch(mSymbolsPrecededBySpace, code) >= 0;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isUsuallyFollowedBySpace(final int code) {
-        return Arrays.binarySearch(mSymbolsFollowedBySpace, code) >= 0;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isSentenceSeparator(final int code) {
-        return code == mSentenceSeparator;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/CapsModeUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/CapsModeUtils.java
index 6ad5c77..3d4404a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/CapsModeUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/CapsModeUtils.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         if (c == Constants.CODE_QUESTION_MARK || c == Constants.CODE_EXCLAMATION_MARK) {
             return (TextUtils.CAP_MODE_CHARACTERS | TextUtils.CAP_MODE_SENTENCES) & reqModes;
         }
-        if (!settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.isSentenceSeparator(c) || j <= 0) {
+        if (settingsValues.mSentenceSeparator != c || j <= 0) {
             return (TextUtils.CAP_MODE_CHARACTERS | TextUtils.CAP_MODE_WORDS) & reqModes;
         }
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
             case WORD:
                 if (Character.isLetter(c)) {
                     state = WORD;
-                } else if (settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.isSentenceSeparator(c)) {
+                } else if (settingsValues.mSentenceSeparator == c) {
                     state = PERIOD;
                 } else {
                     return caps;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
             case LETTER:
                 if (Character.isLetter(c)) {
                     state = LETTER;
-                } else if (settingsValues.mSpacingAndPunctuations.isSentenceSeparator(c)) {
+                } else if (settingsValues.mSentenceSeparator == c) {
                     state = PERIOD;
                 } else {
                     return noCaps;