diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index 6ecee81..e4ae64f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
 import com.android.inputmethod.compat.AppWorkaroundsUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.InputAttributes;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
@@ -166,53 +165,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    // TODO: Remove this constructor.
-    // Only for tests
-    private SettingsValues(final Locale locale) {
-        // TODO: locale is saved, but not used yet. May have to change this if tests require.
-        mLocale = locale;
-        mDelayUpdateOldSuggestions = 0;
-        mSpacingAndPunctuations = new SpacingAndPunctuations(locale);
-        mHintToSaveText = "Touch again to save";
-        mInputAttributes = new InputAttributes(null, false /* isFullscreenMode */);
-        mAutoCap = true;
-        mVibrateOn = true;
-        mSoundOn = true;
-        mKeyPreviewPopupOn = true;
-        mSlidingKeyInputPreviewEnabled = true;
-        mShowsVoiceInputKey = true;
-        mIncludesOtherImesInLanguageSwitchList = false;
-        mShowsLanguageSwitchKey = true;
-        mUseContactsDict = true;
-        mUsePersonalizedDicts = true;
-        mUseDoubleSpacePeriod = true;
-        mBlockPotentiallyOffensive = true;
-        mAutoCorrectEnabled = true;
-        mBigramPredictionEnabled = true;
-        mKeyLongpressTimeout = 300;
-        mKeypressVibrationDuration = 5;
-        mKeypressSoundVolume = 1;
-        mKeyPreviewPopupDismissDelay = 70;
-        mAutoCorrectionThreshold = 1;
-        mGestureInputEnabled = true;
-        mGestureTrailEnabled = true;
-        mGestureFloatingPreviewTextEnabled = true;
-        mPhraseGestureEnabled = true;
-        mCorrectionEnabled = mAutoCorrectEnabled && !mInputAttributes.mInputTypeNoAutoCorrect;
-        mSuggestionVisibility = 0;
-        mIsInternal = false;
-        mUseOnlyPersonalizationDictionaryForDebug = false;
-        mDisplayOrientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
-        mAppWorkarounds = new AsyncResultHolder<AppWorkaroundsUtils>();
-        mAppWorkarounds.set(null);
-    }
-
-    // TODO: Remove this method.
-    @UsedForTesting
-    public static SettingsValues makeDummySettingsValuesForTest(final Locale locale) {
-        return new SettingsValues(locale);
-    }
-
     public boolean isApplicationSpecifiedCompletionsOn() {
         return mInputAttributes.mApplicationSpecifiedCompletionOn;
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuations.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuations.java
index 124c975..dbe30e2 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuations.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuations.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeySpecParser;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Dictionary;
@@ -43,24 +42,6 @@
     public final boolean mCurrentLanguageHasSpaces;
     public final boolean mUsesAmericanTypography;
 
-    // TODO: Remove this constructor.
-    @UsedForTesting
-    SpacingAndPunctuations(final Locale locale) {
-        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;
-        mUsesAmericanTypography = Locale.ENGLISH.getLanguage().equals(locale.getLanguage());
-    }
-
     public SpacingAndPunctuations(final Resources res) {
         mSymbolsPrecededBySpace =
                 StringUtils.toCodePointArray(res.getString(R.string.symbols_preceded_by_space));
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringUtils.java
index 85f4454..0042d8b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringUtils.java
@@ -17,15 +17,12 @@
 package com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils;
 
 import android.text.TextUtils;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SettingsValues;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SpacingAndPunctuations;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 public final class StringUtils {
@@ -270,7 +267,7 @@
 
     @UsedForTesting
     public static boolean looksValidForDictionaryInsertion(final CharSequence text,
-            final SettingsValues settings) {
+            final SpacingAndPunctuations spacingAndPunctuations) {
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(text)) return false;
         final int length = text.length();
         int i = 0;
@@ -284,7 +281,7 @@
                 digitCount += charCount;
                 continue;
             }
-            if (!settings.isWordCodePoint(codePoint)) return false;
+            if (!spacingAndPunctuations.isWordCodePoint(codePoint)) return false;
         }
         // We reject strings entirely comprised of digits to avoid using PIN codes or credit
         // card numbers. It would come in handy for word prediction though; a good example is
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringAndJsonUtilsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringAndJsonUtilsTests.java
index 0c88f34..7130e36 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringAndJsonUtilsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringAndJsonUtilsTests.java
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 
 package com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SettingsValues;
-
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.test.AndroidTestCase;
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.SmallTest;
 
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SpacingAndPunctuations;
+
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -209,15 +210,21 @@
     }
 
     public void testLooksValidForDictionaryInsertion() {
-        final SettingsValues settings =
-                SettingsValues.makeDummySettingsValuesForTest(Locale.ENGLISH);
-        assertTrue(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("aochaueo", settings));
-        assertFalse(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("", settings));
-        assertTrue(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("ao-ch'aueo", settings));
-        assertFalse(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("2908743256", settings));
-        assertTrue(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("31aochaueo", settings));
-        assertFalse(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("akeo  raeoch oerch .", settings));
-        assertFalse(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("!!!", settings));
+        final RunInLocale<SpacingAndPunctuations> job = new RunInLocale<SpacingAndPunctuations>() {
+            @Override
+            protected SpacingAndPunctuations job(final Resources res) {
+                return new SpacingAndPunctuations(res);
+            }
+        };
+        final Resources res = getContext().getResources();
+        final SpacingAndPunctuations sp = job.runInLocale(res, Locale.ENGLISH);
+        assertTrue(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("aochaueo", sp));
+        assertFalse(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("", sp));
+        assertTrue(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("ao-ch'aueo", sp));
+        assertFalse(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("2908743256", sp));
+        assertTrue(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("31aochaueo", sp));
+        assertFalse(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("akeo  raeoch oerch .", sp));
+        assertFalse(StringUtils.looksValidForDictionaryInsertion("!!!", sp));
     }
 
     private static void checkCapitalize(final String src, final String dst, final String separators,