diff --git a/dictionaries/en_whitelist.xml b/dictionaries/en_whitelist.xml
index f112077..e11935f 100644
--- a/dictionaries/en_whitelist.xml
+++ b/dictionaries/en_whitelist.xml
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 -->
 <shortcuts>
  <entry shortcut="ill">
-  <target replacement="I\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="I'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="acomodate">
   <target replacement="accommodate" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="aint">
-  <target replacement="ain\'t" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="ain't" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="alot">
   <target replacement="a lot" priority="whitelist" />
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <target replacement="and the" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="arent">
-  <target replacement="aren\'t" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="aren't" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="bern">
   <target replacement="been" priority="whitelist" />
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@
   <target replacement="can" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="cant">
-  <target replacement="can\'t" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="can't" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="dame">
   <target replacement="same" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="didint">
-  <target replacement="didn\'t" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="didn't" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="dormer">
   <target replacement="former" priority="whitelist" />
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@
   <target replacement="too" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="hed">
-  <target replacement="he\'d" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="he'd" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="hel">
-  <target replacement="he\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="he'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="heres">
-  <target replacement="here\'s" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="here's" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="hew">
   <target replacement="new" priority="whitelist" />
@@ -97,19 +97,19 @@
   <target replacement="how" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="hoes">
-  <target replacement="how\'s" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="how's" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="howd">
-  <target replacement="how\'d" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="how'd" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="howll">
-  <target replacement="how\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="how'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="hows">
-  <target replacement="how\'s" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="how's" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="howve">
-  <target replacement="how\'ve" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="how've" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="hum">
   <target replacement="him" priority="whitelist" />
@@ -121,25 +121,25 @@
   <target replacement="its" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="il">
-  <target replacement="I\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="I'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="im">
-  <target replacement="I\'m" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="I'm" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="inteh">
   <target replacement="in the" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="itd">
-  <target replacement="it\'d" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="it'd" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="itsa">
-  <target replacement="it\'s a" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="it's a" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="lets">
-  <target replacement="let\'s" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="let's" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="maam">
-  <target replacement="ma\'am" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="ma'am" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="manu">
   <target replacement="many" priority="whitelist" />
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@
   <target replacement="took" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="shel">
-  <target replacement="she\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="she'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="shouldent">
-  <target replacement="shouldn\'t" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="shouldn't" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="sill">
   <target replacement="will" priority="whitelist" />
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
   <target replacement="down" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="thatd">
-  <target replacement="that\'d" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="that'd" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="tine">
   <target replacement="time" priority="whitelist" />
@@ -238,60 +238,60 @@
   <target replacement="weird" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="wel">
-  <target replacement="we\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="we'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="wer">
-  <target replacement="we\'re" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="we're" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whatd">
-  <target replacement="what\'d" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="what'd" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whatm">
-  <target replacement="what\'m" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="what'm" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whatre">
-  <target replacement="what\'re" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="what're" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whats">
-  <target replacement="what\'s" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="what's" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whens">
-  <target replacement="when\'s" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="when's" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whered">
-  <target replacement="where\'d" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="where'd" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="wherell">
-  <target replacement="where\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="where'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="wheres">
-  <target replacement="where\'s" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="where's" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="wholl">
-  <target replacement="who\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="who'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whove">
-  <target replacement="who\'ve" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="who've" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whyd">
-  <target replacement="why\'d" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="why'd" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whyll">
-  <target replacement="why\'ll" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="why'll" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whys">
-  <target replacement="why\'s" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="why's" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="whyve">
-  <target replacement="why\'ve" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="why've" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="wont">
-  <target replacement="won\'t" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="won't" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="yall">
-  <target replacement="y\'all" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="y'all" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
  <entry shortcut="youd">
-  <target replacement="you\'d" priority="whitelist" />
+  <target replacement="you'd" priority="whitelist" />
  </entry>
 </shortcuts>
diff --git a/native/jni/src/dictionary.cpp b/native/jni/src/dictionary.cpp
index 75d566c..9e4bd15 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/dictionary.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
             fullWordMultiplier, maxWordLength, maxWords, options);
     mBigramDictionary = new BigramDictionary(mOffsetDict, maxWordLength, maxPredictions);
     mGestureDecoder = new GestureDecoderWrapper(maxWordLength, maxWords);
-    mGestureDecoder->setDict(mUnigramDictionary, mBigramDictionary,
-            mOffsetDict /* dict root */, 0 /* root pos */);
 }
 
 Dictionary::~Dictionary() {
diff --git a/native/jni/src/gesture/gesture_decoder_wrapper.h b/native/jni/src/gesture/gesture_decoder_wrapper.h
index 4a26d9c..f8bfe7c 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/gesture/gesture_decoder_wrapper.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/gesture/gesture_decoder_wrapper.h
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@
                 inputSize, commitPoint, outWords, frequencies, outputIndices, outputTypes);
     }
 
-    void setDict(const UnigramDictionary *dict, const BigramDictionary *bigram,
-            const uint8_t *dictRoot, int rootPos) {
-        if (!mIncrementalDecoderInterface) {
-            return;
-        }
-        mIncrementalDecoderInterface->setDict(dict, bigram, dictRoot, rootPos);
-    }
-
     static void setGestureDecoderFactoryMethod(
             IncrementalDecoderInterface *(*factoryMethod)(int, int)) {
         sGestureDecoderFactoryMethod = factoryMethod;
diff --git a/native/jni/src/gesture/incremental_decoder_interface.h b/native/jni/src/gesture/incremental_decoder_interface.h
index e940344..04f0095 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/gesture/incremental_decoder_interface.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/gesture/incremental_decoder_interface.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
             int *inputXs, int *inputYs, int *times, int *pointerIds, int *codes,
             int inputSize, int commitPoint, unsigned short *outWords, int *frequencies,
             int *outputIndices, int *outputTypes) = 0;
-    virtual void setDict(const UnigramDictionary *dict, const BigramDictionary *bigram,
-            const uint8_t *dictRoot, int rootPos) = 0;
     IncrementalDecoderInterface() { };
     virtual ~IncrementalDecoderInterface() { };
  private:
diff --git a/native/jni/src/gesture/incremental_decoder_wrapper.h b/native/jni/src/gesture/incremental_decoder_wrapper.h
index f47d539..5cb2ee3 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/gesture/incremental_decoder_wrapper.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/gesture/incremental_decoder_wrapper.h
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@
                 inputSize, commitPoint, outWords, frequencies, outputIndices, outputTypes);
     }
 
-    void setDict(const UnigramDictionary *dict, const BigramDictionary *bigram,
-            const uint8_t *dictRoot, int rootPos) {
-        if (!mIncrementalDecoderInterface) {
-            return;
-        }
-        mIncrementalDecoderInterface->setDict(dict, bigram, dictRoot, rootPos);
-    }
-
     static void setIncrementalDecoderFactoryMethod(
             IncrementalDecoderInterface *(*factoryMethod)(int, int)) {
         sIncrementalDecoderFactoryMethod = factoryMethod;