diff --git a/update_attempter_android.cc b/update_attempter_android.cc
index a5c25c0..dcdd989 100644
--- a/update_attempter_android.cc
+++ b/update_attempter_android.cc
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@
   if (!headers[kPayloadPropertyUserAgent].empty())
     fetcher->SetHeader("User-Agent", headers[kPayloadPropertyUserAgent]);
 
-  cpu_limiter_.StartLimiter();
   SetStatusAndNotify(UpdateStatus::UPDATE_AVAILABLE);
   ongoing_update_ = true;
 
@@ -410,8 +409,6 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  // Reset cpu shares back to normal.
-  cpu_limiter_.StopLimiter();
   download_progress_ = 0;
   actions_.clear();
   UpdateStatus new_status =
diff --git a/update_attempter_android.h b/update_attempter_android.h
index 2617318..6a5c227 100644
--- a/update_attempter_android.h
+++ b/update_attempter_android.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "update_engine/client_library/include/update_engine/update_status.h"
 #include "update_engine/common/action_processor.h"
 #include "update_engine/common/boot_control_interface.h"
-#include "update_engine/common/cpu_limiter.h"
 #include "update_engine/common/hardware_interface.h"
 #include "update_engine/common/prefs_interface.h"
 #include "update_engine/daemon_state_interface.h"
@@ -160,9 +159,6 @@
   // Only direct proxy supported.
   DirectProxyResolver proxy_resolver_;
 
-  // CPU limiter during the update.
-  CPULimiter cpu_limiter_;
-
   // Helper class to select the network to use during the update.
   std::unique_ptr<NetworkSelectorInterface> network_selector_;