diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index df42416d5..f850b0a60 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
     /** If shared libraries (e.g. SDL or the native application) could not be loaded. */
     public static boolean mBrokenLibraries = true;
 
-    public static int mInputType = 1;
-
     // Main components
     protected static SDLActivity mSingleton;
     protected static SDLSurface mSurface;
@@ -1186,14 +1184,6 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
         return event.isPrintingKey() || event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SPACE;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * This method is called by SDL using JNI.
-     */
-    public static int setInputType(int type) {
-        mInputType = type;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     /**
      * This method is called by SDL using JNI.
      */
@@ -2192,14 +2182,7 @@ class DummyEdit extends View implements View.OnKeyListener {
     public InputConnection onCreateInputConnection(EditorInfo outAttrs) {
         ic = new SDLInputConnection(this, true);
 
-        if (SDLActivity.mInputType == 0) {
-            /* 0 normal: use input method */
-            outAttrs.inputType = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT;
-        } else {
-            /* 1 password (default): can not use input method，just use english */
-            outAttrs.inputType = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD;
-        }
-
+        outAttrs.inputType = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD;
         outAttrs.imeOptions = EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_EXTRACT_UI
                 | EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_FULLSCREEN /* API 11 */;
 
diff --git a/include/SDL_system.h b/include/SDL_system.h
index 52ec56f35..433d0bf87 100644
--- a/include/SDL_system.h
+++ b/include/SDL_system.h
@@ -395,17 +395,6 @@ extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_AndroidRequestPermission(const char *permis
  */
 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_AndroidShowToast(const char* message, int duration, int gravity, int xoffset, int yoffset);
 
-/* Set Android IME Input Type
- * Call this method before calling SDL_StartTextInput()
- *
- * \param type
- *          0 normal: use input method
- *          1 password (default): can not use input method，just use english
- *
- * \returns 0 if success, -1 if any error occurs.
- */
-extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_AndroidSetInputType(int type);
-
 #endif /* __ANDROID__ */
 
 /* Platform specific functions for WinRT */
diff --git a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
index 88e028de8..47e1ed657 100644
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ static jmethodID midShowToast;
 static jmethodID midSendMessage;
 static jmethodID midSetActivityTitle;
 static jmethodID midSetCustomCursor;
-static jmethodID midSetInputType;
 static jmethodID midSetOrientation;
 static jmethodID midSetRelativeMouseEnabled;
 static jmethodID midSetSystemCursor;
@@ -596,7 +595,6 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL SDL_JAVA_INTERFACE(nativeSetupJNI)(JNIEnv *env, jclass cl
     midSendMessage = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass, "sendMessage", "(II)Z");
     midSetActivityTitle = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass, "setActivityTitle","(Ljava/lang/String;)Z");
     midSetCustomCursor = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass, "setCustomCursor", "(I)Z");
-    midSetInputType = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass, "setInputType", "(I)I");
     midSetOrientation = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass, "setOrientation","(IIZLjava/lang/String;)V");
     midSetRelativeMouseEnabled = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass, "setRelativeMouseEnabled", "(Z)Z");
     midSetSystemCursor = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass, "setSystemCursor", "(I)Z");
@@ -627,7 +625,6 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL SDL_JAVA_INTERFACE(nativeSetupJNI)(JNIEnv *env, jclass cl
         !midSendMessage ||
         !midSetActivityTitle ||
         !midSetCustomCursor ||
-        !midSetInputType ||
         !midSetOrientation ||
         !midSetRelativeMouseEnabled ||
         !midSetSystemCursor ||
@@ -2456,14 +2453,6 @@ int SDL_AndroidShowToast(const char* message, int duration, int gravity, int xOf
     return Android_JNI_ShowToast(message, duration, gravity, xOffset, yOffset);
 }
 
-int SDL_AndroidSetInputType(int type)
-{
-    int result = 0;
-    JNIEnv *env = Android_JNI_GetEnv();
-    result = (*env)->CallStaticIntMethod(env, mActivityClass, midSetInputType, type);
-    return result;
-}
-
 void Android_JNI_GetManifestEnvironmentVariables(void)
 {
     if (!mActivityClass || !midGetManifestEnvironmentVariables) {
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
index 947a34f2f..77f434729 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
@@ -822,4 +822,3 @@
 #define SDL_RenderSetVSync SDL_RenderSetVSync_REAL
 #define SDL_asprintf SDL_asprintf_REAL
 #define SDL_vasprintf SDL_vasprintf_REAL
-#define SDL_AndroidSetInputType SDL_AndroidSetInputType_REAL
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
index 28623e209..c383ea675 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
@@ -889,6 +889,3 @@ SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_RenderSetVSync,(SDL_Renderer *a, int b),(a,b),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_asprintf,(char **a, SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *b, ...),(a,b),return)
 #endif
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_vasprintf,(char **a, const char *b, va_list c),(a,b,c),return)
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_AndroidSetInputType,(int a),(a),return)
-#endif