diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LastComposedWord.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LastComposedWord.java
index d32b22d4f..cc1221bcb 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LastComposedWord.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LastComposedWord.java
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ public class LastComposedWord {
     }
 
     public boolean canCancelAutoCorrect() {
-        return mActive && !TextUtils.isEmpty(mCommittedWord)
-                && !TextUtils.equals(mTypedWord, mCommittedWord);
+        return mActive && !TextUtils.isEmpty(mCommittedWord);
     }
 
     public boolean didCommitTypedWord() {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 1424e63f0..6935f1946 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1458,11 +1458,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodServiceCompatWrapper implements Keyboar
             if (mSuggestionsView != null && mSuggestionsView.dismissAddToDictionaryHint()) {
                 // Go back to the suggestion mode if the user canceled the
                 // "Touch again to save".
-                // NOTE: In general, we don't revert the word when backspacing
-                // from a manual suggestion pick.  We deliberately chose a
-                // different behavior only in the case of picking the first
-                // suggestion (typed word).  It's intentional to have made this
-                // inconsistent with backspacing after selecting other suggestions.
+                // TODO: this code path is not used any more. Verify & delete.
                 restartSuggestionsOnManuallyPickedTypedWord(ic);
             } else {
                 // Here we must check whether there is a selection. If so we should remove the
@@ -2170,6 +2166,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodServiceCompatWrapper implements Keyboar
     }
 
     // "ic" must not be null
+    // TODO: rename this method to cancelCommit.
     private void cancelAutoCorrect(final InputConnection ic) {
         final String originallyTypedWord = mLastComposedWord.mTypedWord;
         final CharSequence committedWord = mLastComposedWord.mCommittedWord;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
index 0fa28e49e..8121ada7f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
@@ -310,17 +310,9 @@ public class WordComposer {
     // `type' should be one of the LastComposedWord.COMMIT_TYPE_* constants above.
     public LastComposedWord commitWord(final int type, final String committedWord,
             final int separatorCode) {
-        // Note: currently, we come here whenever we commit a word. If it's any *other* kind than
-        // DECIDED_WORD, we should deactivate the last composed word so that we don't attempt to
-        // cancel later.
-        // If it's a DECIDED_WORD, it may be an actual auto-correction by the IME, or what the user
-        // typed because the IME decided *not* to auto-correct for whatever reason.
-        // Ideally we would also null it when it was a DECIDED_WORD that was not an auto-correct.
-        // As it happens these two cases should behave differently, because the former can be
-        // canceled while the latter can't. Currently, we figure this out in
-        // LastComposedWord#didAutoCorrectToAnotherWord with #equals(). It would be marginally
-        // cleaner to do it here, but it would be slower (since we would #equals() for each commit,
-        // instead of only on cancel), and ultimately we want to figure it out even earlier anyway.
+        // Note: currently, we come here whenever we commit a word. If it's a MANUAL_PICK
+        // or a DECIDED_WORD we may cancel the commit later; otherwise, we should deactivate
+        // the last composed word to ensure this does not happen.
         final ArrayList<int[]> codes = mCodes;
         final int[] xCoordinates = mXCoordinates;
         final int[] yCoordinates = mYCoordinates;
@@ -329,7 +321,8 @@ public class WordComposer {
         mYCoordinates = new int[N];
         final LastComposedWord lastComposedWord = new LastComposedWord(codes,
                 xCoordinates, yCoordinates, mTypedWord.toString(), committedWord, separatorCode);
-        if (type != LastComposedWord.COMMIT_TYPE_DECIDED_WORD) {
+        if (type != LastComposedWord.COMMIT_TYPE_DECIDED_WORD
+                && type != LastComposedWord.COMMIT_TYPE_MANUAL_PICK) {
             lastComposedWord.deactivate();
         }
         mTypedWord.setLength(0);