diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 46556ee89..be21f0f23 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -2107,13 +2107,11 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodServiceCompatWrapper implements Keyboar
         CharSequence toLeft = ic.getTextBeforeCursor(1, 0);
         CharSequence toRight = ic.getTextAfterCursor(1, 0);
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(toLeft)
-                && !mSettingsValues.isWordSeparator(toLeft.charAt(0))
-                && !mSettingsValues.isSuggestedPunctuation(toLeft.charAt(0))) {
+                && !mSettingsValues.isWordSeparator(toLeft.charAt(0))) {
             return true;
         }
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(toRight)
-                && !mSettingsValues.isWordSeparator(toRight.charAt(0))
-                && !mSettingsValues.isSuggestedPunctuation(toRight.charAt(0))) {
+                && !mSettingsValues.isWordSeparator(toRight.charAt(0))) {
             return true;
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
index 589cb6f86..6b652313c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
@@ -222,10 +222,6 @@ public class SettingsValues {
                 res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_default_vibration_enabled));
     }
 
-    public boolean isSuggestedPunctuation(int code) {
-        return mSuggestPuncs.contains(String.valueOf((char)code));
-    }
-
     public boolean isWordSeparator(int code) {
         return mWordSeparators.contains(String.valueOf((char)code));
     }