diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
index 0af08084f..70751c107 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 public class Suggest {
     public static final String TAG = Suggest.class.getSimpleName();
 
-    public static final int APPROX_MAX_WORD_LENGTH = 32;
-
     // TODO: rename this to CORRECTION_OFF
     public static final int CORRECTION_NONE = 0;
     // TODO: rename this to CORRECTION_ON
@@ -132,10 +130,6 @@ public class Suggest {
         return mDictionaries;
     }
 
-    public static int getApproxMaxWordLength() {
-        return APPROX_MAX_WORD_LENGTH;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets an optional user dictionary resource to be loaded. The user dictionary is consulted
      * before the main dictionary, if set. This refers to the system-managed user dictionary.
@@ -351,7 +345,7 @@ public class Suggest {
     private static SuggestedWordInfo getTransformedSuggestedWordInfo(
             final SuggestedWordInfo wordInfo, final Locale locale, final boolean isAllUpperCase,
             final boolean isFirstCharCapitalized, final int trailingSingleQuotesCount) {
-        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(getApproxMaxWordLength());
+        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(wordInfo.mWord.length());
         if (isAllUpperCase) {
             sb.append(wordInfo.mWord.toString().toUpperCase(locale));
         } else if (isFirstCharCapitalized) {