diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtDisplayManager.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtDisplayManager.java
index 9a5dc38478a..2bbe28a331c 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtDisplayManager.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtDisplayManager.java
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ public class QtDisplayManager {
     public static native void handleScreenRemoved(int displayId);
     // screen methods
 
-    private static int m_widthBeforeStart = 0;
-    private static int m_heightBeforeStart = 0;
-
-
     // Keep in sync with QtAndroid::SystemUiVisibility in androidjnimain.h
     public static final int SYSTEM_UI_VISIBILITY_NORMAL = 0;
     public static final int SYSTEM_UI_VISIBILITY_FULLSCREEN = 1;
@@ -269,19 +265,11 @@ public class QtDisplayManager {
             refreshRate = display.getRefreshRate();
         }
 
-        m_widthBeforeStart = width;
-        m_heightBeforeStart = height;
-
         setDisplayMetrics(maxWidth, maxHeight, insetLeft, insetTop,
-                m_widthBeforeStart, m_heightBeforeStart, xdpi, ydpi,
+                width, height, xdpi, ydpi,
                 scaledDensity, density, refreshRate);
     }
 
-    public static void setApplicationDisplayMetrics(Activity activity)
-    {
-        setApplicationDisplayMetrics(activity, m_widthBeforeStart, m_heightBeforeStart);
-    }
-
     public static int getDisplayRotation(Activity activity) {
         Display display;
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative.java
index 78c19c5ed76..4b812121cd2 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative.java
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ public class QtNative
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
                     res[0] = startQtAndroidPlugin(qtParams);
-                    QtDisplayManager.setApplicationDisplayMetrics(m_activity);
                 }
             });
             m_qtThread.post(new Runnable() {