diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index 648b8100cd36050a2eb46c39d8dd36abd8f8c1ae..8caf5aedda494a01f6a8be0cb712fe14ca510185 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Dumpable;
 import android.util.EventLog;
 import android.util.IndentingPrintWriter;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.util.TimeUtils;
@@ -2005,9 +2006,11 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
             mSystemServiceManager.startService(new FontManagerService.Lifecycle(context, safeMode));
             t.traceEnd();
 
-            t.traceBegin("StartTextServicesManager");
-            mSystemServiceManager.startService(TextServicesManagerService.Lifecycle.class);
-            t.traceEnd();
+            if (!isWatch || !android.server.Flags.removeTextService()) {
+                t.traceBegin("StartTextServicesManager");
+                mSystemServiceManager.startService(TextServicesManagerService.Lifecycle.class);
+                t.traceEnd();
+            }
 
             if (!disableSystemTextClassifier) {
                 t.traceBegin("StartTextClassificationManagerService");
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/flags.aconfig b/services/java/com/android/server/flags.aconfig
index 4b578afddad235de7af5b364ba6bc951ebdef91b..a291a4948d63c5bcc41da19b7129648d5c5305e4 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/flags.aconfig
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/flags.aconfig
@@ -7,3 +7,10 @@ flag {
      is_fixed_read_only: true
      bug: "324153471"
 }
+
+flag {
+     name: "remove_text_service"
+     namespace: "wear_frameworks"
+     description: "Remove TextServiceManagerService on Wear"
+     bug: "323720705"
+}
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