diff --git a/manifest.xml b/manifest.xml
index 9faa1df8..927edaf0 100755
--- a/manifest.xml
+++ b/manifest.xml
@@ -553,16 +553,6 @@ IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
             <instance>default</instance>
         </interface>
     </hal>
-    <!-- improveTouch Service-->
-    <hal format="hidl">
-        <name>vendor.qti.hardware.improvetouch.touchcompanion</name>
-        <transport>hwbinder</transport>
-        <version>1.0</version>
-        <interface>
-            <name>ITouchCompanion</name>
-            <instance>TouchCompanionService</instance>
-        </interface>
-    </hal>
     <hal format="hidl">
         <name>vendor.qti.hardware.data.latency</name>
         <transport>hwbinder</transport>
diff --git a/rootdir/bin/init.qcom.post_boot.sh b/rootdir/bin/init.qcom.post_boot.sh
index 478ec64d..c1670929 100644
--- a/rootdir/bin/init.qcom.post_boot.sh
+++ b/rootdir/bin/init.qcom.post_boot.sh
@@ -2760,14 +2760,6 @@ case "$target" in
 
             # Start cdsprpcd only for sdm660 and disable for sdm630
             start vendor.cdsprpcd
-
-            # Start Host based Touch processing
-                case "$hw_platform" in
-                        "MTP" | "Surf" | "RCM" | "QRD" )
-                        start_hbtp
-                        ;;
-                esac
-            ;;
         esac
         #Apply settings for sdm630 and Tahaa
         case "$soc_id" in
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.target.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.target.rc
index b2dcd44e..94f8a119 100755
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.target.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.target.rc
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/tombstones/wcnss 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/tombstones/dsps 0771 system system
     mkdir /vendor/mnt/persist/qti_fp 0700 system system
-    mkdir /data/vendor/hbtp 0750 system system
     mkdir /data/vendor/tloc 0700 system drmrpc
     mkdir /data/vendor/mac_addr 0770 system system
     mkdir /data/vendor/thermal 0771 root system
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ueventd.qcom.rc b/rootdir/etc/ueventd.qcom.rc
index 50271e3c..722e97d0 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ueventd.qcom.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ueventd.qcom.rc
@@ -368,10 +368,6 @@ firmware_directories /vendor/firmware_mnt/image/
 /sys/class/fts/touch_aoi aoi_set 0660 root system
 /sys/class/fts/touch_aoi power_set 0660 root system
 
-#ImproveTouch device
-/dev/hbtp_input           0660   system     system
-/dev/hbtp_vm              0660   system     system
-
 # Add device block for FRP
 /dev/block/platform/soc/7824900.sdhci/by-name/config    0600   system     system
 /dev/block/platform/soc/7464900.sdhci/by-name/frp       0600   system     system