diff --git a/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/LifeCycle.java b/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/LifeCycle.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b1bb236316..0000000000
--- a/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/LifeCycle.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-package org.ppsspp.ppsspp;
-
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import android.util.Log;
-
-// Simple class to validate the app lifecycle progression.
-// Useful to debug using logs.
-public class LifeCycle {
-	private final String TAG = "PPSSPPNativeActivity";
-
-	public enum State {
-		LAUNCHED,
-		CREATED,
-		STARTED,
-		RUNNING;
-
-		@NonNull
-		@Override
-		public String toString() {
-			// Optional: return a custom string if needed
-			return name(); // "LAUNCHED", "CREATED", etc.
-		}
-	}
-
-	private State state = State.LAUNCHED;
-
-	public boolean onCreate() {
-		if (state != State.LAUNCHED) {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Lifecycle: onCreate, but state is " + state + ". Expected LAUNCHED");
-			return false;
-		}
-		Log.i(TAG, "onCreate begin");
-		state = State.CREATED;
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	public boolean onStart() {
-		if (state != State.CREATED) {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Lifecycle: onStart, but state is " + state + ". Expected CREATED");
-			return false;
-		}
-		Log.i(TAG, "onStart begin");
-		state = State.STARTED;
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	public boolean onResume() {
-		if (state != State.STARTED) {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Lifecycle: onResume, but state is " + state + ". Expected STARTED");
-			return false;
-		}
-		state = State.RUNNING;
-		Log.i(TAG, "onResume begin");
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	public boolean onPause() {
-		if (state != State.RUNNING) {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Lifecycle: onPause, but state is " + state + ". Expected RUNNING");
-			return false;
-		}
-		state = State.STARTED;
-		Log.i(TAG, "onPause begin");
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	public boolean onStop() {
-		if (state != State.STARTED) {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Lifecycle: onStop, but state is " + state + ". Expected STARTED");
-			return false;
-		}
-		state = State.CREATED;
-		Log.i(TAG, "onStop begin");
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	public boolean onDestroy() {
-		if (state != State.CREATED) {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Lifecycle: onDestroy, but state is " + state + ". Expected CREATED");
-			return false;
-		}
-		state = State.LAUNCHED;
-		Log.i(TAG, "onDestroy begin");
-		return true;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/PpssppActivity.java b/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/PpssppActivity.java
index 094bb048e8..1ebc81caed 100644
--- a/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/PpssppActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/PpssppActivity.java
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ public class PpssppActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventList
 	private static int latestInstance = 0;
 	private int instance;
 
-	// Lifecycle tracker, to detect erroneous states.
-	private final LifeCycle lifeCycle = new LifeCycle();
-
 	// The surface we hand to the native render loop thread, for both OpenGL and Vulkan.
 	private NativeSurfaceView mSurfaceView;
 	private Surface mSurface;
@@ -678,7 +675,7 @@ public class PpssppActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventList
 			Log.i(TAG, "Found achievements host override");
 		}
 
-		lifeCycle.onCreate();
+		Log.i(TAG, "onCreate begin");
 
 		mSensorManager = (SensorManager)getSystemService(Activity.SENSOR_SERVICE);
 		mAccelerometer = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
@@ -936,7 +933,7 @@ public class PpssppActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventList
 		if (m_hasNoNativeBinary) {
 			return;
 		}
-		lifeCycle.onDestroy();
+		Log.i(TAG, "onDestroy begin");
 
 		mSurfaceView = null;
 		mSurface = null;
@@ -986,19 +983,13 @@ public class PpssppActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventList
 	@Override
 	protected void onStart() {
 		super.onStart();
-		if (m_hasNoNativeBinary) {
-			return;
-		}
-		lifeCycle.onStart();
+		Log.i(TAG, "onStart");
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void onStop() {
 		super.onStop();
-		if (m_hasNoNativeBinary) {
-			return;
-		}
-		lifeCycle.onStop();
+		Log.i(TAG, "onStop");
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -1007,7 +998,7 @@ public class PpssppActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventList
 		if (m_hasNoNativeBinary) {
 			return;
 		}
-		lifeCycle.onPause();
+		Log.i(TAG, "onPause begin");
 
 		InputManager inputManager = (InputManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_SERVICE);
 		inputManager.unregisterInputDeviceListener(inputDeviceListener);
@@ -1039,7 +1030,7 @@ public class PpssppActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventList
 		if (m_hasNoNativeBinary) {
 			return;
 		}
-		lifeCycle.onResume();
+		Log.i(TAG, "onResume begin");
 
 		updateSustainedPerformanceMode();
 		sizeManager.onResume();