diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/instruction_simplifier.cc b/compiler/optimizing/instruction_simplifier.cc
index 2757f7b..bb96c21 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/instruction_simplifier.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/instruction_simplifier.cc
@@ -2146,22 +2146,6 @@
     ReferenceTypeInfo argument_rti = argument->GetReferenceTypeInfo();
     if (argument_rti.IsValid() && argument_rti.IsStringClass()) {
       optimizations.SetArgumentIsString();
-    } else if (kUseReadBarrier) {
-      DCHECK(instruction->GetResolvedMethod() != nullptr);
-      DCHECK(instruction->GetResolvedMethod()->GetDeclaringClass()->IsStringClass() ||
-             // Object.equals() can be devirtualized to String.equals().
-             instruction->GetResolvedMethod()->GetDeclaringClass()->IsObjectClass());
-      Runtime* runtime = Runtime::Current();
-      // For AOT, we always assume that the boot image shall contain the String.class and
-      // we do not need a read barrier for boot image classes as they are non-moveable.
-      // For JIT, check if we actually have a boot image; if we do, the String.class
-      // should also be non-moveable.
-      if (runtime->IsAotCompiler() || runtime->GetHeap()->HasBootImageSpace()) {
-        DCHECK(runtime->IsAotCompiler() ||
-               !runtime->GetHeap()->IsMovableObject(
-                   instruction->GetResolvedMethod()->GetDeclaringClass()));
-        optimizations.SetNoReadBarrierForStringClass();
-      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics.h b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics.h
index 06e2fbb..2d93f23 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics.h
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics.h
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@
 
   INTRINSIC_OPTIMIZATION(ArgumentNotNull, 0);
   INTRINSIC_OPTIMIZATION(ArgumentIsString, 1);
-  INTRINSIC_OPTIMIZATION(NoReadBarrierForStringClass, 2);
 
  private:
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(StringEqualsOptimizations);
diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_arm64.cc b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_arm64.cc
index 1abfcb0..7684dc7 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_arm64.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_arm64.cc
@@ -1398,13 +1398,6 @@
 }
 
 void IntrinsicLocationsBuilderARM64::VisitStringEquals(HInvoke* invoke) {
-  if (kEmitCompilerReadBarrier &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetArgumentIsString() &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetNoReadBarrierForStringClass()) {
-    // No support for this odd case (String class is moveable, not in the boot image).
-    return;
-  }
-
   LocationSummary* locations =
       new (allocator_) LocationSummary(invoke, LocationSummary::kNoCall, kIntrinsified);
   locations->SetInAt(0, Location::RequiresRegister());
diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_arm_vixl.cc b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_arm_vixl.cc
index 1127fb8..bc59fcf 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_arm_vixl.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_arm_vixl.cc
@@ -1458,13 +1458,6 @@
 }
 
 void IntrinsicLocationsBuilderARMVIXL::VisitStringEquals(HInvoke* invoke) {
-  if (kEmitCompilerReadBarrier &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetArgumentIsString() &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetNoReadBarrierForStringClass()) {
-    // No support for this odd case (String class is moveable, not in the boot image).
-    return;
-  }
-
   LocationSummary* locations =
       new (allocator_) LocationSummary(invoke, LocationSummary::kNoCall, kIntrinsified);
   InvokeRuntimeCallingConventionARMVIXL calling_convention;
diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_mips.cc b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_mips.cc
index 771714b..6f7f5e4 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_mips.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_mips.cc
@@ -1516,13 +1516,6 @@
 
 // boolean java.lang.String.equals(Object anObject)
 void IntrinsicLocationsBuilderMIPS::VisitStringEquals(HInvoke* invoke) {
-  if (kEmitCompilerReadBarrier &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetArgumentIsString() &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetNoReadBarrierForStringClass()) {
-    // No support for this odd case (String class is moveable, not in the boot image).
-    return;
-  }
-
   LocationSummary* locations =
       new (allocator_) LocationSummary(invoke, LocationSummary::kNoCall, kIntrinsified);
   locations->SetInAt(0, Location::RequiresRegister());
diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_mips64.cc b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_mips64.cc
index 4a1bd5b..2eb2529 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_mips64.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_mips64.cc
@@ -1369,13 +1369,6 @@
 
 // boolean java.lang.String.equals(Object anObject)
 void IntrinsicLocationsBuilderMIPS64::VisitStringEquals(HInvoke* invoke) {
-  if (kEmitCompilerReadBarrier &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetArgumentIsString() &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetNoReadBarrierForStringClass()) {
-    // No support for this odd case (String class is moveable, not in the boot image).
-    return;
-  }
-
   LocationSummary* locations =
       new (allocator_) LocationSummary(invoke, LocationSummary::kNoCall, kIntrinsified);
   locations->SetInAt(0, Location::RequiresRegister());
diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_x86.cc b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_x86.cc
index d33c0c3..3504d7a 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_x86.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_x86.cc
@@ -922,13 +922,6 @@
 }
 
 void IntrinsicLocationsBuilderX86::VisitStringEquals(HInvoke* invoke) {
-  if (kEmitCompilerReadBarrier &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetArgumentIsString() &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetNoReadBarrierForStringClass()) {
-    // No support for this odd case (String class is moveable, not in the boot image).
-    return;
-  }
-
   LocationSummary* locations =
       new (allocator_) LocationSummary(invoke, LocationSummary::kNoCall, kIntrinsified);
   locations->SetInAt(0, Location::RequiresRegister());
diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_x86_64.cc b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_x86_64.cc
index ae88974..96f6eaa 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_x86_64.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/intrinsics_x86_64.cc
@@ -1230,13 +1230,6 @@
 }
 
 void IntrinsicLocationsBuilderX86_64::VisitStringEquals(HInvoke* invoke) {
-  if (kEmitCompilerReadBarrier &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetArgumentIsString() &&
-      !StringEqualsOptimizations(invoke).GetNoReadBarrierForStringClass()) {
-    // No support for this odd case (String class is moveable, not in the boot image).
-    return;
-  }
-
   LocationSummary* locations =
       new (allocator_) LocationSummary(invoke, LocationSummary::kNoCall, kIntrinsified);
   locations->SetInAt(0, Location::RequiresRegister());
diff --git a/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/expected.txt b/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/expected.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a5618e..0000000
--- a/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/expected.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-JNI_OnLoad called
diff --git a/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/info.txt b/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/info.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d3202ef..0000000
--- a/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/info.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Regression test for String.equals() intrinsic instanceof check
-when the String.class is moveable.
diff --git a/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/run b/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/run
deleted file mode 100755
index 7c74d8c..0000000
--- a/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/run
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-# Run without image, so that String.class is moveable.
-# Reduce heap size to force more frequent GCs.
-${RUN} --no-image --runtime-option -Xmx16m "$@"
diff --git a/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/src/Main.java b/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/src/Main.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d182d51..0000000
--- a/test/669-moveable-string-class-equals/src/Main.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-public class Main {
-  public static void main(String[] args) {
-    System.loadLibrary(args[0]);
-    if (!hasJit()) {
-      // Make the test pass if not using JIT.
-      return;
-    }
-    if (hasImage()) {
-      throw new Error("The `run` script should prevent this test from running with an image!");
-    }
-    if (!isClassMoveable(String.class)) {
-      throw new Error("String.class not moveable despite running without image!");
-    }
-
-    // Make sure the Main.test() is JIT-compiled and then call it.
-    ensureJitCompiled(Main.class, "test");
-    test();
-  }
-
-  public static void test() {
-    int length = 5;
-
-    // Hide the type of these strings in an Object array,
-    // so that we treat them as Object for the String.equals() below.
-    Object[] array = new Object[length];
-    for (int i = 0; i != length; ++i) {
-      array[i] = "V" + i;
-    }
-
-    // Continually check string equality between a newly allocated String and an
-    // already allocated String with the same contents while allocating over 128MiB
-    // memory (with heap size limited to 16MiB), ensuring we run GC and stress the
-    // instanceof check in the String.equals() implementation.
-    for (int count = 0; count != 128 * 1024; ++count) {
-      for (int i = 0; i != length; ++i) {
-        allocateAtLeast1KiB();
-        assertTrue(("V" + i).equals(array[i]));
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  public static void allocateAtLeast1KiB() {
-    // Give GC more work by allocating Object arrays.
-    memory[allocationIndex] = new Object[1024 / 4];
-    ++allocationIndex;
-    if (allocationIndex == memory.length) {
-      allocationIndex = 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  public static void assertTrue(boolean value) {
-    if (!value) {
-      throw new Error("Assertion failed!");
-    }
-  }
-
-  private native static boolean hasJit();
-  private native static boolean hasImage();
-  private native static boolean isClassMoveable(Class<?> cls);
-  private static native void ensureJitCompiled(Class<?> itf, String method_name);
-
-  // We shall retain some allocated memory and release old allocations
-  // so that the GC has something to do.
-  public static Object[] memory = new Object[4096];
-  public static int allocationIndex = 0;
-}
diff --git a/test/common/runtime_state.cc b/test/common/runtime_state.cc
index da79164..c9b789e 100644
--- a/test/common/runtime_state.cc
+++ b/test/common/runtime_state.cc
@@ -292,15 +292,6 @@
   code_cache->GetProfiledMethods(unused_locations, unused_vector);
 }
 
-extern "C" JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_Main_isClassMoveable(JNIEnv*,
-                                                                jclass,
-                                                                jclass cls) {
-  Runtime* runtime = Runtime::Current();
-  ScopedObjectAccess soa(Thread::Current());
-  ObjPtr<mirror::Class> klass = soa.Decode<mirror::Class>(cls);
-  return runtime->GetHeap()->IsMovableObject(klass);
-}
-
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_Main_waitForCompilation(JNIEnv*, jclass) {
   jit::Jit* jit = Runtime::Current()->GetJit();
   if (jit != nullptr) {
diff --git a/test/knownfailures.json b/test/knownfailures.json
index 40b699e..6004f25 100644
--- a/test/knownfailures.json
+++ b/test/knownfailures.json
@@ -1077,10 +1077,5 @@
         "tests": ["566-polymorphic-inlining"],
         "variant": "jit & debuggable",
         "description": ["We do not inline with debuggable."]
-    },
-    {
-        "tests": ["669-moveable-string-class-equals"],
-        "bug": "b/68181300",
-        "description": ["The String class is now always non-movable."]
     }
 ]