diff --git a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/audio/WebRtcAudioRecord.java b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/audio/WebRtcAudioRecord.java
index 65bf088..d17ab32 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/audio/WebRtcAudioRecord.java
+++ b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/audio/WebRtcAudioRecord.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 package org.webrtc.audio;
 
-import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.media.AudioFormat;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
@@ -252,22 +251,15 @@
     int bufferSizeInBytes = Math.max(BUFFER_SIZE_FACTOR * minBufferSize, byteBuffer.capacity());
     Logging.d(TAG, "bufferSizeInBytes: " + bufferSizeInBytes);
     try {
-      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
-        // Use the AudioRecord.Builder class on Android M (23) and above.
-        audioRecord = createAudioRecordOnMOrHigher(
-            audioSource, sampleRate, channelConfig, audioFormat, bufferSizeInBytes);
-      } else {
-        // Use the old AudioRecord constructor for API levels below 23.
-        audioRecord = createAudioRecordOnLowerThanM(
-            audioSource, sampleRate, channelConfig, audioFormat, bufferSizeInBytes);
-      }
+      audioRecord =
+          new AudioRecord(audioSource, sampleRate, channelConfig, audioFormat, bufferSizeInBytes);
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-      reportWebRtcAudioRecordInitError("AudioRecord build error: " + e.getMessage());
+      reportWebRtcAudioRecordInitError("AudioRecord ctor error: " + e.getMessage());
       releaseAudioResources();
       return -1;
     }
     if (audioRecord == null || audioRecord.getState() != AudioRecord.STATE_INITIALIZED) {
-      reportWebRtcAudioRecordInitError("Creation or initialization of audio recorder failed.");
+      reportWebRtcAudioRecordInitError("Failed to create a new AudioRecord instance");
       releaseAudioResources();
       return -1;
     }
@@ -291,7 +283,7 @@
     }
     if (audioRecord.getRecordingState() != AudioRecord.RECORDSTATE_RECORDING) {
       reportWebRtcAudioRecordStartError(AudioRecordStartErrorCode.AUDIO_RECORD_START_STATE_MISMATCH,
-          "AudioRecord.startRecording failed - incorrect state: "
+          "AudioRecord.startRecording failed - incorrect state :"
               + audioRecord.getRecordingState());
       return false;
     }
@@ -315,27 +307,6 @@
     return true;
   }
 
-  @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
-  private static AudioRecord createAudioRecordOnMOrHigher(
-      int audioSource, int sampleRate, int channelConfig, int audioFormat, int bufferSizeInBytes) {
-    Logging.d(TAG, "createAudioRecordOnMOrHigher");
-    return new AudioRecord.Builder()
-        .setAudioSource(audioSource)
-        .setAudioFormat(new AudioFormat.Builder()
-                            .setEncoding(audioFormat)
-                            .setSampleRate(sampleRate)
-                            .setChannelMask(channelConfig)
-                            .build())
-        .setBufferSizeInBytes(bufferSizeInBytes)
-        .build();
-  }
-
-  private static AudioRecord createAudioRecordOnLowerThanM(
-      int audioSource, int sampleRate, int channelConfig, int audioFormat, int bufferSizeInBytes) {
-    Logging.d(TAG, "createAudioRecordOnLowerThanM");
-    return new AudioRecord(audioSource, sampleRate, channelConfig, audioFormat, bufferSizeInBytes);
-  }
-
   private void logMainParameters() {
     Logging.d(TAG,
         "AudioRecord: "