diff --git a/services/inputflinger/EventHub.h b/services/inputflinger/EventHub.h
index eb4e8f2..6c3a4a2 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/EventHub.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/EventHub.h
@@ -146,12 +146,11 @@
  * which keys are currently down.  Finally, the event hub keeps track of the capabilities of
  * individual input devices, such as their class and the set of key codes that they support.
  */
-class EventHubInterface : public virtual RefBase {
-protected:
+class EventHubInterface {
+public:
     EventHubInterface() { }
     virtual ~EventHubInterface() { }
 
-public:
     // Synthetic raw event type codes produced when devices are added or removed.
     enum {
         // Sent when a device is added.
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@
     virtual void dump(std::string& dump);
     virtual void monitor();
 
-protected:
     virtual ~EventHub();
 
 private:
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/InputReader.cpp b/services/inputflinger/InputReader.cpp
index 2de5ffa..3e236a9 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/InputReader.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/InputReader.cpp
@@ -260,12 +260,17 @@
 
 // --- InputReader ---
 
-InputReader::InputReader(const sp<EventHubInterface>& eventHub,
-        const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
-        const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener) :
-        mContext(this), mEventHub(eventHub), mPolicy(policy),
-        mNextSequenceNum(1), mGlobalMetaState(0), mGeneration(1),
-        mDisableVirtualKeysTimeout(LLONG_MIN), mNextTimeout(LLONG_MAX),
+InputReader::InputReader(std::shared_ptr<EventHubInterface> eventHub,
+                         const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
+                         const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener)
+      : mContext(this),
+        mEventHub(eventHub),
+        mPolicy(policy),
+        mNextSequenceNum(1),
+        mGlobalMetaState(0),
+        mGeneration(1),
+        mDisableVirtualKeysTimeout(LLONG_MIN),
+        mNextTimeout(LLONG_MAX),
         mConfigurationChangesToRefresh(0) {
     mQueuedListener = new QueuedInputListener(listener);
 
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/InputReader.h b/services/inputflinger/InputReader.h
index 0c08e7d..11ef934 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/InputReader.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/InputReader.h
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@
  */
 class InputReader : public InputReaderInterface {
 public:
-    InputReader(const sp<EventHubInterface>& eventHub,
-            const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
-            const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener);
+    InputReader(std::shared_ptr<EventHubInterface> eventHub,
+                const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
+                const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener);
     virtual ~InputReader();
 
     virtual void dump(std::string& dump);
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@
 
     Condition mReaderIsAliveCondition;
 
-    sp<EventHubInterface> mEventHub;
+    // This could be unique_ptr, but due to the way InputReader tests are written,
+    // it is made shared_ptr here. In the tests, an EventHub reference is retained by the test
+    // in parallel to passing it to the InputReader.
+    std::shared_ptr<EventHubInterface> mEventHub;
     sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface> mPolicy;
     sp<QueuedInputListener> mQueuedListener;
 
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/InputReaderFactory.cpp b/services/inputflinger/InputReaderFactory.cpp
index 3534f6b..072499b 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/InputReaderFactory.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/InputReaderFactory.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 sp<InputReaderInterface> createInputReader(
         const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
         const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener) {
-    return new InputReader(new EventHub(), policy, listener);
+    return new InputReader(std::make_unique<EventHub>(), policy, listener);
 }
 
 } // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/tests/InputReader_test.cpp b/services/inputflinger/tests/InputReader_test.cpp
index 541de99..d95ac96 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/tests/InputReader_test.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/tests/InputReader_test.cpp
@@ -325,14 +325,13 @@
     List<RawEvent> mEvents;
     std::unordered_map<int32_t /*deviceId*/, std::vector<TouchVideoFrame>> mVideoFrames;
 
-protected:
+public:
     virtual ~FakeEventHub() {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mDevices.size(); i++) {
             delete mDevices.valueAt(i);
         }
     }
 
-public:
     FakeEventHub() { }
 
     void addDevice(int32_t deviceId, const std::string& name, uint32_t classes) {
@@ -760,7 +759,7 @@
 // --- FakeInputReaderContext ---
 
 class FakeInputReaderContext : public InputReaderContext {
-    sp<EventHubInterface> mEventHub;
+    std::shared_ptr<EventHubInterface> mEventHub;
     sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface> mPolicy;
     sp<InputListenerInterface> mListener;
     int32_t mGlobalMetaState;
@@ -769,12 +768,14 @@
     uint32_t mNextSequenceNum;
 
 public:
-    FakeInputReaderContext(const sp<EventHubInterface>& eventHub,
-            const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
-            const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener) :
-            mEventHub(eventHub), mPolicy(policy), mListener(listener),
-            mGlobalMetaState(0), mNextSequenceNum(1) {
-    }
+    FakeInputReaderContext(std::shared_ptr<EventHubInterface> eventHub,
+                           const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
+                           const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener)
+          : mEventHub(eventHub),
+            mPolicy(policy),
+            mListener(listener),
+            mGlobalMetaState(0),
+            mNextSequenceNum(1) {}
 
     virtual ~FakeInputReaderContext() { }
 
@@ -999,12 +1000,10 @@
     InputDevice* mNextDevice;
 
 public:
-    InstrumentedInputReader(const sp<EventHubInterface>& eventHub,
-            const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
-            const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener) :
-            InputReader(eventHub, policy, listener),
-            mNextDevice(nullptr) {
-    }
+    InstrumentedInputReader(std::shared_ptr<EventHubInterface> eventHub,
+                            const sp<InputReaderPolicyInterface>& policy,
+                            const sp<InputListenerInterface>& listener)
+          : InputReader(eventHub, policy, listener), mNextDevice(nullptr) {}
 
     virtual ~InstrumentedInputReader() {
         if (mNextDevice) {
@@ -1232,11 +1231,11 @@
 protected:
     sp<TestInputListener> mFakeListener;
     sp<FakeInputReaderPolicy> mFakePolicy;
-    sp<FakeEventHub> mFakeEventHub;
+    std::shared_ptr<FakeEventHub> mFakeEventHub;
     sp<InstrumentedInputReader> mReader;
 
     virtual void SetUp() {
-        mFakeEventHub = new FakeEventHub();
+        mFakeEventHub = std::make_unique<FakeEventHub>();
         mFakePolicy = new FakeInputReaderPolicy();
         mFakeListener = new TestInputListener();
 
@@ -1248,7 +1247,6 @@
 
         mFakeListener.clear();
         mFakePolicy.clear();
-        mFakeEventHub.clear();
     }
 
     void addDevice(int32_t deviceId, const std::string& name, uint32_t classes,
@@ -1575,7 +1573,7 @@
     static const int32_t DEVICE_CONTROLLER_NUMBER;
     static const uint32_t DEVICE_CLASSES;
 
-    sp<FakeEventHub> mFakeEventHub;
+    std::shared_ptr<FakeEventHub> mFakeEventHub;
     sp<FakeInputReaderPolicy> mFakePolicy;
     sp<TestInputListener> mFakeListener;
     FakeInputReaderContext* mFakeContext;
@@ -1583,7 +1581,7 @@
     InputDevice* mDevice;
 
     virtual void SetUp() {
-        mFakeEventHub = new FakeEventHub();
+        mFakeEventHub = std::make_unique<FakeEventHub>();
         mFakePolicy = new FakeInputReaderPolicy();
         mFakeListener = new TestInputListener();
         mFakeContext = new FakeInputReaderContext(mFakeEventHub, mFakePolicy, mFakeListener);
@@ -1601,7 +1599,6 @@
         delete mFakeContext;
         mFakeListener.clear();
         mFakePolicy.clear();
-        mFakeEventHub.clear();
     }
 };
 
@@ -1770,14 +1767,14 @@
     static const int32_t DEVICE_CONTROLLER_NUMBER;
     static const uint32_t DEVICE_CLASSES;
 
-    sp<FakeEventHub> mFakeEventHub;
+    std::shared_ptr<FakeEventHub> mFakeEventHub;
     sp<FakeInputReaderPolicy> mFakePolicy;
     sp<TestInputListener> mFakeListener;
     FakeInputReaderContext* mFakeContext;
     InputDevice* mDevice;
 
     virtual void SetUp() {
-        mFakeEventHub = new FakeEventHub();
+        mFakeEventHub = std::make_unique<FakeEventHub>();
         mFakePolicy = new FakeInputReaderPolicy();
         mFakeListener = new TestInputListener();
         mFakeContext = new FakeInputReaderContext(mFakeEventHub, mFakePolicy, mFakeListener);
@@ -1795,7 +1792,6 @@
         delete mFakeContext;
         mFakeListener.clear();
         mFakePolicy.clear();
-        mFakeEventHub.clear();
     }
 
     void addConfigurationProperty(const char* key, const char* value) {