diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 2a65b46a7b..9bb2605ca3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
      */
     protected static final int REQUEST_LAST = 100;
 
-    static final int SCREEN_COUNT = 5;
-
     // To turn on these properties, type
     // adb shell setprop log.tag.PROPERTY_NAME [VERBOSE | SUPPRESS]
     static final String DUMP_STATE_PROPERTY = "launcher_dump_state";
@@ -294,8 +292,6 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
     private ArrayList<Runnable> mBindOnResumeCallbacks = new ArrayList<Runnable>();
     private ArrayList<Runnable> mOnResumeCallbacks = new ArrayList<Runnable>();
 
-    private Bundle mSavedInstanceState;
-
     private LauncherModel mModel;
     private IconCache mIconCache;
     @Thunk boolean mUserPresent = true;
@@ -3614,7 +3610,7 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
         if (mWorkspace != null) {
             return mWorkspace.getCurrentPage();
         } else {
-            return SCREEN_COUNT / 2;
+            return 0;
         }
     }
 
@@ -4584,7 +4580,6 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
         Log.d(TAG, "mWorkspaceLoading=" + mWorkspaceLoading);
         Log.d(TAG, "mRestoring=" + mRestoring);
         Log.d(TAG, "mWaitingForResult=" + mWaitingForResult);
-        Log.d(TAG, "mSavedInstanceState=" + mSavedInstanceState);
         Log.d(TAG, "sFolders.size=" + sFolders.size());
         mModel.dumpState();
         // TODO(hyunyoungs): add mWidgetsView.dumpState(); or mWidgetsModel.dumpState();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index bc1bc17df4..e22841a184 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -2436,19 +2436,36 @@ public class LauncherModel extends BroadcastReceiver
         private void sortWorkspaceItemsSpatially(ArrayList<ItemInfo> workspaceItems) {
             final LauncherAppState app = LauncherAppState.getInstance();
             final InvariantDeviceProfile profile = app.getInvariantDeviceProfile();
-            // XXX: review this
+            final int screenCols = profile.numColumns;
+            final int screenCellCount = profile.numColumns * profile.numRows;
             Collections.sort(workspaceItems, new Comparator<ItemInfo>() {
                 @Override
                 public int compare(ItemInfo lhs, ItemInfo rhs) {
-                    int cellCountX = (int) profile.numColumns;
-                    int cellCountY = (int) profile.numRows;
-                    int screenOffset = cellCountX * cellCountY;
-                    int containerOffset = screenOffset * (Launcher.SCREEN_COUNT + 1); // +1 hotseat
-                    long lr = (lhs.container * containerOffset + lhs.screenId * screenOffset +
-                            lhs.cellY * cellCountX + lhs.cellX);
-                    long rr = (rhs.container * containerOffset + rhs.screenId * screenOffset +
-                            rhs.cellY * cellCountX + rhs.cellX);
-                    return (int) (lr - rr);
+                    if (lhs.container == rhs.container) {
+                        // Within containers, order by their spatial position in that container
+                        switch ((int) lhs.container) {
+                            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP: {
+                                long lr = (lhs.screenId * screenCellCount +
+                                        lhs.cellY * screenCols + lhs.cellX);
+                                long rr = (rhs.screenId * screenCellCount +
+                                        rhs.cellY * screenCols + rhs.cellX);
+                                return (int) (lr - rr);
+                            }
+                            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT: {
+                                // We currently use the screen id as the rank
+                                return (int) (lhs.screenId - rhs.screenId);
+                            }
+                            default:
+                                if (LauncherAppState.isDogfoodBuild()) {
+                                    throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected container type when " +
+                                            "sorting workspace items.");
+                                }
+                                return 0;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // Between containers, order by hotseat, desktop
+                        return (int) (lhs.container - rhs.container);
+                    }
                 }
             });
         }