diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
index 9ae5d250b8..bee1c1a3df 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
@@ -176,13 +176,12 @@ public class FloatingTaskView extends FrameLayout {
     }
 
     public void addAnimation(PendingAnimation animation, RectF startingBounds, Rect endBounds,
-            View viewToCover, boolean fadeWithThumbnail) {
+            boolean fadeWithThumbnail) {
         final BaseDragLayer dragLayer = mActivity.getDragLayer();
         int[] dragLayerBounds = new int[2];
         dragLayer.getLocationOnScreen(dragLayerBounds);
         SplitOverlayProperties prop = new SplitOverlayProperties(endBounds,
-                startingBounds, viewToCover, dragLayerBounds[0],
-                dragLayerBounds[1]);
+                startingBounds, dragLayerBounds[0], dragLayerBounds[1]);
 
         ValueAnimator transitionAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0, 1);
         animation.add(transitionAnimator);
@@ -205,10 +204,10 @@ public class FloatingTaskView extends FrameLayout {
                     initialWindowRadius, 0, animDuration, LINEAR);
             final FloatProp mDx = new FloatProp(0, prop.dX, 0, animDuration, LINEAR);
             final FloatProp mDy = new FloatProp(0, prop.dY, 0, animDuration, LINEAR);
-            final FloatProp mTaskViewScaleX = new FloatProp(prop.initialTaskViewScaleX,
-                    prop.finalTaskViewScaleX, 0, animDuration, LINEAR);
-            final FloatProp mTaskViewScaleY = new FloatProp(prop.initialTaskViewScaleY,
-                    prop.finalTaskViewScaleY, 0, animDuration, LINEAR);
+            final FloatProp mTaskViewScaleX = new FloatProp(1f, prop.finalTaskViewScaleX, 0,
+                    animDuration, LINEAR);
+            final FloatProp mTaskViewScaleY = new FloatProp(1f, prop.finalTaskViewScaleY, 0,
+                    animDuration, LINEAR);
             @Override
             public void onUpdate(float percent, boolean initOnly) {
                 // Calculate the icon position.
@@ -225,24 +224,20 @@ public class FloatingTaskView extends FrameLayout {
 
     private static class SplitOverlayProperties {
 
-        private final float initialTaskViewScaleX;
-        private final float initialTaskViewScaleY;
         private final float finalTaskViewScaleX;
         private final float finalTaskViewScaleY;
         private final float dX;
         private final float dY;
 
-        SplitOverlayProperties(Rect endBounds, RectF startTaskViewBounds, View view,
+        SplitOverlayProperties(Rect endBounds, RectF startTaskViewBounds,
                 int dragLayerLeft, int dragLayerTop) {
             float maxScaleX = endBounds.width() / startTaskViewBounds.width();
             float maxScaleY = endBounds.height() / startTaskViewBounds.height();
 
-            initialTaskViewScaleX = view.getScaleX();
-            initialTaskViewScaleY = view.getScaleY();
             finalTaskViewScaleX = maxScaleX;
             finalTaskViewScaleY = maxScaleY;
 
-            // Animate the app icon to the center of the window bounds in screen coordinates.
+            // Animate to the center of the window bounds in screen coordinates.
             float centerX = endBounds.centerX() - dragLayerLeft;
             float centerY = endBounds.centerY() - dragLayerTop;
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 2a2d1dde3e..3450b7c31f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                     mSplitHiddenTaskView.getIconView().getDrawable(), startingTaskRect);
             mFirstFloatingTaskView.setAlpha(1);
             mFirstFloatingTaskView.addAnimation(anim, startingTaskRect,
-                    mTempRect, mSplitHiddenTaskView, true /*fadeWithThumbnail*/);
+                    mTempRect, true /*fadeWithThumbnail*/);
         } else {
             mSplitSelectSource.view.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
             mFirstFloatingTaskView = FloatingTaskView.getFloatingTaskView(mActivity,
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                     mSplitSelectSource.drawable, startingTaskRect);
             mFirstFloatingTaskView.setAlpha(1);
             mFirstFloatingTaskView.addAnimation(anim, startingTaskRect,
-                    mTempRect, mSplitSelectSource.view, true /*fadeWithThumbnail*/);
+                    mTempRect, true /*fadeWithThumbnail*/);
         }
         anim.addEndListener(success -> {
             if (success) {
@@ -4019,7 +4019,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
 
         mFirstFloatingTaskView.getBoundsOnScreen(firstTaskStartingBounds);
         mFirstFloatingTaskView.addAnimation(pendingAnimation,
-                new RectF(firstTaskStartingBounds), firstTaskEndingBounds, mFirstFloatingTaskView,
+                new RectF(firstTaskStartingBounds), firstTaskEndingBounds,
                 false /*fadeWithThumbnail*/);
 
         mSecondFloatingTaskView = FloatingTaskView.getFloatingTaskView(mActivity,
@@ -4027,8 +4027,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                 taskView.getIconView().getDrawable(), secondTaskStartingBounds);
         mSecondFloatingTaskView.setAlpha(1);
         mSecondFloatingTaskView.addAnimation(pendingAnimation, secondTaskStartingBounds,
-                secondTaskEndingBounds, taskView.getThumbnail(),
-                true /*fadeWithThumbnail*/);
+                secondTaskEndingBounds, true /*fadeWithThumbnail*/);
         pendingAnimation.addEndListener(aBoolean ->
                 mSplitSelectStateController.setSecondTaskId(taskView.getTask().key.id,
                 aBoolean1 -> RecentsView.this.resetFromSplitSelectionState()));