diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WorkspaceItemProcessor.kt b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WorkspaceItemProcessor.kt
index 0d95615f29..31ae7c2e50 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WorkspaceItemProcessor.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WorkspaceItemProcessor.kt
@@ -433,9 +433,7 @@ class WorkspaceItemProcessor(
                     !c.hasRestoreFlag(LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_RESTORE_STARTED) &&
                         !isSafeMode &&
                         (si == null) &&
-                        (lapi == null) &&
-                        !(Flags.enableSupportForArchiving() &&
-                            pmHelper.isAppArchived(component.packageName))
+                        (lapi == null)
                 ) {
                     // Restore never started
                     c.markDeleted(
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PackageManagerHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PackageManagerHelper.java
index 145651d561..50d8886980 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PackageManagerHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PackageManagerHelper.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.util;
 
-
-import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.MATCH_ARCHIVED_PACKAGES;
-
 import static com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableSupportForArchiving;
 
 import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
@@ -109,22 +106,6 @@ public class PackageManagerHelper {
         return info != null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns whether the target app is in archived state
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings("NewApi")
-    public boolean isAppArchived(@NonNull final String packageName) {
-        final ApplicationInfo info;
-        try {
-            info = mPm.getPackageInfo(packageName,
-                    PackageManager.PackageInfoFlags.of(MATCH_ARCHIVED_PACKAGES)).applicationInfo;
-            return info.isArchived;
-        } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to get applicationInfo for package: " + packageName, e);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the application info for the provided package or null
      */