diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index a9b1619cde..0a536f1496 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -1459,7 +1459,6 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
         } catch (NullPointerException ex) {
             Log.w(TAG, "problem while stopping AppWidgetHost during Launcher destruction", ex);
         }
-        mAppWidgetHost = null;
 
         TextKeyListener.getInstance().release();
         WallpaperColorInfo.getInstance(this).setOnThemeChangeListener(null);