diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
index 2e4e7397aa..8fb70300f6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ public abstract class BaseRecentsViewStateController<T extends RecentsView>
             return;
         }
         setStateWithAnimationInternal(toState, config, builder);
+        builder.addEndListener(success -> {
+            if (!success) {
+                mRecentsView.reset();
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsStateController.java
index 1e0ceed4cd..19a6c38901 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsStateController.java
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ public class FallbackRecentsStateController implements StateHandler<RecentsState
         }
         // While animating into recents, update the visible task data as needed
         setter.addOnFrameCallback(() -> mRecentsView.loadVisibleTaskData(FLAG_UPDATE_ALL));
+        setter.addEndListener(success -> {
+            if (!success) {
+                mRecentsView.reset();
+            }
+        });
         mRecentsView.updateEmptyMessage();
 
         setProperties(toState, config, setter);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
index 93eb0f1245..e32aaee532 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
@@ -231,11 +231,6 @@ public class FallbackRecentsView extends RecentsView<RecentsActivity, RecentsSta
         setFreezeViewVisibility(true);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onStateTransitionFailed(RecentsState toState) {
-        reset();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onStateTransitionComplete(RecentsState finalState) {
         if (finalState == HOME) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
index 364cf7bebc..bb8506d26f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ public class LauncherRecentsView extends RecentsView<QuickstepLauncher, Launcher
         setFreezeViewVisibility(true);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onStateTransitionFailed(LauncherState toState) {
-        reset();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onStateTransitionComplete(LauncherState finalState) {
         if (finalState == NORMAL || finalState == SPRING_LOADED) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/StateManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/StateManager.java
index 54e8e5bab8..86277a790e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/StateManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/statemanager/StateManager.java
@@ -343,11 +343,6 @@ public class StateManager<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_TYPE>> {
                 onStateTransitionEnd(state);
             }
 
-            @Override
-            public void onAnimationCancel(Animator animation) {
-                super.onAnimationCancel(animation);
-                onStateTransitionFailed(state);
-            }
         };
     }
 
@@ -360,12 +355,6 @@ public class StateManager<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_TYPE>> {
         }
     }
 
-    private void onStateTransitionFailed(STATE_TYPE state) {
-        for (int i = mListeners.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            mListeners.get(i).onStateTransitionFailed(state);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void onStateTransitionEnd(STATE_TYPE state) {
         // Only change the stable states after the transitions have finished
         if (state != mCurrentStableState) {
@@ -600,11 +589,6 @@ public class StateManager<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_TYPE>> {
 
         default void onStateTransitionStart(STATE_TYPE toState) { }
 
-        /**
-         * If the state transition animation fails (e.g. is canceled by the user), this fires.
-         */
-        default void onStateTransitionFailed(STATE_TYPE toState) { }
-
         default void onStateTransitionComplete(STATE_TYPE finalState) { }
     }