diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacks.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacks.java
index 7692760834..14d46d1382 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacks.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarModelCallbacks.java
@@ -206,19 +206,12 @@ public class TaskbarModelCallbacks implements
 
         if (mDeferUpdatesForSUW) {
             ItemInfo[] finalHotseatItemInfos = hotseatItemInfos;
-            mDeferredUpdates = () -> {
-                updateHotseatItemsAndBackground(finalHotseatItemInfos);
-            };
+            mDeferredUpdates = () -> mContainer.updateHotseatItems(finalHotseatItemInfos);
         } else {
-            updateHotseatItemsAndBackground(hotseatItemInfos);
+            mContainer.updateHotseatItems(hotseatItemInfos);
         }
     }
 
-    private void updateHotseatItemsAndBackground(ItemInfo[] hotseatItemInfos) {
-        mContainer.updateHotseatItems(hotseatItemInfos);
-        mControllers.taskbarViewController.updateIconsBackground();
-    }
-
     /**
      * This is used to defer UI updates after SUW builds the unstash animation.
      * @param defer if true, defers updates to the UI
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
index d9e23309bd..367bf6cfb2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.apppairs.AppPairIcon;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.PreviewBackground;
-import com.android.launcher3.icons.ThemedIconDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.FolderInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.LauncherBindableItemsContainer;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
-import com.android.launcher3.views.DoubleShadowBubbleTextView;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.IconButtonView;
 
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -409,21 +407,6 @@ public class TaskbarView extends FrameLayout implements FolderIcon.FolderIconPar
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Traverse all the child views and change the background of themeIcons
-     **/
-    public void setThemedIconsBackgroundColor(int color) {
-        for (View icon : getIconViews()) {
-            if (icon instanceof DoubleShadowBubbleTextView) {
-                DoubleShadowBubbleTextView textView = ((DoubleShadowBubbleTextView) icon);
-                if (textView.getIcon() != null
-                        && textView.getIcon() instanceof ThemedIconDrawable) {
-                    ((ThemedIconDrawable) textView.getIcon()).changeBackgroundColor(color);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets OnClickListener and OnLongClickListener for the given view.
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 5494853d2c..4b1963b2ba 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
 import androidx.core.view.OneShotPreDrawListener;
 
 import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.RevealOutlineAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.RoundedRectRevealOutlineProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
-import com.android.launcher3.icons.ThemedIconDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ItemInfoMatcher;
@@ -93,8 +91,6 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
     public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_SMALL_SCREEN = 6;
     private static final int NUM_ALPHA_CHANNELS = 7;
 
-    private static final float TASKBAR_DARK_THEME_ICONS_BACKGROUND_LUMINANCE = 0.30f;
-
     private final TaskbarActivityContext mActivity;
     private final TaskbarView mTaskbarView;
     private final MultiValueAlpha mTaskbarIconAlpha;
@@ -125,12 +121,6 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
 
     private int mTaskbarBottomMargin;
     private final int mStashedHandleHeight;
-    private final int mLauncherThemedIconsBackgroundColor;
-    private final int mTaskbarThemedIconsBackgroundColor;
-
-    /** Progress from {@code 0} for Launcher's color to {@code 1} for Taskbar's color. */
-    private final AnimatedFloat mThemedIconsBackgroundProgress = new AnimatedFloat(
-            this::updateIconsBackground);
 
     private final TaskbarModelCallbacks mModelCallbacks;
 
@@ -173,16 +163,7 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
         mTaskbarBottomMargin = activity.getDeviceProfile().taskbarBottomMargin;
         mStashedHandleHeight = activity.getResources()
                 .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.taskbar_stashed_handle_height);
-        mLauncherThemedIconsBackgroundColor = ThemedIconDrawable.getColors(mActivity)[0];
-        if (!Utilities.isDarkTheme(mActivity)) {
-            mTaskbarThemedIconsBackgroundColor = mLauncherThemedIconsBackgroundColor;
-        } else {
-            // Increase luminance for dark themed icons given they are on a dark Taskbar background.
-            float[] colorHSL = new float[3];
-            ColorUtils.colorToHSL(mLauncherThemedIconsBackgroundColor, colorHSL);
-            colorHSL[2] = TASKBAR_DARK_THEME_ICONS_BACKGROUND_LUMINANCE;
-            mTaskbarThemedIconsBackgroundColor = ColorUtils.HSLToColor(colorHSL);
-        }
+
         mIsRtl = Utilities.isRtl(mTaskbarView.getResources());
         mTaskbarLeftRightMargin = mActivity.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.transient_taskbar_padding);
@@ -470,18 +451,6 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
         return taskbarIconTranslationYForPinningValue;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Updates the Taskbar's themed icons background according to the progress between in-app/home.
-     */
-    protected void updateIconsBackground() {
-        mTaskbarView.setThemedIconsBackgroundColor(
-                ColorUtils.blendARGB(
-                        mLauncherThemedIconsBackgroundColor,
-                        mTaskbarThemedIconsBackgroundColor,
-                        mThemedIconsBackgroundProgress.value
-                ));
-    }
-
     private ValueAnimator createRevealAnimForView(View view, boolean isStashed, float newWidth,
             boolean isQsb, boolean dispatchOnAnimationStart) {
         Rect viewBounds = new Rect(0, 0, view.getWidth(), view.getHeight());
@@ -679,10 +648,6 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
         setter.setFloat(mTaskbarNavButtonTranslationY, VALUE, -offsetY, interpolator);
         setter.setFloat(mTaskbarNavButtonTranslationYForInAppDisplay, VALUE, offsetY, interpolator);
 
-        if (Utilities.isDarkTheme(mTaskbarView.getContext())) {
-            setter.addFloat(mThemedIconsBackgroundProgress, VALUE, 1f, 0f, LINEAR);
-        }
-
         int collapsedHeight = mActivity.getDefaultTaskbarWindowSize();
         int expandedHeight = Math.max(collapsedHeight, taskbarDp.taskbarHeight + offsetY);
         setter.addOnFrameListener(anim -> mActivity.setTaskbarWindowSize(