diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
index 365cab1a4e..01b3e6e3ba 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ import com.android.launcher3.model.BgDataModel.Callbacks;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.AppInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.FolderInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfoWithIcon;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.LauncherAppWidgetInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.pm.InstallSessionHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.pm.PackageInstallInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.GridOccupancy;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.IOUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IntArray;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PackageManagerHelper;
 
@@ -182,13 +180,6 @@ public class AddWorkspaceItemsTask extends BaseModelUpdateTask {
 
                 // log bitmap and label
                 FileLog.d(LOG, "Adding item info to workspace: " + itemInfo);
-                if (itemInfo instanceof ItemInfoWithIcon) {
-                    ItemInfoWithIcon infoWithIcon = (ItemInfoWithIcon) itemInfo;
-
-                    FileLog.d(LOG, "Item info icon base 64 string: "
-                            + infoWithIcon.bitmap.icon == null
-                            ? "null" : IOUtils.toBase64String(infoWithIcon.bitmap.icon));
-                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/pm/InstallSessionHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/pm/InstallSessionHelper.java
index 2bd9ba0037..ab35bd6175 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/pm/InstallSessionHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/pm/InstallSessionHelper.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import android.content.pm.LauncherApps;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInstaller;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInstaller.SessionInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.FileLog;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.ItemInstallQueue;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.IOUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IntArray;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IntSet;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.MainThreadInitializedObject;
@@ -231,37 +229,12 @@ public class InstallSessionHelper {
     }
 
     public boolean verifySessionInfo(PackageInstaller.SessionInfo sessionInfo) {
-        boolean validSessionInfo = verify(sessionInfo) != null
+        return verify(sessionInfo) != null
                 && sessionInfo.getInstallReason() == PackageManager.INSTALL_REASON_USER
                 && sessionInfo.getAppIcon() != null
                 && !TextUtils.isEmpty(sessionInfo.getAppLabel())
                 && !new PackageManagerHelper(mAppContext).isAppInstalled(
                         sessionInfo.getAppPackageName(), getUserHandle(sessionInfo));
-
-        if (sessionInfo != null) {
-            Bitmap appIcon = sessionInfo.getAppIcon();
-
-            if (Utilities.IS_DEBUG_DEVICE) {
-                FileLog.d(LOG, String.format(
-                        "Verifying session info. Valid: %b,"
-                                + " Session verified: %b,"
-                                + " Install reason valid: %b,"
-                                + " App icon: %s,"
-                                + " App label: %s,"
-                                + " App installed: %b.",
-                        validSessionInfo,
-                        verify(sessionInfo) != null,
-                        sessionInfo.getInstallReason() == PackageManager.INSTALL_REASON_USER,
-                        appIcon == null ? "null" : IOUtils.toBase64String(appIcon),
-                        sessionInfo.getAppLabel(),
-                        new PackageManagerHelper(mAppContext).isAppInstalled(
-                                sessionInfo.getAppPackageName(), getUserHandle(sessionInfo))));
-            }
-        } else {
-            FileLog.d(LOG, "Verifying session info failed: session info null.");
-        }
-
-        return validSessionInfo;
     }
 
     public InstallSessionTracker registerInstallTracker(InstallSessionTracker.Callback callback) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/IOUtils.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/IOUtils.java
index d7fa9050f2..1cec0ecc10 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/IOUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/IOUtils.java
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.util;
 
-import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.os.FileUtils;
-import android.util.Base64;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
@@ -52,12 +50,6 @@ public class IOUtils {
         return out.toByteArray();
     }
 
-    public static String toBase64String(Bitmap bitmap) {
-        ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, outputStream);
-        return Base64.encodeToString(outputStream.toByteArray(), Base64.DEFAULT);
-    }
-
     public static long copy(InputStream from, OutputStream to) throws IOException {
         if (Utilities.ATLEAST_Q) {
             return FileUtils.copy(from, to);