diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTargetHandler.kt b/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTargetHandler.kt
index 277f8b37db..6560e16b52 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTargetHandler.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTargetHandler.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.DropTarget.DragObject
 import com.android.launcher3.SecondaryDropTarget.DeferredOnComplete
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager.LauncherEvent
-import com.android.launcher3.model.ModelWriter
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.LauncherAppWidgetInfo
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IntSet
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.views.Snackbar
 class DropTargetHandler(launcher: Launcher) {
     val mLauncher: Launcher = launcher
 
-    val modelWriter: ModelWriter = mLauncher.modelWriter
-
     fun onDropAnimationComplete() {
         mLauncher.stateManager.goToState(LauncherState.NORMAL)
     }
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ class DropTargetHandler(launcher: Launcher) {
             else mLauncher.workspace.currentPageScreenIds
         val onUndoClicked = Runnable {
             mLauncher.setPagesToBindSynchronously(pageIds)
-            modelWriter.abortDelete()
+            mLauncher.modelWriter.abortDelete()
             mLauncher.statsLogManager.logger().log(LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_UNDO)
         }
 
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ class DropTargetHandler(launcher: Launcher) {
             mLauncher,
             R.string.item_removed,
             R.string.undo,
-            modelWriter::commitDelete,
+            mLauncher.modelWriter::commitDelete,
             onUndoClicked
         )
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 4764d72b80..29b0f08d37 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -1621,6 +1621,9 @@ public class Launcher extends StatefulActivity<LauncherState>
         return mModel;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the ModelWriter writer, make sure to call the function every time you want to use it.
+     */
     public ModelWriter getModelWriter() {
         return mModelWriter;
     }