diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
index fe1b403a7a..4a1035fd56 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
@@ -356,14 +356,6 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
         options.setOnAnimationAbortListener(endCallback);
         options.setOnAnimationFinishedListener(endCallback);
 
-        // Prepare taskbar for animation synchronization. This needs to happen here before any
-        // app transition is created.
-        LauncherTaskbarUIController taskbarController = mLauncher.getTaskbarUIController();
-        if (enableScalingRevealHomeAnimation() && taskbarController != null) {
-            taskbarController.setIgnoreInAppFlagForSync(true);
-            onEndCallback.add(() -> taskbarController.setIgnoreInAppFlagForSync(false));
-        }
-
         IBinder cookie = mAppLaunchRunner.supportsReturnTransition()
                 ? ((ContainerAnimationRunner) mAppLaunchRunner).getCookie() : null;
         addLaunchCookie(cookie, (ItemInfo) v.getTag(), options);
@@ -1942,21 +1934,6 @@ public class QuickstepTransitionManager implements OnDeviceProfileChangeListener
                 anim.addListener(mForceInvisibleListener);
             }
 
-            // Syncs the app launch animation and taskbar stash animation (if exists).
-            if (enableScalingRevealHomeAnimation()) {
-                LauncherTaskbarUIController taskbarController = mLauncher.getTaskbarUIController();
-                if (taskbarController != null) {
-                    taskbarController.setIgnoreInAppFlagForSync(false);
-
-                    if (launcherClosing) {
-                        Animator taskbar = taskbarController.createAnimToApp();
-                        if (taskbar != null) {
-                            anim.play(taskbar);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
             result.setAnimation(anim, mLauncher, mOnEndCallback::executeAllAndDestroy,
                     skipFirstFrame);
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
index e5edd518b8..8df2eb8a4c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/LauncherTaskbarUIController.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.QuickstepTransitionManager.TRANSIENT_TASKBAR
 import static com.android.launcher3.statemanager.BaseState.FLAG_NON_INTERACTIVE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarEduTooltipControllerKt.TOOLTIP_STEP_FEATURES;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarLauncherStateController.FLAG_VISIBLE;
-import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarStashController.FLAG_IGNORE_IN_APP;
 import static com.android.quickstep.TaskAnimationManager.ENABLE_SHELL_TRANSITIONS;
 import static com.android.wm.shell.shared.desktopmode.DesktopModeFlags.WALLPAPER_ACTIVITY;
 
@@ -279,28 +278,6 @@ public class LauncherTaskbarUIController extends TaskbarUIController {
         return mTaskbarLauncherStateController.createAnimToLauncher(toState, callbacks, duration);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create Taskbar animation to be played alongside the Launcher app launch animation.
-     */
-    public @Nullable Animator createAnimToApp() {
-        TaskbarStashController stashController = mControllers.taskbarStashController;
-        stashController.updateStateForFlag(TaskbarStashController.FLAG_IN_APP, true);
-        return stashController.createApplyStateAnimator(stashController.getStashDuration());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Temporarily ignore FLAG_IN_APP for app launches to prevent premature taskbar stashing.
-     * This is needed because taskbar gets a signal to stash before we actually start the
-     * app launch animation.
-     */
-    public void setIgnoreInAppFlagForSync(boolean enabled) {
-        if (mControllers == null) {
-            // This method can be called before init() is called.
-            return;
-        }
-        mControllers.taskbarStashController.updateStateForFlag(FLAG_IGNORE_IN_APP, enabled);
-    }
-
     public void updateTaskbarLauncherStateGoingHome() {
         mTaskbarLauncherStateController.updateStateForFlag(FLAG_VISIBLE, true);
         mTaskbarLauncherStateController.applyState();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
index e33e29335b..8a20131918 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public class TaskbarStashController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskba
     public static final int FLAG_STASHED_SYSUI = 1 << 9; //  app pinning,...
     public static final int FLAG_STASHED_DEVICE_LOCKED = 1 << 10; // device is locked: keyguard, ...
     public static final int FLAG_IN_OVERVIEW = 1 << 11; // launcher is in overview
-    public static final int FLAG_IGNORE_IN_APP = 1 << 12; // used to sync with app launch animation
 
     // If any of these flags are enabled, isInApp should return true.
     private static final int FLAGS_IN_APP = FLAG_IN_APP | FLAG_IN_SETUP;
@@ -1285,11 +1284,6 @@ public class TaskbarStashController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskba
          */
         @Nullable
         public Animator createSetStateAnimator(long flags, long duration) {
-            // We do this when we want to synchronize the app launch and taskbar stash animations.
-            if (hasAnyFlag(FLAG_IGNORE_IN_APP) && hasAnyFlag(flags, FLAG_IN_APP)) {
-                flags = flags & ~FLAG_IN_APP;
-            }
-
             boolean isStashed = mStashCondition.test(flags);
 
             if (DEBUG) {