diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/ui/viewmodel/TaskViewModel.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/ui/viewmodel/TaskViewModel.kt
index 4936e30202..961446fc98 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/ui/viewmodel/TaskViewModel.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/ui/viewmodel/TaskViewModel.kt
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ class TaskViewModel(
             )
         }
 
-    val tintAmount: Flow<Float> = recentsViewData.tintAmount
-
     val state: Flow<TaskTileUiState> =
         combine(taskData, isLiveTile) { tasks, isLiveTile -> mapToTaskTile(tasks, isLiveTile) }
             .distinctUntilChanged()
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/viewmodel/RecentsViewData.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/viewmodel/RecentsViewData.kt
index 4cd7ef1ac3..a1f8454587 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/viewmodel/RecentsViewData.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/viewmodel/RecentsViewData.kt
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ class RecentsViewData {
     // The settled set of visible taskIds that is updated after RecentsView scroll settles.
     val settledFullyVisibleTaskIds = MutableStateFlow(emptySet<Int>())
 
-    // Color tint on foreground scrim
-    val tintAmount = MutableStateFlow(0f)
-
     val thumbnailSplashProgress = MutableStateFlow(0f)
 
     // A list of taskIds that are associated with a RecentsAnimationController. */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/viewmodel/RecentsViewModel.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/viewmodel/RecentsViewModel.kt
index 25487b4869..73332fca8c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/viewmodel/RecentsViewModel.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/recents/viewmodel/RecentsViewModel.kt
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ class RecentsViewModel(
         recentsViewData.overlayEnabled.value = isOverlayEnabled
     }
 
-    fun setTintAmount(tintAmount: Float) {
-        recentsViewData.tintAmount.value = tintAmount
-    }
-
     fun updateThumbnailSplashProgress(taskThumbnailSplashAlpha: Float) {
         recentsViewData.thumbnailSplashProgress.value = taskThumbnailSplashAlpha
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 5ebb60352d..3d34d2ef73 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ import com.android.wm.shell.shared.desktopmode.DesktopModeTransitionSource;
 
 import kotlin.Unit;
 import kotlin.collections.CollectionsKt;
-
 import kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0;
+
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -6567,10 +6567,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<
     private void setColorTint(float tintAmount) {
         mColorTint = tintAmount;
 
-        if (enableRefactorTaskThumbnail()) {
-            mRecentsViewModel.setTintAmount(tintAmount);
-        }
-
         for (TaskView taskView : getTaskViews()) {
             taskView.setColorTint(mColorTint, mTintingColor);
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
index 062955ba9a..1720110f0a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import android.view.Display
 import android.view.MotionEvent
 import android.view.View
+import android.view.View.OnClickListener
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.view.ViewStub
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo
@@ -98,8 +99,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collectLatest
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 /** A task in the Recents view. */
@@ -742,18 +741,11 @@ constructor(
             // The TaskView lifecycle is starts the ViewModel during onBind, and cleans it in
             // onRecycle. So it should be initialized at this point. TaskView Lifecycle:
             // `bind` -> `onBind` ->  onAttachedToWindow() -> onDetachFromWindow -> onRecycle
-            coroutineJobs +=
-                viewModel!!.tintAmount.onEach(::updateTintAmount).launchIn(coroutineScope)
-
             coroutineJobs +=
                 coroutineScope.launch { viewModel!!.state.collectLatest(::updateTaskViewState) }
         }
     }
 
-    private fun updateTintAmount(amount: Float) {
-        taskContainers.forEach { it.updateTintAmount(amount) }
-    }
-
     private fun updateTaskViewState(state: TaskTileUiState) {
         sysUiStatusNavFlags = state.sysUiStatusNavFlags
 
@@ -1531,7 +1523,9 @@ constructor(
     /** Set a color tint on the snapshot and supporting views. */
     open fun setColorTint(amount: Float, tintColor: Int) {
         taskContainers.forEach {
-            if (!enableRefactorTaskThumbnail()) {
+            if (enableRefactorTaskThumbnail()) {
+                it.updateTintAmount(amount)
+            } else {
                 it.thumbnailViewDeprecated.dimAlpha = amount
             }
             it.iconView.setIconColorTint(tintColor, amount)