diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
index 961dc58eb1..15038a43ee 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.tapl.Workspace;
 import com.android.launcher3.ui.PortraitLandscapeRunner.PortraitLandscape;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TestUtil;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Wait;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ScreenRecordRule.ScreenRecord;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.TestStabilityRule;
 import com.android.quickstep.NavigationModeSwitchRule.NavigationModeSwitch;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskbarModeSwitchRule.TaskbarModeSwitch;
@@ -584,19 +583,14 @@ public class TaplTestsQuickstep extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
     public void testExcludeFromRecents() throws Exception {
         startExcludeFromRecentsTestActivity();
         OverviewTask currentTask = getAndAssertLaunchedApp().switchToOverview().getCurrentTask();
-        // TODO(b/342627272): the expected content description shouldn't be null but for now there
-        // is a bug that causes it to sometimes be for excludeForRecents tasks.
         assertTrue("Can't find ExcludeFromRecentsTestActivity after entering Overview from it",
-                currentTask.containsContentDescription("ExcludeFromRecents")
-                        || currentTask.containsContentDescription(null));
+                currentTask.containsContentDescription("ExcludeFromRecents"));
         // Going home should clear out the excludeFromRecents task.
         BaseOverview overview = mLauncher.goHome().switchToOverview();
         if (overview.hasTasks()) {
             currentTask = overview.getCurrentTask();
             assertFalse("Found ExcludeFromRecentsTestActivity after entering Overview from Home",
-                    currentTask.containsContentDescription(
-                            "ExcludeFromRecents")
-                            || currentTask.containsContentDescription(null));
+                    currentTask.containsContentDescription("ExcludeFromRecents"));
         } else {
             // Presumably the test started with 0 tasks and remains that way after going home.
         }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 8512d73193..70bfb606c1 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.tapl.OverviewTask.OverviewTaskContainer.SPLI
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.BySelector;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
@@ -281,10 +280,8 @@ public final class OverviewTask {
     /**
      * Returns whether the given String is contained in this Task's contentDescription. Also returns
      * true if both Strings are null.
-     *
-     * TODO(b/342627272): remove Nullable support once the bug causing it to be null is fixed.
      */
-    public boolean containsContentDescription(@Nullable String expected,
+    public boolean containsContentDescription(String expected,
             OverviewTaskContainer overviewTaskContainer) {
         String actual = findObjectInTask(overviewTaskContainer.snapshotRes).getContentDescription();
         if (actual == null && expected == null) {
@@ -300,7 +297,7 @@ public final class OverviewTask {
      * Returns whether the given String is contained in this Task's contentDescription. Also returns
      * true if both Strings are null
      */
-    public boolean containsContentDescription(@Nullable String expected) {
+    public boolean containsContentDescription(String expected) {
         return containsContentDescription(expected, DEFAULT);
     }