diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index ffd22b89e2..1e1bff3340 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -664,6 +664,8 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
             @Override
             public void onAnimationCancel(Animator animation) {
                 getDragLayer().removeView(floatingTaskView);
+                mSplitSelectStateController.getSplitAnimationController()
+                        .removeSplitInstructionsView(QuickstepLauncher.this);
                 mSplitSelectStateController.resetState();
             }
         });
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitAnimationController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitAnimationController.kt
index 56d68570ac..bcb9cecb1d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitAnimationController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitAnimationController.kt
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ class SplitAnimationController(val splitSelectStateController: SplitSelectStateC
         return anim
     }
 
+    /** Removes the split instructions view from [launcher] drag layer. */
+    fun removeSplitInstructionsView(launcher: StatefulActivity<*>) {
+        safeRemoveViewFromDragLayer(launcher, splitInstructionsView)
+    }
+
     private fun safeRemoveViewFromDragLayer(launcher: StatefulActivity<*>, view: View?) {
         if (view != null) {
             launcher.dragLayer.removeView(view)
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitToWorkspaceController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitToWorkspaceController.java
index 148a45a386..b36cf5f5b4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitToWorkspaceController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitToWorkspaceController.java
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ public class SplitToWorkspaceController {
             private void cleanUp() {
                 mLauncher.getDragLayer().removeView(firstFloatingTaskView);
                 mLauncher.getDragLayer().removeView(secondFloatingTaskView);
+                mController.getSplitAnimationController().removeSplitInstructionsView(mLauncher);
                 mController.resetState();
             }
         });
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 00719275d1..29d9fa6819 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -4823,6 +4823,8 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
             mSecondFloatingTaskView = null;
             mSplitInstructionsView = null;
             mSplitSelectSource = null;
+            mSplitSelectStateController.getSplitAnimationController()
+                    .removeSplitInstructionsView(mActivity);
         }
 
         if (mSecondSplitHiddenView != null) {