diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 53f880fbb3..c9e7a73c72 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -2481,15 +2481,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
     @Override
     protected void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
         super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
-        if (LIVE_TILE.get() && mRunningTaskId != -1) {
-            switchToScreenshot(
-                    () -> finishRecentsAnimation(true, this::onConfigurationChangedInternal));
-        } else {
-            onConfigurationChangedInternal();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void onConfigurationChangedInternal() {
         final int rotation = mActivity.getDisplay().getRotation();
         if (mOrientationState.setRecentsRotation(rotation)) {
             updateOrientationHandler();
@@ -3442,7 +3433,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
      * capturing the snapshot at the same time.
      */
     public void switchToScreenshot(Runnable onFinishRunnable) {
-        switchToScreenshot(mRecentsAnimationController == null || mRunningTaskId == -1 ? null
+        switchToScreenshot(mRunningTaskId == -1 ? null
                 : mRecentsAnimationController.screenshotTask(mRunningTaskId), onFinishRunnable);
     }