diff --git a/aconfig/launcher_overview.aconfig b/aconfig/launcher_overview.aconfig
index 3350675ac9..776c737de8 100644
--- a/aconfig/launcher_overview.aconfig
+++ b/aconfig/launcher_overview.aconfig
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ flag {
     bug: "331753115"
 }
 
-flag {
-    name: "enable_hover_of_child_elements_in_taskview"
-    namespace: "launcher_overview"
-    description: "Enables child elements to receive hover events in TaskView and respond visually to those hover events."
-    bug: "342594235"
-    metadata {
-      purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
-    }
-}
-
 flag {
     name: "enable_large_desktop_windowing_tile"
     namespace: "launcher_overview"
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 2abb8a7284..5168cc7316 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ import com.android.internal.jank.Cuj;
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity.MultiWindowModeChangedListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
-import com.android.launcher3.Flags;
 import com.android.launcher3.Insettable;
 import com.android.launcher3.PagedView;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
@@ -5292,9 +5291,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<
                 mSplitHiddenTaskView.updateFullscreenParams();
             });
         } else if (isInitiatingSplitFromTaskView) {
-            if (Flags.enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview()) {
-                mSplitHiddenTaskView.setBorderEnabled(false);
-            }
+            mSplitHiddenTaskView.setBorderEnabled(false);
             // Splitting from Overview for fullscreen task
             if (enableExpressiveDismissTaskMotion()
                     && (!showAsGrid() || enableGridOnlyOverview())) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
index 49dd66805c..8c1ce04b98 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.kt
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import com.android.app.tracing.traceSection
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView
 import com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableCursorHoverStates
 import com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableDesktopExplodedView
-import com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview
 import com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableLargeDesktopWindowingTile
 import com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableRefactorTaskContentView
 import com.android.launcher3.Flags.enableRefactorTaskThumbnail
@@ -609,17 +608,11 @@ constructor(
         if (borderEnabled) {
             when (event.action) {
                 MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_ENTER -> {
-                    hoverBorderVisible =
-                        if (enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview()) {
-                            getThumbnailBounds(thumbnailBounds)
-                            event.isWithinThumbnailBounds()
-                        } else {
-                            true
-                        }
+                    getThumbnailBounds(thumbnailBounds)
+                    hoverBorderVisible = event.isWithinThumbnailBounds()
                 }
                 MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_MOVE ->
-                    if (enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview())
-                        hoverBorderVisible = event.isWithinThumbnailBounds()
+                    hoverBorderVisible = event.isWithinThumbnailBounds()
                 MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_EXIT -> hoverBorderVisible = false
                 else -> {}
             }
@@ -627,10 +620,6 @@ constructor(
         return super.onHoverEvent(event)
     }
 
-    override fun onInterceptHoverEvent(event: MotionEvent): Boolean =
-        if (enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview()) super.onInterceptHoverEvent(event)
-        else if (enableCursorHoverStates()) true else super.onInterceptHoverEvent(event)
-
     override fun dispatchTouchEvent(ev: MotionEvent): Boolean {
         val recentsView = recentsView ?: return false
         val splitSelectStateController = recentsView.splitSelectController
@@ -675,9 +664,7 @@ constructor(
                 it.right = width
                 it.bottom = height
             }
-        if (enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview()) {
-            getThumbnailBounds(thumbnailBounds)
-        }
+        getThumbnailBounds(thumbnailBounds)
     }
 
     private fun updatePivots() {
@@ -1611,10 +1598,8 @@ constructor(
 
     private fun showTaskMenuWithContainer(menuContainer: TaskContainer): Boolean {
         val recentsView = recentsView ?: return false
-        if (enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview()) {
-            // Disable hover on all TaskView's whilst menu is showing.
-            recentsView.setTaskBorderEnabled(false)
-        }
+        // Disable hover on all TaskView's whilst menu is showing.
+        recentsView.setTaskBorderEnabled(false)
         return if (enableOverviewIconMenu() && menuContainer.iconView is IconAppChipView) {
             if (menuContainer.iconView.status == AppChipStatus.Expanded) {
                 closeTaskMenu()
@@ -1623,9 +1608,7 @@ constructor(
                 TaskMenuView.showForTask(menuContainer) {
                     val isAnimated = !recentsView.isSplitSelectionActive
                     menuContainer.iconView.revealAnim(/* isRevealing= */ false, isAnimated)
-                    if (enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview()) {
-                        recentsView.setTaskBorderEnabled(true)
-                    }
+                    recentsView.setTaskBorderEnabled(true)
                 }
             }
         } else if (container.deviceProfile.isTablet) {
@@ -1647,16 +1630,10 @@ constructor(
                     0
                 }
             TaskMenuViewWithArrow.showForTask(menuContainer, alignedOptionIndex) {
-                if (enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview()) {
-                    recentsView.setTaskBorderEnabled(true)
-                }
+                recentsView.setTaskBorderEnabled(true)
             }
         } else {
-            TaskMenuView.showForTask(menuContainer) {
-                if (enableHoverOfChildElementsInTaskview()) {
-                    recentsView.setTaskBorderEnabled(true)
-                }
-            }
+            TaskMenuView.showForTask(menuContainer) { recentsView.setTaskBorderEnabled(true) }
         }
     }