diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
index 6b33c0aacb..9dab7a30e6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import static com.android.quickstep.util.ActiveGestureErrorDetector.GestureEvent
 import static com.android.quickstep.util.ActiveGestureErrorDetector.GestureEvent.SET_END_TARGET_NEW_TASK;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget;
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ public class GestureState implements RecentsAnimationCallbacks.RecentsAnimationL
     private HashMap<Integer, ThumbnailData> mRecentsAnimationCanceledSnapshots;
 
     /** The time when the swipe up gesture is triggered. */
-    private long mSwipeUpStartTimeMs;
+    private final long mSwipeUpStartTimeMs = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
 
     private boolean mHandlingAtomicEvent;
 
@@ -508,10 +509,6 @@ public class GestureState implements RecentsAnimationCallbacks.RecentsAnimationL
         return null;
     }
 
-    void setSwipeUpStartTimeMs(long uptimeMs) {
-        mSwipeUpStartTimeMs = uptimeMs;
-    }
-
     long getSwipeUpStartTimeMs() {
         return mSwipeUpStartTimeMs;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index a848934814..552a0cdcbe 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service {
                 GestureState prevGestureState = new GestureState(mGestureState);
                 GestureState newGestureState = createGestureState(mGestureState,
                         getTrackpadGestureType(event));
-                newGestureState.setSwipeUpStartTimeMs(SystemClock.uptimeMillis());
                 mConsumer.onConsumerAboutToBeSwitched();
                 mGestureState = newGestureState;
                 mConsumer = newConsumer(prevGestureState, mGestureState, event);