diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
index bda2b77bb3..9180bd026f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
             @Override
             public void onMotionPauseDetected() {
                 mHasMotionEverBeenPaused = true;
-                maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState(true/* animate */, true/* moveFocusedTask */);
+                maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState();
                 performHapticFeedback();
             }
 
@@ -550,24 +550,18 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
         };
     }
 
-    private void maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState() {
+    public void maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState() {
         maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState(true /* animate */);
     }
 
-    private void maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState(boolean animate) {
-        maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState(animate, false /* moveFocusedTask */);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Determines whether to show or hide RecentsView. The window is always
      * synchronized with its corresponding TaskView in RecentsView, so if
      * RecentsView is shown, it will appear to be attached to the window.
      *
      * Note this method has no effect unless the navigation mode is NO_BUTTON.
-     * @param animate whether to animate when attaching RecentsView
-     * @param moveFocusedTask whether to move focused task to front when attaching
      */
-    private void maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState(boolean animate, boolean moveFocusedTask) {
+    private void maybeUpdateRecentsAttachedState(boolean animate) {
         if (!mDeviceState.isFullyGesturalNavMode() || mRecentsView == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -586,12 +580,6 @@ public abstract class AbsSwipeUpHandler<T extends StatefulActivity<S>,
         } else {
             recentsAttachedToAppWindow = mHasMotionEverBeenPaused || mIsLikelyToStartNewTask;
         }
-        if (moveFocusedTask && !mAnimationFactory.hasRecentsEverAttachedToAppWindow()
-                && recentsAttachedToAppWindow) {
-            // Only move focused task if RecentsView has never been attached before, to avoid
-            // TaskView jumping to new position as we move the tasks.
-            mRecentsView.moveFocusedTaskToFront();
-        }
         mAnimationFactory.setRecentsAttachedToAppWindow(recentsAttachedToAppWindow, animate);
 
         // Reapply window transform throughout the attach animation, as the animation affects how
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
index 389509f978..1412b1add6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseActivityInterface.java
@@ -396,10 +396,6 @@ public abstract class BaseActivityInterface<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_T
         default boolean isRecentsAttachedToAppWindow() {
             return false;
         }
-
-        default boolean hasRecentsEverAttachedToAppWindow() {
-            return false;
-        }
     }
 
     class DefaultAnimationFactory implements AnimationFactory {
@@ -409,7 +405,6 @@ public abstract class BaseActivityInterface<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_T
         private final Consumer<AnimatorControllerWithResistance> mCallback;
 
         private boolean mIsAttachedToWindow;
-        private boolean mHasEverAttachedToWindow;
 
         DefaultAnimationFactory(Consumer<AnimatorControllerWithResistance> callback) {
             mCallback = callback;
@@ -463,9 +458,6 @@ public abstract class BaseActivityInterface<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_T
             }
             mIsAttachedToWindow = attached;
             RecentsView recentsView = mActivity.getOverviewPanel();
-            if (attached) {
-                mHasEverAttachedToWindow = true;
-            }
             Animator fadeAnim = mActivity.getStateManager()
                     .createStateElementAnimation(INDEX_RECENTS_FADE_ANIM, attached ? 1 : 0);
 
@@ -495,11 +487,6 @@ public abstract class BaseActivityInterface<STATE_TYPE extends BaseState<STATE_T
             return mIsAttachedToWindow;
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public boolean hasRecentsEverAttachedToAppWindow() {
-            return mHasEverAttachedToWindow;
-        }
-
         protected void createBackgroundToOverviewAnim(ACTIVITY_TYPE activity, PendingAnimation pa) {
             //  Scale down recents from being full screen to being in overview.
             RecentsView recentsView = activity.getOverviewPanel();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index ecf6483abb..aee5ff8818 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -1111,35 +1111,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Moves the focused task to the front of the carousel in tablets, to minimize animation
-     * required to focus the task in grid.
-     */
-    public void moveFocusedTaskToFront() {
-        if (!(mActivity.getDeviceProfile().isTablet && FeatureFlags.ENABLE_OVERVIEW_GRID.get())) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        TaskView focusedTaskView = getFocusedTaskView();
-        if (focusedTaskView == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (indexOfChild(focusedTaskView) != mCurrentPage) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        int primaryScroll = mOrientationHandler.getPrimaryScroll(this);
-        int currentPageScroll = getScrollForPage(mCurrentPage);
-        mCurrentPageScrollDiff = primaryScroll - currentPageScroll;
-
-        removeView(focusedTaskView);
-        addView(focusedTaskView, mTaskViewStartIndex);
-        setCurrentPage(0);
-
-        updateGridProperties();
-    }
-
     protected void applyLoadPlan(ArrayList<Task> tasks) {
         if (mPendingAnimation != null) {
             mPendingAnimation.addEndListener(success -> applyLoadPlan(tasks));