diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index ce97fdcba5..882241ebbe 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -614,9 +614,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends StatefulActivity> extends PagedView
     @Override
     protected void onWindowVisibilityChanged(int visibility) {
         super.onWindowVisibilityChanged(visibility);
-        if (visibility != VISIBLE && LIVE_TILE.get()) {
-            finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */, null);
-        }
         updateTaskStackListenerState();
     }