diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
index c85b256..0eaea83 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BaseRecentsViewStateController.java
@@ -29,12 +29,9 @@
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.ADJACENT_PAGE_HORIZONTAL_OFFSET;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_GRID_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY;
-import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_PRIMARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION;
-import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_SECONDARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_SECONDARY_TRANSLATION;
 
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
-import android.util.Pair;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager.StateHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
-import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 
 /**
@@ -100,15 +96,6 @@
                 config.getInterpolator(ANIM_OVERVIEW_TRANSLATE_X, LINEAR));
         setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, TASK_SECONDARY_TRANSLATION, 0f,
                 config.getInterpolator(ANIM_OVERVIEW_TRANSLATE_Y, LINEAR));
-        PagedOrientationHandler orientationHandler =
-                ((RecentsView) mLauncher.getOverviewPanel()).getPagedOrientationHandler();
-        Pair<FloatProperty, FloatProperty> taskViewsFloat =
-                orientationHandler.getSplitSelectTaskOffset(
-                        TASK_PRIMARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION, TASK_SECONDARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION,
-                        mLauncher.getDeviceProfile());
-        setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, taskViewsFloat.first,
-                toState.getSplitSelectTranslation(mLauncher), LINEAR);
-        setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, taskViewsFloat.second, 0, LINEAR);
 
         setter.setFloat(mRecentsView, getContentAlphaProperty(), toState.overviewUi ? 1 : 0,
                 config.getInterpolator(ANIM_OVERVIEW_FADE, AGGRESSIVE_EASE_IN_OUT));
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
index 19897a1..32ce1c4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/RecentsViewStateController.java
@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.CONTENT_ALPHA;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.FULLSCREEN_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_MODALNESS;
+import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_PRIMARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION;
+import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.TASK_SECONDARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView.FLAG_UPDATE_ALL;
 
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
+import android.util.Pair;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
+import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.MultiValueAlpha;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.ClearAllButton;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.LauncherRecentsView;
@@ -67,11 +72,7 @@
         // DepthController to prevent optimizations which might occlude the layers behind
         mLauncher.getDepthController().setHasContentBehindLauncher(state.overviewUi);
 
-        if (isSplitSelectionState(state)) {
-            mRecentsView.applySplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
-        } else {
-            mRecentsView.resetSplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
-        }
+        handleSplitSelectionState(state, null);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -92,16 +93,7 @@
         builder.addListener(AnimatorListeners.forSuccessCallback(() ->
                 mLauncher.getDepthController().setHasContentBehindLauncher(toState.overviewUi)));
 
-        // Create or dismiss split screen select animations
-        LauncherState currentState = mLauncher.getStateManager().getState();
-        if (isSplitSelectionState(toState) && !isSplitSelectionState(currentState)) {
-            builder.add(mRecentsView.createSplitSelectInitAnimation().buildAnim());
-        }
-        if (isSplitSelectionState(toState)) {
-            mRecentsView.applySplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
-        } else {
-            mRecentsView.resetSplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
-        }
+        handleSplitSelectionState(toState, builder);
 
         setAlphas(builder, config, toState);
         builder.setFloat(mRecentsView, FULLSCREEN_PROGRESS,
@@ -109,10 +101,52 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return true if {@param toState} is {@link LauncherState#OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT}
+     * Create or dismiss split screen select animations.
+     * @param builder if null then this will run the split select animations right away, otherwise
+     *                will add animations to builder.
      */
-    private boolean isSplitSelectionState(@NonNull LauncherState toState) {
-        return toState == OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT;
+    private void handleSplitSelectionState(@NonNull LauncherState toState,
+            @Nullable PendingAnimation builder) {
+        LauncherState currentState = mLauncher.getStateManager().getState();
+        boolean animate = builder != null;
+        PagedOrientationHandler orientationHandler =
+                ((RecentsView) mLauncher.getOverviewPanel()).getPagedOrientationHandler();
+        Pair<FloatProperty, FloatProperty> taskViewsFloat =
+                orientationHandler.getSplitSelectTaskOffset(
+                        TASK_PRIMARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION, TASK_SECONDARY_SPLIT_TRANSLATION,
+                        mLauncher.getDeviceProfile());
+
+        if (isSplitSelectionState(currentState, toState)) {
+            // Animation to "dismiss" selected taskView
+            PendingAnimation splitSelectInitAnimation =
+                    mRecentsView.createSplitSelectInitAnimation();
+            // Add properties to shift remaining taskViews to get out of placeholder view
+            splitSelectInitAnimation.setFloat(mRecentsView, taskViewsFloat.first,
+                    toState.getSplitSelectTranslation(mLauncher), LINEAR);
+            splitSelectInitAnimation.setFloat(mRecentsView, taskViewsFloat.second, 0, LINEAR);
+
+            if (!animate && isSplitSelectionState(currentState, toState)) {
+                splitSelectInitAnimation.buildAnim().start();
+            } else if (animate &&
+                    isSplitSelectionState(currentState, toState)) {
+                builder.add(splitSelectInitAnimation.buildAnim());
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (isSplitSelectionState(currentState, toState)) {
+            mRecentsView.applySplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
+        } else {
+            mRecentsView.resetSplitPrimaryScrollOffset();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return true if {@param toState} is {@link LauncherState#OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT}
+     *          and {@param fromState} is not {@link LauncherState#OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT}
+     */
+    private boolean isSplitSelectionState(@NonNull LauncherState fromState,
+            @NonNull LauncherState toState) {
+        return fromState != OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT && toState == OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT;
     }
 
     private void setAlphas(PropertySetter propertySetter, StateAnimationConfig config,
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskShortcutFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskShortcutFactory.java
index cbdbdb5..f507ea3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskShortcutFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskShortcutFactory.java
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /** @Deprecated */
     TaskShortcutFactory SPLIT_SCREEN = new MultiWindowFactory(R.drawable.ic_split_screen,
             R.string.recent_task_option_split_screen, LAUNCHER_SYSTEM_SHORTCUT_SPLIT_SCREEN_TAP) {
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
index d310893..5253e8c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     private @StagePosition int mStagePosition;
     private Task mInitialTask;
     private Task mSecondTask;
-    private Rect mInitialBounds;
     private boolean mRecentsAnimationRunning;
     /** If not null, this is the TaskView we want to launch from */
     @Nullable
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@
             Rect initialBounds) {
         mInitialTask = task;
         mStagePosition = stagePosition;
-        mInitialBounds = initialBounds;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -229,7 +227,6 @@
         mInitialTask = null;
         mSecondTask = null;
         mStagePosition = SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_UNDEFINED;
-        mInitialBounds = null;
         mRecentsAnimationRunning = false;
         mLaunchingTaskView = null;
     }
@@ -241,8 +238,4 @@
     public boolean isSplitSelectActive() {
         return mInitialTask != null && mSecondTask == null;
     }
-
-    public Rect getInitialBounds() {
-        return mInitialBounds;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 10efa3e..f0e57c9 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -3994,7 +3994,7 @@
     }
 
     /** TODO(b/181707736) More gracefully handle exiting split selection state */
-    private void resetFromSplitSelectionState() {
+    protected void resetFromSplitSelectionState() {
         if (mSplitHiddenTaskViewIndex == -1) {
             return;
         }