diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/task_menu.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/task_menu.xml
index 098b34f..744a305 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/task_menu.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/task_menu.xml
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:visibility="invisible">
 
-    <com.android.quickstep.views.IconView
-      android:id="@+id/task_icon"
-      android:layout_width="@dimen/task_thumbnail_icon_size"
-      android:layout_height="@dimen/task_thumbnail_icon_size"
-      android:layout_gravity="top|center_horizontal"
-      android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/deep_shortcut_drawable_padding"
-      android:focusable="false"
-      android:importantForAccessibility="no" />
-
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/task_name"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
index 0f40775..749b4b2 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <dimen name="task_thumbnail_top_margin">24dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="task_thumbnail_half_top_margin">12dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="task_thumbnail_icon_size">48dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="task_icon_top_margin">-16dp</dimen>
     <!-- For screens without rounded corners -->
     <dimen name="task_corner_radius_small">2dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskMenuView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskMenuView.java
index 4aff7e3..7e558bb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskMenuView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskMenuView.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseDraggingActivity;
-import com.android.launcher3.FastBitmapDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.views.BaseDragLayer;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskOverlayFactory;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskUtils;
-import com.android.quickstep.views.IconView.OnScaleUpdateListener;
 
 /**
  * Contains options for a recent task when long-pressing its icon.
@@ -55,42 +53,15 @@
 
     private static final Rect sTempRect = new Rect();
 
-    private final OnScaleUpdateListener mTaskViewIconScaleListener = new OnScaleUpdateListener() {
-        @Override
-        public void onScaleUpdate(float scale) {
-            final Drawable drawable = mTaskIcon.getDrawable();
-            if (drawable instanceof FastBitmapDrawable) {
-                if (scale != ((FastBitmapDrawable) drawable).getScale()) {
-                    mMenuIconDrawable.setScale(scale);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    };
-
-    private final OnScaleUpdateListener mMenuIconScaleListener = new OnScaleUpdateListener() {
-        @Override
-        public void onScaleUpdate(float scale) {
-            final Drawable taskViewDrawable = mTaskView.getIconView().getDrawable();
-            if (taskViewDrawable instanceof FastBitmapDrawable) {
-                final float currentScale = ((FastBitmapDrawable) taskViewDrawable).getScale();
-                if (currentScale != scale) {
-                    ((FastBitmapDrawable) taskViewDrawable).setScale(scale);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    };
-
     private static final int REVEAL_OPEN_DURATION = 150;
     private static final int REVEAL_CLOSE_DURATION = 100;
 
     private final float mThumbnailTopMargin;
     private BaseDraggingActivity mActivity;
     private TextView mTaskName;
-    private IconView mTaskIcon;
     private AnimatorSet mOpenCloseAnimator;
     private TaskView mTaskView;
     private LinearLayout mOptionLayout;
-    private FastBitmapDrawable mMenuIconDrawable;
 
     public TaskMenuView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         this(context, attrs, 0);
@@ -107,7 +78,6 @@
     protected void onFinishInflate() {
         super.onFinishInflate();
         mTaskName = findViewById(R.id.task_name);
-        mTaskIcon = findViewById(R.id.task_icon);
         mOptionLayout = findViewById(R.id.menu_option_layout);
     }
 
@@ -134,15 +104,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
-        super.onDetachedFromWindow();
-
-        // Remove all scale listeners when menu is removed
-        mTaskView.getIconView().removeUpdateScaleListener(mTaskViewIconScaleListener);
-        mTaskIcon.removeUpdateScaleListener(mMenuIconScaleListener);
-    }
-
-    @Override
     protected boolean isOfType(int type) {
         return (type & TYPE_TASK_MENU) != 0;
     }
@@ -204,22 +165,9 @@
 
     private void addMenuOptions(TaskView taskView) {
         Drawable icon = taskView.getTask().icon.getConstantState().newDrawable();
-        mTaskIcon.setDrawable(icon);
-        mTaskIcon.setOnClickListener(v -> close(true));
         mTaskName.setText(TaskUtils.getTitle(getContext(), taskView.getTask()));
         mTaskName.setOnClickListener(v -> close(true));
 
-        // Set the icons to match scale by listening to each other's changes
-        mMenuIconDrawable = icon instanceof FastBitmapDrawable ? (FastBitmapDrawable) icon : null;
-        taskView.getIconView().addUpdateScaleListener(mTaskViewIconScaleListener);
-        mTaskIcon.addUpdateScaleListener(mMenuIconScaleListener);
-
-        // Move the icon and text up half an icon size to lay over the TaskView
-        LinearLayout.LayoutParams params =
-                (LinearLayout.LayoutParams) mTaskIcon.getLayoutParams();
-        params.topMargin = (int) -mThumbnailTopMargin;
-        mTaskIcon.setLayoutParams(params);
-
         TaskOverlayFactory.getEnabledShortcuts(taskView).forEach(this::addMenuOption);
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 0654ab1..20d9fa4 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -612,6 +612,9 @@
         boolean isRtl = getLayoutDirection() == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL;
         LayoutParams snapshotParams = (LayoutParams) mSnapshotView.getLayoutParams();
         int thumbnailPadding = (int) getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.task_thumbnail_top_margin);
+        int taskIconMargin = (int) getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.task_icon_top_margin);
+        int taskIconHeight = (int) getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.task_thumbnail_icon_size);
+        int iconTopMargin = taskIconMargin - taskIconHeight + thumbnailPadding;
         LayoutParams iconParams = (LayoutParams) mIconView.getLayoutParams();
         switch (orientationHandler.getRotation()) {
             case ROTATION_90:
@@ -623,7 +626,8 @@
             case ROTATION_180:
                 iconParams.gravity = BOTTOM | CENTER_HORIZONTAL;
                 iconParams.bottomMargin = -thumbnailPadding;
-                iconParams.leftMargin = iconParams.topMargin = iconParams.rightMargin = 0;
+                iconParams.leftMargin = iconParams.rightMargin = 0;
+                iconParams.topMargin = iconTopMargin;
                 break;
             case ROTATION_270:
                 iconParams.gravity = (isRtl ? END : START) | CENTER_VERTICAL;
@@ -634,7 +638,8 @@
             case Surface.ROTATION_0:
             default:
                 iconParams.gravity = TOP | CENTER_HORIZONTAL;
-                iconParams.leftMargin = iconParams.topMargin = iconParams.rightMargin = 0;
+                iconParams.leftMargin = iconParams.rightMargin = 0;
+                iconParams.topMargin = iconTopMargin;
                 break;
         }
         mIconView.setLayoutParams(iconParams);