diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar_divider.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar_divider.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 87649f7..0000000
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar_divider.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
-
-     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-     You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-     limitations under the License.
--->
-
-<View
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="@dimen/taskbar_divider_thickness"
-    android:layout_height="@dimen/taskbar_divider_height"
-    android:background="@color/taskbar_divider" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml b/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
index 54730f1..3bc8ddc 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@
 
     <!-- Taskbar -->
     <color name="taskbar_background">#101010</color>
-    <color name="taskbar_divider">#C0C0C0</color>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
index 3e6c78f..99be502 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,5 @@
     <dimen name="taskbar_icon_drag_icon_size">54dp</dimen>
     <!-- Note that this applies to both sides of all icons, so visible space is double this. -->
     <dimen name="taskbar_icon_spacing">8dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="taskbar_divider_thickness">1dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="taskbar_divider_height">32dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="taskbar_folder_margin">16dp</dimen>
 </resources>
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
index e9ded8a..f0726bb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseQuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
         SysUINavigationMode.INSTANCE.get(this).removeModeChangeListener(this);
         if (mTaskbarController != null) {
             mTaskbarController.cleanup();
+            mTaskbarController = null;
         }
 
         super.onDestroy();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarController.java
index 559ede1..d772964 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarController.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.app.ActivityOptions;
-import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
@@ -56,9 +55,6 @@
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.ActivityManagerWrapper;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.WindowManagerWrapper;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 /**
  * Interfaces with Launcher/WindowManager/SystemUI to determine what to show in TaskbarView.
  */
@@ -76,17 +72,11 @@
     private final TaskbarStateHandler mTaskbarStateHandler;
     private final TaskbarAnimationController mTaskbarAnimationController;
     private final TaskbarHotseatController mHotseatController;
-    private final TaskbarRecentsController mRecentsController;
     private final TaskbarDragController mDragController;
 
     // Initialized in init().
     private WindowManager.LayoutParams mWindowLayoutParams;
 
-    // Contains all loaded Tasks, not yet deduped from Hotseat items.
-    private List<Task> mLatestLoadedRecentTasks;
-    // Contains all loaded Hotseat items.
-    private ItemInfo[] mLatestLoadedHotseatItems;
-
     private @Nullable Animator mAnimator;
     private boolean mIsAnimatingToLauncher;
 
@@ -106,8 +96,6 @@
                 createTaskbarAnimationControllerCallbacks());
         mHotseatController = new TaskbarHotseatController(mLauncher,
                 createTaskbarHotseatControllerCallbacks());
-        mRecentsController = new TaskbarRecentsController(mLauncher,
-                createTaskbarRecentsControllerCallbacks());
         mDragController = new TaskbarDragController(mLauncher);
     }
 
@@ -220,24 +208,6 @@
             @Override
             public void updateHotseatItems(ItemInfo[] hotseatItemInfos) {
                 mTaskbarViewInApp.updateHotseatItems(hotseatItemInfos);
-                mLatestLoadedHotseatItems = hotseatItemInfos;
-                dedupeAndUpdateRecentItems();
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    private TaskbarRecentsControllerCallbacks createTaskbarRecentsControllerCallbacks() {
-        return new TaskbarRecentsControllerCallbacks() {
-            @Override
-            public void updateRecentItems(ArrayList<Task> recentTasks) {
-                mLatestLoadedRecentTasks = recentTasks;
-                dedupeAndUpdateRecentItems();
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public void updateRecentTaskAtIndex(int taskIndex, Task task) {
-                mTaskbarViewInApp.updateRecentTaskAtIndex(taskIndex, task);
-                mTaskbarViewOnHome.updateRecentTaskAtIndex(taskIndex, task);
             }
         };
     }
@@ -246,16 +216,13 @@
      * Initializes the Taskbar, including adding it to the screen.
      */
     public void init() {
-        mTaskbarViewInApp.init(mHotseatController.getNumHotseatIcons(),
-                mRecentsController.getNumRecentIcons());
-        mTaskbarViewOnHome.init(mHotseatController.getNumHotseatIcons(),
-                mRecentsController.getNumRecentIcons());
+        mTaskbarViewInApp.init(mHotseatController.getNumHotseatIcons());
+        mTaskbarViewOnHome.init(mHotseatController.getNumHotseatIcons());
         mTaskbarContainerView.init(mTaskbarViewInApp);
         addToWindowManager();
         mTaskbarStateHandler.setTaskbarCallbacks(createTaskbarStateHandlerCallbacks());
         mTaskbarAnimationController.init();
         mHotseatController.init();
-        mRecentsController.init();
 
         setWhichTaskbarViewIsVisible(mLauncher.hasBeenResumed()
                 ? mTaskbarViewOnHome
@@ -292,7 +259,6 @@
         mTaskbarStateHandler.setTaskbarCallbacks(null);
         mTaskbarAnimationController.cleanup();
         mHotseatController.cleanup();
-        mRecentsController.cleanup();
 
         setWhichTaskbarViewIsVisible(null);
     }
@@ -425,53 +391,6 @@
         return mTaskbarViewInApp.isDraggingItem() || mTaskbarViewOnHome.isDraggingItem();
     }
 
-    private void dedupeAndUpdateRecentItems() {
-        if (mLatestLoadedRecentTasks == null || mLatestLoadedHotseatItems == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        final int numRecentIcons = mRecentsController.getNumRecentIcons();
-
-        // From most recent to least recently opened.
-        List<Task> dedupedTasksInDescendingOrder = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (int i = mLatestLoadedRecentTasks.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            Task task = mLatestLoadedRecentTasks.get(i);
-            boolean isTaskInHotseat = false;
-            for (ItemInfo hotseatItem : mLatestLoadedHotseatItems) {
-                if (hotseatItem == null) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                ComponentName hotseatActivity = hotseatItem.getTargetComponent();
-                if (hotseatActivity != null && task.key.sourceComponent.getPackageName()
-                        .equals(hotseatActivity.getPackageName())) {
-                    isTaskInHotseat = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (!isTaskInHotseat) {
-                dedupedTasksInDescendingOrder.add(task);
-                if (dedupedTasksInDescendingOrder.size() == numRecentIcons) {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // TaskbarView expects an array of all the recent tasks to show, in the order to show them.
-        // So we create an array of the proper size, then fill it in such that the most recent items
-        // are at the end. If there aren't enough elements to fill the array, leave them null.
-        Task[] tasksArray = new Task[numRecentIcons];
-        for (int i = 0; i < tasksArray.length; i++) {
-            Task task = i >= dedupedTasksInDescendingOrder.size()
-                    ? null
-                    : dedupedTasksInDescendingOrder.get(i);
-            tasksArray[tasksArray.length - 1 - i] = task;
-        }
-
-        mTaskbarViewInApp.updateRecentTasks(tasksArray);
-        mTaskbarViewOnHome.updateRecentTasks(tasksArray);
-        mRecentsController.loadIconsForTasks(tasksArray);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return Whether the given View is in the same window as Taskbar.
      */
@@ -573,12 +492,4 @@
     protected interface TaskbarHotseatControllerCallbacks {
         void updateHotseatItems(ItemInfo[] hotseatItemInfos);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Contains methods that TaskbarRecentsController can call to interface with TaskbarController.
-     */
-    protected interface TaskbarRecentsControllerCallbacks {
-        void updateRecentItems(ArrayList<Task> recentTasks);
-        void updateRecentTaskAtIndex(int taskIndex, Task task);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentsController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentsController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 4256d2b..0000000
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarRecentsController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
-
-import com.android.launcher3.BaseQuickstepLauncher;
-import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
-import com.android.quickstep.util.CancellableTask;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.system.TaskStackChangeListener;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.system.TaskStackChangeListeners;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-
-/**
- * Works with TaskbarController to update the TaskbarView's Recent items.
- */
-public class TaskbarRecentsController {
-
-    private final int mNumRecentIcons = 2;
-    private final BaseQuickstepLauncher mLauncher;
-    private final TaskbarController.TaskbarRecentsControllerCallbacks mTaskbarCallbacks;
-    private final RecentsModel mRecentsModel;
-
-    private final TaskStackChangeListener mTaskStackChangeListener = new TaskStackChangeListener() {
-        @Override
-        public void onTaskStackChanged() {
-            reloadRecentTasksIfNeeded();
-        }
-    };
-
-    // TODO: add TaskbarVisualsChangedListener as well (for calendar/clock?)
-
-    // Used to keep track of the last requested task list id, so that we do not request to load the
-    // tasks again if we have already requested it and the task list has not changed
-    private int mTaskListChangeId = -1;
-
-    // The current background requests to load the task icons
-    private CancellableTask[] mIconLoadRequests = new CancellableTask[mNumRecentIcons];
-
-    private boolean mIsAlive;
-
-    public TaskbarRecentsController(BaseQuickstepLauncher launcher,
-            TaskbarController.TaskbarRecentsControllerCallbacks taskbarCallbacks) {
-        mLauncher = launcher;
-        mTaskbarCallbacks = taskbarCallbacks;
-        mRecentsModel = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mLauncher);
-    }
-
-    protected void init() {
-        mIsAlive = true;
-        TaskStackChangeListeners.getInstance().registerTaskStackListener(mTaskStackChangeListener);
-        reloadRecentTasksIfNeeded();
-    }
-
-    protected void cleanup() {
-        mIsAlive = false;
-        TaskStackChangeListeners.getInstance().unregisterTaskStackListener(
-                mTaskStackChangeListener);
-        cancelAllPendingIconLoadTasks();
-    }
-
-    private void reloadRecentTasksIfNeeded() {
-        if (!mRecentsModel.isTaskListValid(mTaskListChangeId)) {
-            mTaskListChangeId = mRecentsModel.getTasks(this::onRecentTasksChanged);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void cancelAllPendingIconLoadTasks() {
-        for (int i = 0; i < mIconLoadRequests.length; i++) {
-            if (mIconLoadRequests[i] != null) {
-                mIconLoadRequests[i].cancel();
-            }
-            mIconLoadRequests[i] = null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void onRecentTasksChanged(ArrayList<Task> tasks) {
-        if (mIsAlive) {
-            mTaskbarCallbacks.updateRecentItems(tasks);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * For each Task, loads its icon from the cache in the background, then calls
-     * {@link TaskbarController.TaskbarRecentsControllerCallbacks#updateRecentTaskAtIndex}.
-     */
-    protected void loadIconsForTasks(Task[] tasks) {
-        cancelAllPendingIconLoadTasks();
-        for (int i = 0; i < tasks.length; i++) {
-            Task task = tasks[i];
-            if (task == null) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            final int taskIndex = i;
-            mIconLoadRequests[i] = mRecentsModel.getIconCache().updateIconInBackground(
-                    task, updatedTask -> onTaskIconLoaded(task, taskIndex));
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void onTaskIconLoaded(Task task, int taskIndex) {
-        mTaskbarCallbacks.updateRecentTaskAtIndex(taskIndex, task);
-    }
-
-    protected int getNumRecentIcons() {
-        return mNumRecentIcons;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
index 21a2d51..f254844 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.DragEvent;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
-import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.Task;
 
 /**
  * Hosts the Taskbar content such as Hotseat and Recent Apps. Drawn on top of other apps.
@@ -55,8 +53,6 @@
 public class TaskbarView extends LinearLayout implements FolderIcon.FolderIconParent, Insettable {
 
     private final ColorDrawable mBackgroundDrawable;
-    private final int mDividerWidth;
-    private final int mDividerHeight;
     private final int mIconTouchSize;
     private final boolean mIsRtl;
     private final int mTouchSlop;
@@ -74,9 +70,6 @@
     private LayoutTransition mLayoutTransition;
     private int mHotseatStartIndex;
     private int mHotseatEndIndex;
-    private View mHotseatRecentsDivider;
-    private int mRecentsStartIndex;
-    private int mRecentsEndIndex;
 
     // Delegate touches to the closest view if within mIconTouchSize.
     private boolean mDelegateTargeted;
@@ -105,8 +98,6 @@
 
         Resources resources = getResources();
         mBackgroundDrawable = (ColorDrawable) getBackground();
-        mDividerWidth = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.taskbar_divider_thickness);
-        mDividerHeight = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.taskbar_divider_height);
         mIconTouchSize = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.taskbar_icon_touch_size);
         mIsRtl = Utilities.isRtl(resources);
         mTouchSlop = ViewConfiguration.get(context).getScaledTouchSlop();
@@ -119,18 +110,11 @@
         mItemMarginLeftRight = Math.round(mItemMarginLeftRight * mNonIconScale);
     }
 
-    protected void init(int numHotseatIcons, int numRecentIcons) {
+    protected void init(int numHotseatIcons) {
         mHotseatStartIndex = 0;
         mHotseatEndIndex = mHotseatStartIndex + numHotseatIcons - 1;
         updateHotseatItems(new ItemInfo[numHotseatIcons]);
 
-        int dividerIndex = mHotseatEndIndex + 1;
-        mHotseatRecentsDivider = addDivider(dividerIndex);
-
-        mRecentsStartIndex = dividerIndex + 1;
-        mRecentsEndIndex = mRecentsStartIndex + numRecentIcons - 1;
-        updateRecentTasks(new Task[numRecentIcons]);
-
         mLayoutTransition = new LayoutTransition();
         addUpdateListenerForAllLayoutTransitions(() -> {
             if (getLayoutTransition() == mLayoutTransition) {
@@ -165,7 +149,6 @@
         endAllLayoutTransitionAnimators();
         setLayoutTransition(null);
         removeAllViews();
-        mHotseatRecentsDivider = null;
     }
 
     private void endAllLayoutTransitionAnimators() {
@@ -248,8 +231,6 @@
             }
             updateHotseatItemVisibility(hotseatView);
         }
-
-        updateHotseatRecentsDividerVisibility();
     }
 
     protected void updateHotseatItemsVisibility() {
@@ -273,95 +254,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private View addDivider(int dividerIndex) {
-        View divider = inflate(R.layout.taskbar_divider);
-        LayoutParams lp = new LayoutParams(mDividerWidth, mDividerHeight);
-        lp.setMargins(mItemMarginLeftRight, 0, mItemMarginLeftRight, 0);
-        divider.setScaleX(mNonIconScale);
-        divider.setScaleY(mNonIconScale);
-        addView(divider, dividerIndex, lp);
-        return divider;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Inflates/binds the Recents items to show in the Taskbar given their Tasks.
-     */
-    protected void updateRecentTasks(Task[] tasks) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < tasks.length; i++) {
-            Task task = tasks[i];
-            int recentsIndex = mRecentsStartIndex + i;
-            View recentsView = getChildAt(recentsIndex);
-
-            // Inflate empty icon Views.
-            if (recentsView == null) {
-                BubbleTextView btv = (BubbleTextView) inflate(R.layout.taskbar_app_icon);
-                LayoutParams lp = new LayoutParams(btv.getIconSize(), btv.getIconSize());
-                lp.setMargins(mItemMarginLeftRight, 0, mItemMarginLeftRight, 0);
-                recentsView = btv;
-                addView(recentsView, recentsIndex, lp);
-            }
-
-            // Apply the Task, or hide the view if there is none for a given index.
-            if (recentsView instanceof BubbleTextView && task != null) {
-                applyTaskToBubbleTextView((BubbleTextView) recentsView, task);
-                recentsView.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
-                recentsView.setOnClickListener(mControllerCallbacks.getItemOnClickListener());
-                recentsView.setOnLongClickListener(
-                        mControllerCallbacks.getItemOnLongClickListener());
-            } else {
-                recentsView.setVisibility(GONE);
-                recentsView.setOnClickListener(null);
-                recentsView.setOnLongClickListener(null);
-            }
-        }
-
-        updateHotseatRecentsDividerVisibility();
-    }
-
-    private void applyTaskToBubbleTextView(BubbleTextView btv, Task task) {
-        if (task.icon != null) {
-            Drawable icon = task.icon.getConstantState().newDrawable().mutate();
-            btv.applyIconAndLabel(icon, task.titleDescription);
-        }
-        btv.setTag(task);
-    }
-
-    protected void updateRecentTaskAtIndex(int taskIndex, Task task) {
-        View taskView = getChildAt(mRecentsStartIndex + taskIndex);
-        if (taskView instanceof BubbleTextView) {
-            applyTaskToBubbleTextView((BubbleTextView) taskView, task);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Make the divider VISIBLE between the Hotseat and Recents if there is at least one icon in
-     * each, otherwise make it GONE.
-     */
-    private void updateHotseatRecentsDividerVisibility() {
-        if (mHotseatRecentsDivider == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        boolean hasAtLeastOneHotseatItem = false;
-        for (int i = mHotseatStartIndex; i <= mHotseatEndIndex; i++) {
-            if (getChildAt(i).getVisibility() != GONE) {
-                hasAtLeastOneHotseatItem = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        boolean hasAtLeastOneRecentItem = false;
-        for (int i = mRecentsStartIndex; i <= mRecentsEndIndex; i++) {
-            if (getChildAt(i).getVisibility() != GONE) {
-                hasAtLeastOneRecentItem = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        mHotseatRecentsDivider.setVisibility(hasAtLeastOneHotseatItem && hasAtLeastOneRecentItem
-                ? VISIBLE : GONE);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
         boolean handled = delegateTouchIfNecessary(event);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/logging/SettingsChangeLogger.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/logging/SettingsChangeLogger.java
index b336d2f..4c10822 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/logging/SettingsChangeLogger.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/logging/SettingsChangeLogger.java
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 
         SharedPreferences prefs = getPrefs(mContext);
         StatsLogManager.LauncherEvent gridSizeChangedEvent = null;
+        // TODO(b/184981523): This doesn't work for 2-panel grid, which has 6 hotseat icons
         switch (prefs.getInt(KEY_MIGRATION_SRC_HOTSEAT_COUNT, -1)) {
             case 5:
                 gridSizeChangedEvent = LAUNCHER_GRID_SIZE_5;