diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
index 4f97180..25cc33d 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@
                 AnimatorSetBuilder builder = new AnimatorSetBuilder();
                 // setRecentsAttachedToAppWindow() will animate recents out.
                 builder.addFlag(AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_ANIMATE_OVERVIEW);
-                // We want to keep all apps content as GONE to avoid relayout during home animation.
-                builder.addFlag(AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY);
                 stateManager.createAtomicAnimation(BACKGROUND_APP, NORMAL, builder, ANIM_ALL, 0);
                 builder.build().start();
 
@@ -202,9 +200,6 @@
         // This ensures then the next swipe up to all-apps starts from scroll 0.
         activity.getAppsView().reset(false /* animate */);
 
-        // Optimization, hide the all apps view to prevent layout while initializing
-        activity.getAppsView().getContentView().setVisibility(View.GONE);
-
         return new AnimationFactory() {
             private ShelfAnimState mShelfState;
             private boolean mIsAttachedToWindow;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
index 1399302..a2f869f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsGridAdapter.AppsGridLayoutManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogUtils.LogContainerProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.ContainerType;
@@ -113,6 +114,13 @@
         if (mScrollbar != null) {
             mScrollbar.reattachThumbToScroll();
         }
+        if (getLayoutManager() instanceof AppsGridLayoutManager) {
+            AppsGridLayoutManager layoutManager = (AppsGridLayoutManager) getLayoutManager();
+            if (layoutManager.findFirstCompletelyVisibleItemPosition() == 0) {
+                // We are at the top, so don't scrollToPosition (would cause unnecessary relayout).
+                return;
+            }
+        }
         scrollToPosition(0);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
index dfddc61..3836c9f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.allapps;
 
-import static android.view.View.ALPHA;
-
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS_CONTENT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS_HEADER_EXTRA;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.BACKGROUND_APP;
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_OVERVIEW_SCALE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_VERTICAL_PROGRESS;
-import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter.NO_ANIM_PROPERTY_SETTER;
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
-import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -215,12 +211,7 @@
 
         Interpolator allAppsFade = builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_ALL_APPS_FADE, LINEAR);
         Interpolator headerFade = builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE, allAppsFade);
-        View allAppsContent = mAppsView.getContentView();
-        if (!hasAllAppsContent && builder.hasFlag(FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY)) {
-            setter.setFloat(allAppsContent, ALPHA, 0, allAppsFade);
-        } else {
-            setter.setViewAlpha(allAppsContent, hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
-        }
+        setter.setViewAlpha(mAppsView.getContentView(), hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
         setter.setViewAlpha(mAppsView.getScrollBar(), hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
         mAppsView.getFloatingHeaderView().setContentVisibility(hasHeaderExtra, hasAllAppsContent,
                 setter, headerFade, allAppsFade);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
index 07e7553..cd30dea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     public static final int ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE = 12; // e.g. predictions
 
     public static final int FLAG_DONT_ANIMATE_OVERVIEW = 1 << 0;
-    public static final int FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY = 1 << 1;
 
     protected final ArrayList<Animator> mAnims = new ArrayList<>();