diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/OverviewActionsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/OverviewActionsView.java
index 2a6c9e92db..b8e07cb189 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/OverviewActionsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/OverviewActionsView.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public class OverviewActionsView<T extends OverlayUICallbacks> extends FrameLayo
             HIDDEN_UNSUPPORTED_NAVIGATION,
             HIDDEN_NON_ZERO_ROTATION,
             HIDDEN_NO_TASKS,
-            HIDDEN_GESTURE_RUNNING,
             HIDDEN_NO_RECENTS})
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     public @interface ActionsHiddenFlags { }
@@ -62,8 +61,7 @@ public class OverviewActionsView<T extends OverlayUICallbacks> extends FrameLayo
     public static final int HIDDEN_UNSUPPORTED_NAVIGATION = 1 << 0;
     public static final int HIDDEN_NON_ZERO_ROTATION = 1 << 1;
     public static final int HIDDEN_NO_TASKS = 1 << 2;
-    public static final int HIDDEN_GESTURE_RUNNING = 1 << 3;
-    public static final int HIDDEN_NO_RECENTS = 1 << 4;
+    public static final int HIDDEN_NO_RECENTS = 1 << 3;
 
     @IntDef(flag = true, value = {
             DISABLED_SCROLLING,
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index d319a98f9a..0d1dd22ba5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.ControlType.
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.SystemUiController.UI_STATE_OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.quickstep.TaskUtils.checkCurrentOrManagedUserId;
-import static com.android.quickstep.views.OverviewActionsView.HIDDEN_GESTURE_RUNNING;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.OverviewActionsView.HIDDEN_NON_ZERO_ROTATION;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.OverviewActionsView.HIDDEN_NO_RECENTS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.OverviewActionsView.HIDDEN_NO_TASKS;
@@ -1130,7 +1129,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends StatefulActivity> extends PagedView
         setEnableDrawingLiveTile(false);
         setRunningTaskHidden(true);
         setRunningTaskIconScaledDown(true);
-        mActionsView.updateHiddenFlags(HIDDEN_GESTURE_RUNNING, true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1330,7 +1328,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends StatefulActivity> extends PagedView
     }
 
     private void animateActionsViewIn() {
-        mActionsView.updateHiddenFlags(HIDDEN_GESTURE_RUNNING, false);
         ObjectAnimator anim = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(
                 mActionsView.getVisibilityAlpha(), MultiValueAlpha.VALUE, 0, 1);
         anim.setDuration(TaskView.SCALE_ICON_DURATION);