diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/AppWindowAnimationHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/AppWindowAnimationHelper.java
index 4a39e73e41..9e2923889a 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/AppWindowAnimationHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/util/AppWindowAnimationHelper.java
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ public class AppWindowAnimationHelper {
             surfaceParams[i] = new SurfaceParams(app.leash, alpha, mTmpMatrix, crop, layer,
                     cornerRadius / scale);
         }
-        applySurfaceParams(params.syncTransactionApplier, surfaceParams);
         return surfaceParams;
     }