diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
index f79ad25571..947a8614d2 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@ public abstract class TaskViewTouchController<T extends BaseDraggingActivity>
 
     @Override
     public boolean onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
-        if ((ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP || ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL)
-                && mCurrentAnimation == null) {
-            clearState();
-        }
         if (ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
             mNoIntercept = !canInterceptTouch();
             if (mNoIntercept) {
@@ -129,11 +125,6 @@ public abstract class TaskViewTouchController<T extends BaseDraggingActivity>
                     TaskView view = mRecentsView.getTaskViewAt(i);
                     if (mRecentsView.isTaskViewVisible(view) && mActivity.getDragLayer()
                             .isEventOverView(view, ev)) {
-                        // Disable swiping up and down if the task overlay is modal.
-                        if (view.isTaskOverlayModal()) {
-                            mTaskBeingDragged = null;
-                            break;
-                        }
                         mTaskBeingDragged = view;
                         if (!SysUINavigationMode.getMode(mActivity).hasGestures) {
                             // Don't allow swipe down to open if we don't support swipe up
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
index eb3b190110..ec7cddfe07 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
@@ -87,12 +87,5 @@ public class TaskOverlayFactory implements ResourceBasedOverride {
          * Called when the overlay is no longer used.
          */
         public void reset() { }
-
-        /**
-         * Whether the overlay is modal, which means only tapping is enabled, but no swiping.
-         */
-        public boolean isOverlayModal() {
-            return false;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 007493d0de..e34e74c7d7 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -565,13 +565,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<T extends BaseActivity> extends PagedView impl
         return isHandlingTouch() || shouldStealTouchFromSiblingsBelow(ev);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void determineScrollingStart(MotionEvent ev, float touchSlopScale) {
-        // If the task overlay is modal, should disable left and right swiping.
-        if (getCurrentPageTaskView() != null && !getCurrentPageTaskView().isTaskOverlayModal()) {
-            super.determineScrollingStart(ev, touchSlopScale);
-        }
-    }
     protected boolean shouldStealTouchFromSiblingsBelow(MotionEvent ev) {
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 79b9a9d833..dce92ff390 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -251,10 +251,6 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements PageCallbacks, Reusable {
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean isTaskOverlayModal() {
-        return mSnapshotView.getTaskOverlay().isOverlayModal();
-    }
-
     public TaskMenuView getMenuView() {
         return mMenuView;
     }