diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index 77bb3bfaae..4b7d8fc647 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -486,13 +486,6 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
         return (mState & FLAG_IME_VISIBLE) != 0;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns true if IME switcher is visible
-     */
-    public boolean isImeSwitcherVisible() {
-        return (mState & FLAG_SWITCHER_SHOWING) != 0;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns true if the home button is disabled
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index accbf214bb..20e4b55b6d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -557,8 +557,6 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
                 fromInit);
         mControllers.taskbarViewController.setImeIsVisible(
                 mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeVisible());
-        mControllers.taskbarViewController.setIsImeSwitcherVisible(
-                mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeSwitcherVisible());
         int shadeExpandedFlags = SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_EXPANDED
                 | SYSUI_STATE_QUICK_SETTINGS_EXPANDED;
         onNotificationShadeExpandChanged((systemUiStateFlags & shadeExpandedFlags) != 0, fromInit);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 168c353273..69f79baa75 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
     public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_RECENTS_DISABLED = 3;
     public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_NOTIFICATION_EXPANDED = 4;
     public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_ASSISTANT_INVOKED = 5;
-    public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_IME_BUTTON_NAV = 6;
-    public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_SMALL_SCREEN = 7;
-    private static final int NUM_ALPHA_CHANNELS = 8;
+    public static final int ALPHA_INDEX_SMALL_SCREEN = 6;
+    private static final int NUM_ALPHA_CHANNELS = 7;
 
     private final TaskbarActivityContext mActivity;
     private final TaskbarView mTaskbarView;
@@ -200,14 +199,6 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
                 || DisplayController.isTransientTaskbar(mActivity));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Should be called when the IME switcher visibility changes.
-     */
-    public void setIsImeSwitcherVisible(boolean isImeSwitcherVisible) {
-        mTaskbarIconAlpha.get(ALPHA_INDEX_IME_BUTTON_NAV).setValue(
-                isImeSwitcherVisible ? 0 : 1);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Should be called when the recents button is disabled, so we can hide taskbar icons as well.
      */