diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
index 8549ca2ac5..8b0f426699 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
@@ -94,10 +94,7 @@ public class TaskbarNavButtonController {
     }
 
     private void navigateToOverview() {
-        int commandType = mService.getOverviewCommandHelper().isOverviewVisible() ?
-                OverviewCommandHelper.TYPE_TOGGLE :
-                OverviewCommandHelper.TYPE_SHOW;
-        mService.getOverviewCommandHelper().addCommand(commandType);
+        mService.getOverviewCommandHelper().addCommand(OverviewCommandHelper.TYPE_TOGGLE);
     }
 
     private void executeBack() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
index 728fec2732..2beef0a7ce 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ public class OverviewCommandHelper {
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean isOverviewVisible() {
-        BaseActivityInterface activityInterface =
-                mOverviewComponentObserver.getActivityInterface();
-        return activityInterface.getVisibleRecentsView() != null;
-    }
     /**
      * Executes the task and returns true if next task can be executed. If false, then the next
      * task is deferred until {@link #scheduleNextTask} is called