diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/InstantAppResolverImpl.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/InstantAppResolverImpl.java
index 12757c0f79..3e9872a2ff 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/InstantAppResolverImpl.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/InstantAppResolverImpl.java
@@ -19,16 +19,11 @@ package com.android.quickstep;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
-import android.content.pm.InstantAppInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.AppInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.InstantAppResolver;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 /**
  * Implementation of InstantAppResolver using platform APIs
  */
@@ -40,8 +35,7 @@ public class InstantAppResolverImpl extends InstantAppResolver {
 
     private final PackageManager mPM;
 
-    public InstantAppResolverImpl(Context context)
-            throws NoSuchMethodException, ClassNotFoundException {
+    public InstantAppResolverImpl(Context context) {
         mPM = context.getPackageManager();
     }
 
@@ -55,23 +49,4 @@ public class InstantAppResolverImpl extends InstantAppResolver {
         ComponentName cn = info.getTargetComponent();
         return cn != null && cn.getClassName().equals(COMPONENT_CLASS_MARKER);
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<ApplicationInfo> getInstantApps() {
-        try {
-            List<ApplicationInfo> result = new ArrayList<>();
-            for (InstantAppInfo iai : mPM.getInstantApps()) {
-                ApplicationInfo info = iai.getApplicationInfo();
-                if (info != null) {
-                    result.add(info);
-                }
-            }
-            return result;
-        } catch (SecurityException se) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "getInstantApps failed. Launcher may not be the default home app.", se);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Error calling API: getInstantApps", e);
-        }
-        return super.getInstantApps();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/InstantAppResolver.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/InstantAppResolver.java
index 5dc7af855b..031a40dc0b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/InstantAppResolver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/InstantAppResolver.java
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import com.android.launcher3.AppInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
 /**
  * A wrapper class to access instant app related APIs.
  */
@@ -55,8 +52,4 @@ public class InstantAppResolver implements ResourceBasedOverride {
         }
         return false;
     }
-
-    public List<ApplicationInfo> getInstantApps() {
-        return Collections.emptyList();
-    }
 }