diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver.java
index b1d51ece04..54ce0fd3cc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites;
-import com.android.launcher3.compat.AppWidgetManagerCompat;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ public class AppWidgetsRestoredReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
                     }
                     return null;
                 }
-            }.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR, (Void) null);
+            }.executeOnExecutor(Utilities.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
         }
 
         LauncherAppState app = LauncherAppState.getInstanceNoCreate();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 35de223076..e320d4e980 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
                     appWidgetHost.deleteAppWidgetId(widgetInfo.appWidgetId);
                     return null;
                 }
-            }.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+            }.executeOnExecutor(Utilities.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
         }
         removeWidgetToAutoAdvance(widgetInfo.hostView);
         widgetInfo.hostView = null;
@@ -4828,7 +4828,7 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
                     }
                     return null;
                 }
-            }.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR, (Void) null);
+            }.executeOnExecutor(Utilities.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index adedd33b2f..acc8090896 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -105,6 +109,18 @@ public final class Utilities {
     public static final boolean ATLEAST_JB_MR2 =
             Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2;
 
+    // These values are same as that in {@link AsyncTask}.
+    private static final int CPU_COUNT = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
+    private static final int CORE_POOL_SIZE = CPU_COUNT + 1;
+    private static final int MAXIMUM_POOL_SIZE = CPU_COUNT * 2 + 1;
+    private static final int KEEP_ALIVE = 1;
+    /**
+     * An {@link Executor} to be used with async task with no limit on the queue size.
+     */
+    public static final Executor THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR = new ThreadPoolExecutor(
+            CORE_POOL_SIZE, MAXIMUM_POOL_SIZE, KEEP_ALIVE,
+            TimeUnit.SECONDS, new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>());
+
     // To turn on these properties, type
     // adb shell setprop log.tag.PROPERTY_NAME [VERBOSE | SUPPRESS]
     private static final String FORCE_ENABLE_ROTATION_PROPERTY = "launcher_force_rotate";
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPreviewLoader.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
index e13d44c9b9..603b07278f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
@@ -43,25 +43,12 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.WeakHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
-import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class WidgetPreviewLoader {
 
     private static final String TAG = "WidgetPreviewLoader";
     private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
 
-    // These values are same as that in {@link AsyncTask}.
-    private static final int CPU_COUNT = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
-    private static final int CORE_POOL_SIZE = CPU_COUNT + 1;
-    private static final int MAXIMUM_POOL_SIZE = CPU_COUNT * 2 + 1;
-    private static final int KEEP_ALIVE = 1;
-    private static final Executor PREVIEW_LOAD_EXECUTOR = new ThreadPoolExecutor(
-            CORE_POOL_SIZE, MAXIMUM_POOL_SIZE, KEEP_ALIVE,
-            TimeUnit.SECONDS, new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>());
-
     private static final float WIDGET_PREVIEW_ICON_PADDING_PERCENTAGE = 0.25f;
 
     private final HashMap<String, long[]> mPackageVersions = new HashMap<>();
@@ -109,7 +96,7 @@ public class WidgetPreviewLoader {
         WidgetCacheKey key = getObjectKey(o, size);
 
         PreviewLoadTask task = new PreviewLoadTask(key, o, previewWidth, previewHeight, caller);
-        task.executeOnExecutor(PREVIEW_LOAD_EXECUTOR);
+        task.executeOnExecutor(Utilities.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
         return new PreviewLoadRequest(task);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 0fdc742b60..9c2d450e8a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ public class Workspace extends PagedView
                         mLauncher.overrideWallpaperDimensions());
                 return null;
             }
-        }.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR, (Void) null);
+        }.executeOnExecutor(Utilities.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
     }
 
     protected void snapToPage(int whichPage, Runnable r) {