diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/BaseDragLayer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/BaseDragLayer.java
index 1e154a2dfb..800b1f6ad7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/BaseDragLayer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/BaseDragLayer.java
@@ -273,12 +273,6 @@ public abstract class BaseDragLayer<T extends Context & ActivityContext>
 
     @Override
     public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
-        if (ev.getActionIndex() > 0) {
-            // This means there is multiple touch inputs, ignore it, we could also cancel the
-            // previous touch but the user might cancel the drag by accident.
-            return true;
-        }
-
         switch (ev.getAction()) {
             case ACTION_DOWN: {
                 if ((mTouchDispatchState & TOUCH_DISPATCHING_TO_VIEW_IN_PROGRESS) != 0) {