diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index ac59403216..659de37eb5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.BaseState;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
-import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestLogging;
-import com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.OverScroll;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DynamicResource;
@@ -4493,7 +4491,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
      * Attempts to initiate split with an existing taskView, if one exists
      */
     public void initiateSplitSelect(SplitSelectSource splitSelectSource) {
-        TestLogging.recordEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, "enterSplitSelect");
         mSplitSelectSource = splitSelectSource;
         mSplitHiddenTaskView = getTaskViewByTaskId(splitSelectSource.alreadyRunningTaskId);
         mSplitHiddenTaskViewIndex = indexOfChild(mSplitHiddenTaskView);
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f10b917a73..0000000000
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsSplitscreen.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package com.android.quickstep;
-
-import android.content.Intent;
-
-import com.android.launcher3.ui.TaplTestsLauncher3;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.TestStabilityRule;
-import com.android.quickstep.TaskbarModeSwitchRule.TaskbarModeSwitch;
-
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Assume;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-public class TaplTestsSplitscreen extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
-    private static final String CALCULATOR_APP_NAME = "Calculator";
-    private static final String CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE =
-            resolveSystemApp(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR);
-
-    @Override
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
-        TaplTestsLauncher3.initialize(this);
-
-        mLauncher.getWorkspace()
-                .deleteAppIcon(mLauncher.getWorkspace().getHotseatAppIcon(0))
-                .switchToAllApps()
-                .getAppIcon(CALCULATOR_APP_NAME)
-                .dragToHotseat(0);
-
-        startAppFast(CALCULATOR_APP_PACKAGE);
-        mLauncher.enableBlockTimeout(true);
-        mLauncher.showTaskbarIfHidden();
-    }
-
-    @After
-    public void tearDown() {
-        mLauncher.enableBlockTimeout(false);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    // TODO (b/270201357): When this test is proven stable, remove this TestStabilityRule and
-    // introduce into presubmit as well.
-    @TestStabilityRule.Stability(
-            flavors = TestStabilityRule.LOCAL | TestStabilityRule.PLATFORM_POSTSUBMIT)
-    @PortraitLandscape
-    @TaskbarModeSwitch
-    public void testSplitAppFromHomeWithItself() throws Exception {
-        Assume.assumeTrue(mLauncher.isTablet());
-
-        mLauncher.goHome()
-                .switchToAllApps()
-                .getAppIcon(CALCULATOR_APP_NAME)
-                .openMenu()
-                .getSplitScreenMenuItem()
-                .click();
-
-        mLauncher.getLaunchedAppState()
-                .getTaskbar()
-                .getAppIcon(CALCULATOR_APP_NAME)
-                .launchIntoSplitScreen();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AppIconMenu.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AppIconMenu.java
index 667290f0a2..82d96309f1 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AppIconMenu.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AppIconMenu.java
@@ -54,14 +54,5 @@ public abstract class AppIconMenu {
         return createMenuItem(menuItem);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a menu item that matches the text "Split screen". Fails if it doesn't exist.
-     */
-    public SplitScreenMenuItem getSplitScreenMenuItem() {
-        final UiObject2 menuItem = mLauncher.waitForObjectInContainer(mDeepShortcutsContainer,
-                AppIcon.getAppIconSelector("Split screen", mLauncher));
-        return new SplitScreenMenuItem(mLauncher, menuItem);
-    }
-
     protected abstract AppIconMenuItem createMenuItem(UiObject2 menuItem);
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
index 48e327fbf5..3dcb4377e7 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
@@ -76,27 +76,6 @@ public abstract class Launchable {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Clicks a launcher object to initiate splitscreen, where the selected app will be one of two
-     * apps running on the screen. Should be called when Launcher is in a "split staging" state
-     * and is waiting for the user's selection of a second app. Expects a SPLIT_START_EVENT to be
-     * fired when the click is executed.
-     */
-    public LaunchedAppState launchIntoSplitScreen() {
-        try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c1 = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
-                "want to launch split tasks from " + launchableType())) {
-            LauncherInstrumentation.log("Launchable.launch before click "
-                    + mObject.getVisibleCenter() + " in " + mLauncher.getVisibleBounds(mObject));
-
-            mLauncher.clickLauncherObject(mObject);
-
-            try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c2 = mLauncher.addContextLayer("clicked")) {
-                mLauncher.expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, OverviewTask.SPLIT_START_EVENT);
-                return new LaunchedAppState(mLauncher);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     protected LaunchedAppState assertAppLaunched(BySelector selector) {
         mLauncher.assertTrue(
                 "App didn't start: (" + selector + ")",
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 90f3d13a5d..adc993df94 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 public final class OverviewTask {
     private static final String SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE = "com.android.systemui";
 
-    static final Pattern TASK_START_EVENT = Pattern.compile("startActivityFromRecentsAsync");
-    static final Pattern SPLIT_SELECT_EVENT = Pattern.compile("enterSplitSelect");
-    static final Pattern SPLIT_START_EVENT = Pattern.compile("launchSplitTasks");
+    static final Pattern TASK_START_EVENT =
+            Pattern.compile("startActivityFromRecentsAsync");
+    static final Pattern SPLIT_START_EVENT =
+            Pattern.compile("launchSplitTasks");
     private final LauncherInstrumentation mLauncher;
     private final UiObject2 mTask;
     private final BaseOverview mOverview;
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenMenuItem.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenMenuItem.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 47cf20bab6..0000000000
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/SplitScreenMenuItem.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.android.launcher3.tapl;
-
-import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
-
-import com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol;
-
-/**
- * A class representing the "Split screen" menu item in the app long-press menu. Used for TAPL
- * testing in a similar way as other menu items {@link AppIconMenuItem}, but unlike AppIconMenuItem,
- * the split screen command does not trigger an app launch. Instead, it causes Launcher to shift to
- * a different state (OverviewSplitSelect).
- */
-public final class SplitScreenMenuItem {
-    private final LauncherInstrumentation mLauncher;
-    private final UiObject2 mObject;
-
-    SplitScreenMenuItem(LauncherInstrumentation launcher, UiObject2 object) {
-        mLauncher = launcher;
-        mObject = object;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Executes a click command on this menu item. Expects a SPLIT_SELECT_EVENT to be fired.
-     */
-    public void click() {
-        try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c1 = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
-                "want to enter split select from app long-press menu")) {
-            LauncherInstrumentation.log("clicking on split screen menu item "
-                    + mObject.getVisibleCenter() + " in " + mLauncher.getVisibleBounds(mObject));
-
-            mLauncher.clickLauncherObject(mObject);
-
-            try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c2 = mLauncher.addContextLayer("clicked")) {
-                mLauncher.expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, OverviewTask.SPLIT_SELECT_EVENT);
-                mLauncher.waitForLauncherObject("split_placeholder");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}