diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index bc0cd97685..b031ffbee4 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             android:stateNotNeeded="true"
             android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
             android:screenOrientation="unspecified"
-            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|navigation|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
+            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|navigation|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize"
             android:resizeableActivity="true"
             android:resumeWhilePausing="true"
             android:taskAffinity=""
diff --git a/quickstep/AndroidManifest-launcher.xml b/quickstep/AndroidManifest-launcher.xml
index d680507e3b..60afddb0a8 100644
--- a/quickstep/AndroidManifest-launcher.xml
+++ b/quickstep/AndroidManifest-launcher.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             android:stateNotNeeded="true"
             android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
             android:screenOrientation="unspecified"
-            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|navigation|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
+            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|navigation|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize"
             android:resizeableActivity="true"
             android:resumeWhilePausing="true"
             android:taskAffinity=""
diff --git a/quickstep/AndroidManifest.xml b/quickstep/AndroidManifest.xml
index bb83b761e7..e49f2ecdc0 100644
--- a/quickstep/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/quickstep/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
             android:stateNotNeeded="true"
             android:theme="@style/LauncherTheme"
             android:screenOrientation="unspecified"
-            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|navigation|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
+            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|navigation|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize"
             android:resizeableActivity="true"
             android:resumeWhilePausing="true"
             android:taskAffinity="" />
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
index 833ce1501d..f2a5c656ff 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.Launcher.OnResumeCallback;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.InstanceId;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.InstanceIdSequence;
@@ -109,20 +108,10 @@ public abstract class BaseDraggingActivity extends BaseActivity
 
     private void updateTheme() {
         if (mThemeRes != Themes.getActivityThemeRes(this)) {
-            // Workaround (b/162812884): The system currently doesn't allow recreating an activity
-            // when it is not resumed, in such a case defer recreation until it is possible
-            if (hasBeenResumed()) {
-                recreate();
-            } else {
-                addOnResumeCallback(this::recreate);
-            }
+            recreate();
         }
     }
 
-    protected void addOnResumeCallback(OnResumeCallback callback) {
-        // To be overridden
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onActionModeStarted(ActionMode mode) {
         super.onActionModeStarted(mode);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index dede9542a1..e1f2b325f3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -1944,7 +1944,6 @@ public class Launcher extends StatefulActivity<LauncherState> implements Launche
         return result;
     }
 
-    @Override
     public void addOnResumeCallback(OnResumeCallback callback) {
         mOnResumeCallbacks.add(callback);
     }
diff --git a/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml b/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
index 33c8fbd96e..1c8f095810 100644
--- a/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
+++ b/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <activity
             android:name="com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.TestLauncherActivity"
             android:clearTaskOnLaunch="true"
-            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|navigation|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
+            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|mcc|mnc|navigation|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize"
             android:enabled="false"
             android:label="Test launcher"
             android:launchMode="singleTask"