diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java
index 825abedead..5f2b49d07f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package com.android.quickstep;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat;
  * {@link TaskViewSimulator}
  */
 public class RemoteTargetGluer {
-    private static final String TAG = "RemoteTargetGluer";
-
     private RemoteTargetHandle[] mRemoteTargetHandles;
     private SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds mStagedSplitBounds;
 
@@ -94,25 +91,18 @@ public class RemoteTargetGluer {
     public RemoteTargetHandle[] assignTargetsForSplitScreen(RemoteAnimationTargets targets) {
         int[] splitIds = LauncherSplitScreenListener.INSTANCE.getNoCreate()
                 .getRunningSplitTaskIds();
-        Log.d(TAG, "splitIds length: " + splitIds.length
-                + " targetAppsLength: " + targets.apps.length
-                + " remoteHandlesLength: " + mRemoteTargetHandles.length);
-        if (splitIds.length == 0 && mRemoteTargetHandles.length > 1) {
-            // There's a chance that between the creation of this class and assigning targets,
-            // LauncherSplitScreenListener may have received callback that removes split
-            mRemoteTargetHandles = new RemoteTargetHandle[]{mRemoteTargetHandles[0]};
-            Log.w(TAG, "splitTaskIds changed between creation and assignment");
-        }
 
         RemoteAnimationTargetCompat primaryTaskTarget;
         RemoteAnimationTargetCompat secondaryTaskTarget;
         if (mRemoteTargetHandles.length == 1) {
             // If we're not in split screen, the splitIds count doesn't really matter since we
-            // should always hit this case. Right now there's no use case for multiple app targets
-            // without being in split screen
-            primaryTaskTarget = targets.apps[0];
+            // should always hit this case.
             mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(targets);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget, null);
+            if (targets.apps.length > 0) {
+                // Unclear why/when target.apps length == 0, but it sure does happen :(
+                primaryTaskTarget = targets.apps[0];
+                mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget, null);
+            }
         } else {
             // split screen
             primaryTaskTarget = targets.findTask(splitIds[0]);