diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 9d31492daf..030d625124 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -867,17 +867,10 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
         if (mOnResumeState == State.WORKSPACE) {
             showWorkspace(false);
         } else if (mOnResumeState == State.APPS) {
-            boolean launchedFromApp = (mWaitingForResume != null);
-            // Don't update the predicted apps if the user is returning to launcher in the apps
-            // view after launching an app, as they may be depending on the UI to be static to
-            // switch to another app, otherwise, if it was
-            showAppsView(false /* animated */, !launchedFromApp /* updatePredictedApps */);
+            showAppsView(false /* animated */);
         } else if (mOnResumeState == State.WIDGETS) {
             showWidgetsView(false, false);
         }
-        if (mOnResumeState != State.APPS) {
-            tryAndUpdatePredictedApps();
-        }
         mOnResumeState = State.NONE;
 
         mPaused = false;
@@ -2108,7 +2101,7 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
         if (!isAppsViewVisible()) {
             getUserEventDispatcher().logActionOnControl(Action.Touch.TAP,
                     ControlType.ALL_APPS_BUTTON);
-            showAppsView(true /* animated */, true /* updatePredictedApps */);
+            showAppsView(true /* animated */);
         } else {
             showWorkspace(true);
         }
@@ -2673,11 +2666,8 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
     /**
      * Shows the apps view.
      */
-    public void showAppsView(boolean animated, boolean updatePredictedApps) {
+    public void showAppsView(boolean animated) {
         markAppsViewShown();
-        if (updatePredictedApps) {
-            tryAndUpdatePredictedApps();
-        }
         showAppsOrWidgets(State.APPS, animated);
     }
 
@@ -2797,7 +2787,7 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
 
     public void exitSpringLoadedDragMode() {
         if (mState == State.APPS_SPRING_LOADED) {
-            showAppsView(true /* animated */, false /* updatePredictedApps */);
+            showAppsView(true /* animated */);
         } else if (mState == State.WIDGETS_SPRING_LOADED) {
             showWidgetsView(true, false);
         } else if (mState == State.WORKSPACE_SPRING_LOADED) {
@@ -2805,19 +2795,6 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Updates the set of predicted apps if it hasn't been updated since the last time Launcher was
-     * resumed.
-     */
-    public void tryAndUpdatePredictedApps() {
-        if (mLauncherCallbacks != null) {
-            List<ComponentKeyMapper<AppInfo>> apps = mLauncherCallbacks.getPredictedApps();
-            if (apps != null) {
-                mAppsView.setPredictedApps(apps);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
         final boolean result = super.dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(event);
@@ -3532,7 +3509,6 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
         // Update AllApps
         if (mAppsView != null) {
             mAppsView.removeApps(appInfos);
-            tryAndUpdatePredictedApps();
         }
     }
 
@@ -3696,7 +3672,7 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
             switch (keyCode) {
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_A:
                     if (mState == State.WORKSPACE) {
-                        showAppsView(true, true);
+                        showAppsView(true);
                         return true;
                     }
                     break;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherCallbacks.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherCallbacks.java
index d1e2b621a3..2c9a23fa98 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherCallbacks.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherCallbacks.java
@@ -19,14 +19,10 @@ package com.android.launcher3;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.Menu;
-import android.view.View;
-
-import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKeyMapper;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * LauncherCallbacks is an interface used to extend the Launcher activity. It includes many hooks
@@ -87,5 +83,4 @@ public interface LauncherCallbacks {
      */
     boolean shouldMoveToDefaultScreenOnHomeIntent();
     boolean hasSettings();
-    List<ComponentKeyMapper<AppInfo>> getPredictedApps();
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
index 4eba5c6df6..246a77a172 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
@@ -114,13 +114,6 @@ public class AllAppsContainerView extends BaseContainerView implements DragSourc
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the current set of predicted apps.
-     */
-    public void setPredictedApps(List<ComponentKeyMapper<AppInfo>> apps) {
-        mApps.setPredictedApps(apps);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the current set of apps.
      */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
index f249c90c9b..2cc0781199 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class AllAppsTransitionController implements TouchController, SwipeDetect
                             Action.Direction.UP,
                             containerType);
                 }
-                mLauncher.showAppsView(true /* animated */, false /* updatePredictedApps */);
+                mLauncher.showAppsView(true /* animated */);
                 if (hasSpringAnimationHandler()) {
                     mSpringAnimationHandler.add(mSearchSpring, true /* setDefaultValues */);
                     // The icons are moving upwards, so we go to 0 from 1. (y-axis 1 is below 0.)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class AllAppsTransitionController implements TouchController, SwipeDetect
                             Action.Direction.UP,
                             containerType);
                 }
-                mLauncher.showAppsView(true, /* animated */ false /* updatePredictedApps */);
+                mLauncher.showAppsView(true /* animated */);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -256,10 +256,7 @@ public class AllAppsTransitionController implements TouchController, SwipeDetect
             // Initialize values that should not change until #onDragEnd
             mStatusBarHeight = mLauncher.getDragLayer().getInsets().top;
             mHotseat.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            if (!mLauncher.isAllAppsVisible()) {
-                mLauncher.tryAndUpdatePredictedApps();
-                mAppsView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            }
+            mAppsView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/LauncherExtension.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/LauncherExtension.java
index 355963bfeb..a1a4d75557 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/LauncherExtension.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/LauncherExtension.java
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import com.android.launcher3.AppInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherCallbacks;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKeyMapper;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * This class represents a very trivial LauncherExtension. It primarily serves as a simple
@@ -149,12 +146,6 @@ public class LauncherExtension extends Launcher {
             return false;
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public List<ComponentKeyMapper<AppInfo>> getPredictedApps() {
-            // To debug app predictions, enable AlphabeticalAppsList#DEBUG_PREDICTIONS
-            return new ArrayList<>();
-        }
-
         @Override
         public void onAttachedToWindow() {
         }