diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 8a8c3bca00..fc4cc2591a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
      *                       1 => fully aligned
      */
     public void setLauncherIconAlignment(float alignmentRatio, DeviceProfile launcherDp) {
+        if (isPhoneMode(launcherDp)) {
+            mIconAlignControllerLazy = null;
+            return;
+        }
+
         boolean isHotseatIconOnTopWhenAligned =
                 mControllers.uiController.isHotseatIconOnTopWhenAligned();
         boolean isStashed = mControllers.taskbarStashController.isStashed();
@@ -463,11 +468,6 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
      */
     private AnimatorPlaybackController createIconAlignmentController(DeviceProfile launcherDp) {
         PendingAnimation setter = new PendingAnimation(100);
-        if (TaskbarManager.isPhoneMode(launcherDp)) {
-            // No animation for icons in small-screen
-            return setter.createPlaybackController();
-        }
-
         mOnControllerPreCreateCallback.run();
         DeviceProfile taskbarDp = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
         Rect hotseatPadding = launcherDp.getHotseatLayoutPadding(mActivity);