diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 9b0f8c4993..49dec1e5f0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -560,8 +560,6 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
     public void updateSysuiStateFlags(int systemUiStateFlags, boolean fromInit) {
         mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.updateStateForSysuiFlags(systemUiStateFlags,
                 fromInit);
-        mControllers.taskbarViewController.setImeIsVisible(
-                mControllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeVisible());
         int shadeExpandedFlags = SYSUI_STATE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_EXPANDED
                 | SYSUI_STATE_QUICK_SETTINGS_EXPANDED;
         onNotificationShadeExpandChanged((systemUiStateFlags & shadeExpandedFlags) != 0, fromInit);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
index eddc278ddd..a86daec2e0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ public class TaskbarView extends FrameLayout implements FolderIcon.FolderIconPar
     private View.OnClickListener mIconClickListener;
     private View.OnLongClickListener mIconLongClickListener;
 
-    // Prevents dispatching touches to children if true
-    private boolean mTouchEnabled = true;
-
     // Only non-null when the corresponding Folder is open.
     private @Nullable FolderIcon mLeaveBehindFolderIcon;
 
@@ -381,14 +378,6 @@ public class TaskbarView extends FrameLayout implements FolderIcon.FolderIconPar
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
-        if (!mTouchEnabled) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return super.dispatchTouchEvent(ev);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         mControllerCallbacks.onInterceptTouchEvent(ev);
@@ -397,9 +386,6 @@ public class TaskbarView extends FrameLayout implements FolderIcon.FolderIconPar
 
     @Override
     public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
-        if (!mTouchEnabled) {
-            return true;
-        }
         if (mIconLayoutBounds.left <= event.getX()
                 && event.getX() <= mIconLayoutBounds.right
                 && !DisplayController.isTransientTaskbar(mActivityContext)) {
@@ -420,11 +406,6 @@ public class TaskbarView extends FrameLayout implements FolderIcon.FolderIconPar
         return super.onTouchEvent(event);
     }
 
-    public void setTouchesEnabled(boolean touchEnabled) {
-        this.mTouchEnabled = touchEnabled;
-        mControllerCallbacks.clearTouchInProgress();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns whether the given MotionEvent, *in screen coorindates*, is within any Taskbar item's
      * touch bounds.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 6252e60dca..6e81616a04 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -198,14 +198,6 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
         return mTaskbarIconAlpha;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Should be called when the IME visibility changes, so we can make Taskbar not steal touches.
-     */
-    public void setImeIsVisible(boolean isImeVisible) {
-        mTaskbarView.setTouchesEnabled(!isImeVisible
-                || DisplayController.isTransientTaskbar(mActivity));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Should be called when the recents button is disabled, so we can hide taskbar icons as well.
      */