diff --git a/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/cache/BaseIconCache.java b/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/cache/BaseIconCache.java
index c100f05963..a886c0aa09 100644
--- a/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/cache/BaseIconCache.java
+++ b/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/cache/BaseIconCache.java
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public abstract class BaseIconCache {
         if (entry.icon == null) return;
         entry.title = cachingLogic.getLabel(object);
         entry.contentDescription = mPackageManager.getUserBadgedLabel(entry.title, user);
-        mCache.put(key, entry);
+        if (cachingLogic.addToMemCache()) mCache.put(key, entry);
 
         ContentValues values = newContentValues(entry, entry.title.toString(),
                 componentName.getPackageName(), cachingLogic.getKeywords(object, mLocaleList));
@@ -312,20 +312,12 @@ public abstract class BaseIconCache {
             @NonNull ComponentName componentName, @NonNull UserHandle user,
             @NonNull Supplier<T> infoProvider, @NonNull CachingLogic<T> cachingLogic,
             boolean usePackageIcon, boolean useLowResIcon) {
-        return cacheLocked(componentName, user, infoProvider, cachingLogic, usePackageIcon,
-                useLowResIcon, true);
-    }
-
-    protected <T> CacheEntry cacheLocked(
-            @NonNull ComponentName componentName, @NonNull UserHandle user,
-            @NonNull Supplier<T> infoProvider, @NonNull CachingLogic<T> cachingLogic,
-            boolean usePackageIcon, boolean useLowResIcon, boolean addToMemCache) {
         assertWorkerThread();
         ComponentKey cacheKey = new ComponentKey(componentName, user);
         CacheEntry entry = mCache.get(cacheKey);
         if (entry == null || (entry.isLowRes() && !useLowResIcon)) {
             entry = new CacheEntry();
-            if (addToMemCache) {
+            if (cachingLogic.addToMemCache()) {
                 mCache.put(cacheKey, entry);
             }
 
diff --git a/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/cache/CachingLogic.java b/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/cache/CachingLogic.java
index 16bc7ae834..3aa783a14c 100644
--- a/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/cache/CachingLogic.java
+++ b/iconloaderlib/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/cache/CachingLogic.java
@@ -49,4 +49,11 @@ public interface CachingLogic<T> {
     default long getLastUpdatedTime(T object, PackageInfo info) {
         return info.lastUpdateTime;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true the object should be added to mem cache; otherwise returns false.
+     */
+    default boolean addToMemCache() {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/ComponentWithLabel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/ComponentWithLabel.java
index 46b5002655..832956d7ed 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/ComponentWithLabel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/ComponentWithLabel.java
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ public interface ComponentWithLabel {
     class ComponentCachingLogic implements CachingLogic<ComponentWithLabel> {
 
         private final PackageManager mPackageManager;
+        private final boolean mAddToMemCache;
 
-        public ComponentCachingLogic(Context context) {
+        public ComponentCachingLogic(Context context, boolean addToMemCache) {
             mPackageManager = context.getPackageManager();
+            mAddToMemCache = addToMemCache;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -60,5 +62,10 @@ public interface ComponentWithLabel {
             // Do not load icon.
             target.icon = BitmapInfo.LOW_RES_ICON;
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean addToMemCache() {
+            return mAddToMemCache;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/IconCache.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/IconCache.java
index 50b5222d3e..11c7f20537 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/IconCache.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/IconCache.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class IconCache extends BaseIconCache {
     public IconCache(Context context, InvariantDeviceProfile inv) {
         super(context, LauncherFiles.APP_ICONS_DB, MODEL_EXECUTOR.getLooper(),
                 inv.fillResIconDpi, inv.iconBitmapSize, true /* inMemoryCache */);
-        mComponentWithLabelCachingLogic = new ComponentCachingLogic(context);
+        mComponentWithLabelCachingLogic = new ComponentCachingLogic(context, false);
         mLauncherActivityInfoCachingLogic = LauncherActivityCachingLogic.newInstance(context);
         mShortcutCachingLogic = new ShortcutCachingLogic();
         mLauncherApps = LauncherAppsCompat.getInstance(mContext);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class IconCache extends BaseIconCache {
     public synchronized String getTitleNoCache(ComponentWithLabel info) {
         CacheEntry entry = cacheLocked(info.getComponent(), info.getUser(), () -> info,
                 mComponentWithLabelCachingLogic, false /* usePackageIcon */,
-                true /* useLowResIcon */, false /* addToMemCache */);
+                true /* useLowResIcon */);
         return Utilities.trim(entry.title);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/ShortcutCachingLogic.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/ShortcutCachingLogic.java
index ee79b249ce..5d696fd6f3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/ShortcutCachingLogic.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/icons/ShortcutCachingLogic.java
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@ public class ShortcutCachingLogic implements CachingLogic<ShortcutInfo> {
         if (shortcutInfo == null) return info.lastUpdateTime;
         return Math.max(shortcutInfo.getLastChangedTimestamp(), info.lastUpdateTime);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean addToMemCache() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
index ea53dbdde7..583ebee0b1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ public class LoaderTask implements Runnable {
 
             verifyNotStopped();
             TraceHelper.partitionSection(TAG, "step 4.3: save widgets in icon cache");
-            updateHandler.updateIcons(allWidgetsList, new ComponentCachingLogic(mApp.getContext()),
-                    mApp.getModel()::onWidgetLabelsUpdated);
+            updateHandler.updateIcons(allWidgetsList, new ComponentCachingLogic(
+                    mApp.getContext(), true), mApp.getModel()::onWidgetLabelsUpdated);
 
             verifyNotStopped();
             TraceHelper.partitionSection(TAG, "step 5: Finish icon cache update");