diff --git a/res/values/config.xml b/res/values/config.xml
index b2ba7a9869..93c6d14f4a 100644
--- a/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/res/values/config.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
          get build information. Can be empty. -->
     <string name="build_info_class" translatable="false"></string>
 
+    <!-- View ID to use for QSB widget -->
+    <item type="id" name="qsb_widget" />
+
 <!-- Accessibility actions -->
     <item type="id" name="action_remove" />
     <item type="id" name="action_uninstall" />
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index c317da4e95..1f843cb702 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
 
     private static final String QSB_WIDGET_ID = "qsb_widget_id";
     private static final String QSB_WIDGET_PROVIDER = "qsb_widget_provider";
-    // Item id to use for QSB widget.
-    private static final int QSB_ITEM_ID = -1;
 
     public static final String USER_HAS_MIGRATED = "launcher.user_migrated_from_old_data";
 
@@ -676,10 +674,7 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
 
     public int getViewIdForItem(ItemInfo info) {
         // This cast is safe given the > 2B range for int.
-        return getViewIdForItemId((int) info.id);
-    }
-
-    public int getViewIdForItemId(int itemId) {
+        int itemId = (int) info.id;
         if (mItemIdToViewId.containsKey(itemId)) {
             return mItemIdToViewId.get(itemId);
         }
@@ -3512,9 +3507,9 @@ public class Launcher extends Activity
             mAppWidgetHost.setQsbWidgetId(widgetId);
             if (widgetId != -1) {
                 mQsb = mAppWidgetHost.createView(this, widgetId, searchProvider);
+                mQsb.setId(R.id.qsb_widget);
                 mQsb.updateAppWidgetOptions(opts);
                 mQsb.setPadding(0, 0, 0, 0);
-                mQsb.setId(getViewIdForItemId(QSB_ITEM_ID));
                 mSearchDropTargetBar.addView(mQsb);
                 mSearchDropTargetBar.setQsbSearchBar(mQsb);
             }