diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppFilter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppFilter.java
index 9b6166f..3db456c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AppFilter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AppFilter.java
@@ -3,15 +3,25 @@
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.util.ResourceBasedOverride;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-public class AppFilter implements ResourceBasedOverride {
+/**
+ * Utility class to filter out components from various lists
+ */
+public class AppFilter {
 
-    public static AppFilter newInstance(Context context) {
-        return Overrides.getObject(AppFilter.class, context, R.string.app_filter_class);
+    private final Set<ComponentName> mFilteredComponents;
+
+    public AppFilter(Context context) {
+        mFilteredComponents = Arrays.stream(
+                context.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.filtered_components))
+                .map(ComponentName::unflattenFromString)
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
     }
 
     public boolean shouldShowApp(ComponentName app) {
-        return true;
+        return !mFilteredComponents.contains(app);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppState.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppState.java
index b278e81..bfe327e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppState.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppState.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         mInvariantDeviceProfile = InvariantDeviceProfile.INSTANCE.get(context);
         mIconCache = new IconCache(mContext, mInvariantDeviceProfile, iconCacheFileName);
         mWidgetCache = new WidgetPreviewLoader(mContext, mIconCache);
-        mModel = new LauncherModel(context, this, mIconCache, AppFilter.newInstance(mContext));
+        mModel = new LauncherModel(context, this, mIconCache, new AppFilter(mContext));
     }
 
     protected void onNotificationSettingsChanged(boolean areNotificationDotsEnabled) {