diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
index f7126d0..f5e5dd3 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     <dimen name="motion_pause_detector_speed_somewhat_fast">0.285dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="motion_pause_detector_speed_fast">0.5dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="motion_pause_detector_min_displacement">48dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="motion_pause_detector_max_orthogonal_displacement">48dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- Launcher app transition -->
     <dimen name="content_trans_y">50dp</dimen>
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/MotionPauseDetector.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/MotionPauseDetector.java
index 21d8144..8a117c8 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/MotionPauseDetector.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/MotionPauseDetector.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     private final float mSpeedSomewhatFast;
     private final float mSpeedFast;
     private final float mMinDisplacementForPause;
-    private final float mMaxOrthogonalDisplacementForPause;
     private final Alarm mForcePauseTimeout;
 
     private Long mPreviousTime = null;
@@ -62,8 +61,6 @@
         mSpeedSomewhatFast = res.getDimension(R.dimen.motion_pause_detector_speed_somewhat_fast);
         mSpeedFast = res.getDimension(R.dimen.motion_pause_detector_speed_fast);
         mMinDisplacementForPause = res.getDimension(R.dimen.motion_pause_detector_min_displacement);
-        mMaxOrthogonalDisplacementForPause = res.getDimension(
-                R.dimen.motion_pause_detector_max_orthogonal_displacement);
         mForcePauseTimeout = new Alarm();
         mForcePauseTimeout.setOnAlarmListener(alarm -> updatePaused(true /* isPaused */));
     }
@@ -77,7 +74,6 @@
         if (mOnMotionPauseListener != null) {
             mOnMotionPauseListener.onMotionPauseChanged(mIsPaused);
         }
-        mForcePauseTimeout.setAlarm(FORCE_PAUSE_TIMEOUT);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -94,6 +90,7 @@
         if (mFirstOrthogonalPosition == null) {
             mFirstOrthogonalPosition = orthogonalPosition;
         }
+        mForcePauseTimeout.setAlarm(FORCE_PAUSE_TIMEOUT);
         long time = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
         if (mPreviousTime != null && mPreviousPosition != null) {
             long changeInTime = Math.max(1, time - mPreviousTime);
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@
         }
         mPreviousTime = time;
         mPreviousPosition = position;
-        mForcePauseTimeout.setAlarm(FORCE_PAUSE_TIMEOUT);
     }
 
     private void checkMotionPaused(float velocity, float prevVelocity,
@@ -135,9 +131,11 @@
             }
         }
         boolean passedMinDisplacement = totalDisplacement.primary >= mMinDisplacementForPause;
-        boolean passedMaxOrthogonalDisplacement =
-                totalDisplacement.orthogonal >= mMaxOrthogonalDisplacementForPause;
-        isPaused &= passedMinDisplacement && !passedMaxOrthogonalDisplacement;
+        boolean isDisplacementOrthogonal = totalDisplacement.orthogonal > totalDisplacement.primary;
+        if (!passedMinDisplacement || isDisplacementOrthogonal) {
+            mForcePauseTimeout.cancelAlarm();
+            isPaused = false;
+        }
         updatePaused(isPaused);
     }