diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/FolderInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/FolderInfo.java
index 7959d40..21254ab 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/FolderInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/FolderInfo.java
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
      */
     public static final int FLAG_MULTI_PAGE_ANIMATION = 0x00000004;
 
-    /**
-     * The folder items ranks have been updated such that they appear unchanged with the new
-     * permutation display logic.
-     */
-    public static final int FLAG_ITEM_RANKS_UPDATED = 0x00000008;
-
     public int options;
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index a4cd191..4813571 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.dynamicui.ExtractionUtils;
-import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderPagedView;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.IconShapeOverride;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.FileLog;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.DbDowngradeHelper;
@@ -726,87 +725,6 @@
                         + "';l.profile=" + serial + ";', ';') where itemType = 0;";
                 db.execSQL(sql);
             }
-
-            updateExistingFoldersToMatchPrePermutationLayout(db);
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * We have changed the way we display items in Folders, but we want existing folders to
-         * appear the same.
-         *
-         * To make this change invisible to existing Folders, we need to update the ranks of the
-         * items such that, when displayed using the permutation, the order remains the same.
-         */
-        private void updateExistingFoldersToMatchPrePermutationLayout(SQLiteDatabase db) {
-            InvariantDeviceProfile idp = new InvariantDeviceProfile(mContext);
-            int maxCols = idp.numFolderColumns;
-            int maxRows = idp.numFolderRows;
-
-            try (SQLiteTransaction t = new SQLiteTransaction(db)) {
-                Cursor c = db.query(Favorites.TABLE_NAME,
-                        new String[] {Favorites._ID, Favorites.OPTIONS},
-                        "itemType=" + Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER, null, null, null, null);
-
-                // For every Folder
-                while (c.moveToNext()) {
-                    final long folderId = c.getLong(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Favorites._ID));
-                    int options = c.getInt(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Favorites.OPTIONS));
-
-                    if ((options & FolderInfo.FLAG_ITEM_RANKS_UPDATED) != 0) {
-                        // The folder has already been updated.
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    // For each item in the Folder
-                    Cursor c2 = db.query(Favorites.TABLE_NAME, new String[] {
-                                    Favorites._ID, Favorites.RANK, Favorites.CELLX, Favorites.CELLY,
-                                    Favorites.OPTIONS},
-                            "container=" + folderId, null, null, null, null);
-
-                    int numItemsInFolder = c2.getCount();
-
-                    // Calculate the grid size.
-                    int[] gridXY = new int[2];
-                    FolderPagedView.calculateGridSize(numItemsInFolder, 0, 0, maxCols, maxRows,
-                            maxCols * maxRows, gridXY);
-                    int gridX = gridXY[0];
-                    int gridY = gridXY[1];
-                    int maxItemsPerPage = gridX * gridY;
-
-                    // We create a mapping from the permutation to the original rank (ie. the
-                    // inverse permutation). This is what we'll use to set the folder items so that
-                    // they appear in their original order.
-                    int[] inversion = new int[numItemsInFolder];
-                    for (int i = 0; i < numItemsInFolder; ++i) {
-                        int permutation = FolderPagedView.getReadingOrderPosForRank(i,
-                                maxItemsPerPage, gridX, null);
-                        inversion[permutation] = i;
-                    }
-
-                    // Now we update the ranks of the folder items. Note that cellX/cellY stay the
-                    // same, due to the permutation.
-                    for (int i = 0; i < numItemsInFolder && c2.moveToNext(); ++i) {
-                        final int rank = c2.getInt(c2.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Favorites.RANK));
-
-                        SQLiteStatement updateItem = db.compileStatement(
-                                "UPDATE favorites SET rank=" + inversion[rank] + " WHERE _id=?");
-                        updateItem.bindLong(1, c2.getInt(c2.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Favorites._ID)));
-                        updateItem.executeUpdateDelete();
-                    }
-                    c2.close();
-
-                    // Mark the folder as having been updated.
-                    options |= FolderInfo.FLAG_ITEM_RANKS_UPDATED;
-                    SQLiteStatement updateFolder = db.compileStatement(
-                            "UPDATE favorites SET options=" + options + " WHERE _id=?");
-                    updateFolder.bindLong(1, folderId);
-                    updateFolder.executeUpdateDelete();
-                }
-                c.close();
-                t.commit();
-            } catch (SQLException ex) {
-                Log.w(TAG, "Error updating folder items to match permutation.", ex);
-            }
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
index 33ac5ba..9bf20fe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
@@ -755,10 +755,6 @@
         return mMaxItemsPerPage;
     }
 
-    public int getReadingOrderPosForRank(int rank) {
-        return getReadingOrderPosForRank(rank, mMaxItemsPerPage, mGridCountX, sTmpArray);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the reading order position for a given rank.
      *
@@ -767,44 +763,34 @@
      *
      *     R0 R1 R4
      *     R2 R3 R5
-     *
-     * @param outXY If notnull, we also return the cell X/Y position.
      */
-    public static int getReadingOrderPosForRank(int rank, int maxItemsPerPage, int gridX,
-            int[] outXY) {
-        outXY = outXY == null ? sTmpArray : outXY;
-        getCellXYPositionForRank(rank, maxItemsPerPage, gridX, outXY);
-
-        if (rank >= maxItemsPerPage) {
+    public int getReadingOrderPosForRank(int rank) {
+        if (rank >= mMaxItemsPerPage) {
             return rank;
         }
 
-        return outXY[0] + (gridX * outXY[1]);
-    }
-
-    public void getCellXYPositionForRank(int rank, int[] outXY) {
-        getCellXYPositionForRank(rank, mMaxItemsPerPage, mGridCountX, outXY);
+        getCellXYPositionForRank(rank, sTmpArray);
+        return sTmpArray[0] + (mGridCountX * sTmpArray[1]);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the cell XY position for a Folder item with the given rank.
      */
-    public static void getCellXYPositionForRank(int rank, int maxItemsPerPage, int gridX,
-            int[] outXY) {
-        boolean onFirstPage = rank < maxItemsPerPage;
+    public void getCellXYPositionForRank(int rank, int[] outXY) {
+        boolean onFirstPage = rank < mMaxItemsPerPage;
 
-        if (onFirstPage && gridX == 3) {
+        if (onFirstPage && mGridCountX == 3) {
             outXY[0] = FolderPermutation.THREE_COLS[rank][0];
             outXY[1] = FolderPermutation.THREE_COLS[rank][1];
-        } else if (onFirstPage && gridX == 4) {
+        } else if (onFirstPage && mGridCountX == 4) {
             outXY[0] = FolderPermutation.FOUR_COLS[rank][0];
             outXY[1] = FolderPermutation.FOUR_COLS[rank][1];
-        } else if (onFirstPage && gridX == 5) {
+        } else if (onFirstPage && mGridCountX == 5) {
             outXY[0] = FolderPermutation.FIVE_COLS[rank][0];
             outXY[1] = FolderPermutation.FIVE_COLS[rank][1];
         } else {
-            outXY[0] = (rank % maxItemsPerPage) % gridX;
-            outXY[1] = (rank % maxItemsPerPage) / gridX;
+            outXY[0] = (rank % mMaxItemsPerPage) % mGridCountX;
+            outXY[1] = (rank % mMaxItemsPerPage) / mGridCountX;
         }
     }