diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 75968ae..553a136 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -222,15 +222,12 @@
     @Thunk DragLayer mDragLayer;
     private DragController mDragController;
 
-    public View mWeightWatcher;
-
     private AppWidgetManagerCompat mAppWidgetManager;
     private LauncherAppWidgetHost mAppWidgetHost;
 
     private final int[] mTmpAddItemCellCoordinates = new int[2];
 
     @Thunk Hotseat mHotseat;
-    private ViewGroup mOverviewPanel;
 
     private View mAllAppsButton;
 
@@ -240,6 +237,9 @@
     @Thunk AllAppsContainerView mAppsView;
     AllAppsTransitionController mAllAppsController;
 
+    // UI and state for the overview panel
+    private ViewGroup mOverviewPanel;
+
     // We need to store the orientation Launcher was created with, due to a bug (b/64916689)
     // that results in widgets being inflated in the wrong orientation.
     private int mOrientation;
@@ -1303,8 +1303,8 @@
         return mHotseat;
     }
 
-    public ViewGroup getOverviewPanel() {
-        return mOverviewPanel;
+    public <T extends ViewGroup> T getOverviewPanel() {
+        return (T) mOverviewPanel;
     }
 
     public DropTargetBar getDropTargetBar() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index daa9bd0..1f87c00 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@
 
         mLauncher = Launcher.getLauncher(context);
         mStateTransitionAnimation = new WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation(mLauncher, this);
-        final Resources res = getResources();
         DeviceProfile grid = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
         mWorkspaceFadeInAdjacentScreens = grid.shouldFadeAdjacentWorkspaceScreens();
         mWallpaperManager = WallpaperManager.getInstance(context);