diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationDBController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationDBController.java
index 0732379..8cbe764 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationDBController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationDBController.java
@@ -140,22 +140,13 @@
         try (SQLiteTransaction t = new SQLiteTransaction(target.getWritableDatabase())) {
 
             if (shouldMigrateToStrictlyTallerGrid) {
-                // This is a special case where if the grid is the same amount of columns but a
-                // larger amount of rows we simply copy over the source grid to the destination
-                // grid, rather than undergoing the general grid migration. If there are more icons
-                // on the bottom of the first page then we shift the icons down to the bottom of the
-                // grid so that the icons remain bottom-anchored.
+                // We want to add the extra row(s) to the top of the screen, so we shift the grid
+                // down.
                 if (oneGridSpecs()) {
-                    DbReader destReader = new DbReader(
-                            target.getWritableDatabase(), TABLE_NAME, context);
-                    boolean shouldShiftCells =
-                            shouldShiftCells(destReader, srcDeviceState.getRows());
-                    if (shouldShiftCells) {
-                        shiftTableByXCells(
-                                target.getWritableDatabase(),
-                                (destDeviceState.getRows() - srcDeviceState.getRows()),
-                                TABLE_NAME);
-                    }
+                    shiftTableByXCells(
+                            target.getWritableDatabase(),
+                            (destDeviceState.getRows() - srcDeviceState.getRows()),
+                            TABLE_NAME);
                 }
 
                 // Save current configuration, so that the migration does not run again.
@@ -455,22 +446,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private static boolean shouldShiftCells(final DbReader destReader, final int srcGridRowCount) {
-        List<DbEntry> workspaceItems = destReader.loadAllWorkspaceEntries();
-        int firstPageItemsRowPosSum = workspaceItems.stream()
-                .filter(entry -> entry.screenId == 0)
-                .mapToInt(entry -> entry.cellY).sum();
-        int firstPageWorkspaceItemsCount = (int) workspaceItems.stream()
-                .filter(entry -> entry.screenId == 0).count();
-        if (firstPageWorkspaceItemsCount == 0) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        float srcGridMidPoint = srcGridRowCount / 2f;
-        float firstPageItemPosAvg = (float) firstPageItemsRowPosSum / firstPageWorkspaceItemsCount;
-        return (firstPageItemPosAvg >= srcGridMidPoint);
-    }
-
-
     @VisibleForTesting(otherwise = VisibleForTesting.PACKAGE_PRIVATE)
     public static class DbReader {
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationLogic.kt b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationLogic.kt
index 1729153..dfda8e4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationLogic.kt
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridSizeMigrationLogic.kt
@@ -77,24 +77,16 @@
         val migrationStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
         try {
             SQLiteTransaction(target.writableDatabase).use { t ->
-                // This is a special case where if the grid is the same amount of columns but a
-                // larger amount of rows we simply copy over the source grid to the destination
-                // grid, rather than undergoing the general grid migration. If there are more icons
-                // on the bottom of the first page then we shift the icons down to the bottom of the
-                // grid so that the icons remain bottom-anchored.
+                // We want to add the extra row(s) to the top of the screen, so we shift the grid
+                // down.
                 if (shouldMigrateToStrtictlyTallerGrid) {
                     Log.d(TAG, "Migrating to strictly taller grid")
                     if (oneGridSpecs()) {
-                        val destReader = DbReader(target.writableDatabase, TABLE_NAME, context)
-                        val shouldShiftCells = shouldShiftCells(destReader, srcDeviceState.rows)
-                        if (shouldShiftCells) {
-                            Log.i("TAGTAG", "should shift cells")
-                            shiftTableByXCells(
-                                target.writableDatabase,
-                                (destDeviceState.rows - srcDeviceState.rows),
-                                TABLE_NAME,
-                            )
-                        }
+                        shiftTableByXCells(
+                            target.writableDatabase,
+                            (destDeviceState.rows - srcDeviceState.rows),
+                            TABLE_NAME,
+                        )
                     }
                     // Save current configuration, so that the migration does not run again.
                     destDeviceState.writeToPrefs(context)
@@ -139,19 +131,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private fun shouldShiftCells(destReader: DbReader, srcGridRowCount: Int): Boolean {
-        val workspaceItems = destReader.loadAllWorkspaceEntries()
-        val firstPageItemsRowPosSum =
-            workspaceItems.sumOf { entry -> if (entry.screenId == 0) entry.cellY else 0 }
-        val firstPageWorkspaceItemsCount = workspaceItems.count { entry -> entry.screenId == 0 }
-        if (firstPageWorkspaceItemsCount == 0) {
-            return false
-        }
-        val srcGridMidPoint = srcGridRowCount / 2f
-        val firstPageItemPosAvg = firstPageItemsRowPosSum / firstPageWorkspaceItemsCount.toFloat()
-        return (firstPageItemPosAvg >= srcGridMidPoint)
-    }
-
     /** Handles hotseat migration. */
     @VisibleForTesting
     fun migrateHotseat(
diff --git a/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8.db b/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8.db
index 311a112..d750774 100644
--- a/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8.db
+++ b/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8.db
Binary files differ
diff --git a/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8WithShift.db b/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8WithShift.db
deleted file mode 100644
index d750774..0000000
--- a/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8WithShift.db
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/test_launcher_2.db b/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/test_launcher_2.db
deleted file mode 100644
index b538e26..0000000
--- a/tests/assets/databases/GridMigrationTest/test_launcher_2.db
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridMigrationTest.kt b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridMigrationTest.kt
index 8bd0c60..380c208 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridMigrationTest.kt
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/model/GridMigrationTest.kt
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 class GridMigrationTest {
     private val DB_FILE = "test_launcher.db"
-    // This DB is used for testing the heuristic where we add an extra row at the bottom.
-    private val DB_FILE_NO_SHIFT = "test_launcher_2.db"
 
     @JvmField
     @Rule
@@ -230,42 +228,6 @@
 
     @JvmField
     @Rule
-    val result5x5to5x8WithShift =
-        TestToPhoneFileCopier(
-            src = "databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8WithShift.db",
-            dest = "databases/result5x5to5x8WithShift.db",
-            removeOnFinish = true,
-        )
-
-    @Test
-    fun `5x5 to 5x8 with cells shifting down`() =
-        runTest(
-            src = GridMigrationData(DB_FILE, DeviceGridState(5, 5, 5, TYPE_PHONE, DB_FILE)),
-            dst =
-                GridMigrationData(
-                    null, // in memory db, to download a new db change null
-                    // for
-                    // the filename of the db name to store it. Do not use existing names.
-                    DeviceGridState(5, 8, 5, TYPE_PHONE, ""),
-                ),
-            target =
-                GridMigrationData(
-                    "result5x5to5x8WithShift.db",
-                    DeviceGridState(5, 8, 5, TYPE_PHONE, ""),
-                ),
-        )
-
-    @JvmField
-    @Rule
-    val fileCopierNoShift =
-        TestToPhoneFileCopier(
-            src = "databases/GridMigrationTest/$DB_FILE_NO_SHIFT",
-            dest = "databases/$DB_FILE_NO_SHIFT",
-            removeOnFinish = true,
-        )
-
-    @JvmField
-    @Rule
     val result5x5to5x8 =
         TestToPhoneFileCopier(
             src = "databases/GridMigrationTest/result5x5to5x8.db",
@@ -274,16 +236,13 @@
         )
 
     @Test
-    fun `5x5 to 5x8 without cell shift`() =
+    fun `5x5 to 5x8`() =
         runTest(
-            src =
-                GridMigrationData(
-                    DB_FILE_NO_SHIFT,
-                    DeviceGridState(5, 5, 5, TYPE_PHONE, DB_FILE_NO_SHIFT),
-                ),
+            src = GridMigrationData(DB_FILE, DeviceGridState(5, 5, 5, TYPE_PHONE, DB_FILE)),
             dst =
                 GridMigrationData(
-                    null, // in memory db, to download a new db change null for
+                    null, // in memory db, to download a new db change null
+                    // for
                     // the filename of the db name to store it. Do not use existing names.
                     DeviceGridState(5, 8, 5, TYPE_PHONE, ""),
                 ),