diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index 9f3d445..68e19cb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
             case LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_NEW_SCREEN_ID: {
                 Bundle result = new Bundle();
                 result.putInt(LauncherSettings.Settings.EXTRA_VALUE,
-                        mOpenHelper.generateNewScreenId());
+                        mOpenHelper.getNewScreenId());
                 return result;
             }
             case LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_CREATE_EMPTY_DB: {
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@
         private final Context mContext;
         private final boolean mForMigration;
         private int mMaxItemId = -1;
-        private int mMaxScreenId = -1;
         private boolean mBackupTableExists;
         private boolean mHotseatRestoreTableExists;
 
@@ -672,9 +671,6 @@
             if (mMaxItemId == -1) {
                 mMaxItemId = initializeMaxItemId(getWritableDatabase());
             }
-            if (mMaxScreenId == -1) {
-                mMaxScreenId = initializeMaxScreenId(getWritableDatabase());
-            }
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -682,7 +678,6 @@
             if (LOGD) Log.d(TAG, "creating new launcher database");
 
             mMaxItemId = 1;
-            mMaxScreenId = 0;
 
             addFavoritesTable(db, false);
 
@@ -1043,36 +1038,19 @@
         public void checkId(ContentValues values) {
             int id = values.getAsInteger(Favorites._ID);
             mMaxItemId = Math.max(id, mMaxItemId);
-
-            Integer screen = values.getAsInteger(Favorites.SCREEN);
-            Integer container = values.getAsInteger(Favorites.CONTAINER);
-            if (screen != null && container != null
-                    && container.intValue() == Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP) {
-                mMaxScreenId = Math.max(screen, mMaxScreenId);
-            }
         }
 
         private int initializeMaxItemId(SQLiteDatabase db) {
             return getMaxId(db, "SELECT MAX(%1$s) FROM %2$s", Favorites._ID, Favorites.TABLE_NAME);
         }
 
-        // Generates a new ID to use for an workspace screen in your database. This method
-        // should be only called from the main UI thread. As an exception, we do call it when we
-        // call the constructor from the worker thread; however, this doesn't extend until after the
-        // constructor is called, and we only pass a reference to LauncherProvider to LauncherApp
-        // after that point
-        public int generateNewScreenId() {
-            if (mMaxScreenId < 0) {
-                throw new RuntimeException("Error: max screen id was not initialized");
-            }
-            mMaxScreenId += 1;
-            return mMaxScreenId;
-        }
-
-        private int initializeMaxScreenId(SQLiteDatabase db) {
-            return getMaxId(db, "SELECT MAX(%1$s) FROM %2$s WHERE %3$s = %4$d AND %1$s >= 0",
+        // Returns a new ID to use for an workspace screen in your database that is greater than all
+        // existing screen IDs.
+        private int getNewScreenId() {
+            return getMaxId(getWritableDatabase(),
+                    "SELECT MAX(%1$s) FROM %2$s WHERE %3$s = %4$d AND %1$s >= 0",
                     Favorites.SCREEN, Favorites.TABLE_NAME, Favorites.CONTAINER,
-                    Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP);
+                    Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP) + 1;
         }
 
         @Thunk int loadFavorites(SQLiteDatabase db, AutoInstallsLayout loader) {
@@ -1081,7 +1059,6 @@
 
             // Ensure that the max ids are initialized
             mMaxItemId = initializeMaxItemId(db);
-            mMaxScreenId = initializeMaxScreenId(db);
             return count;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index ce06c6e..131fbfb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -869,13 +869,13 @@
         mWorkspaceScreens.remove(emptyScreenId);
         mScreenOrder.removeValue(emptyScreenId);
 
-        int newScreenId = -1;
+        int newScreenId = LauncherSettings.Settings.call(getContext().getContentResolver(),
+                LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_NEW_SCREEN_ID)
+                .getInt(LauncherSettings.Settings.EXTRA_VALUE);
         // Launcher database isn't aware of empty pages that are already bound, so we need to
         // skip those IDs manually.
-        while (newScreenId == -1 || mWorkspaceScreens.containsKey(newScreenId)) {
-            newScreenId = LauncherSettings.Settings.call(getContext().getContentResolver(),
-                    LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_NEW_SCREEN_ID)
-                    .getInt(LauncherSettings.Settings.EXTRA_VALUE);
+        while (mWorkspaceScreens.containsKey(newScreenId)) {
+            newScreenId++;
         }
 
         mWorkspaceScreens.put(newScreenId, cl);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
index fea15c4..a13fa55 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.model;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.WorkspaceLayoutManager.FIRST_SCREEN_ID;
-import static com.android.launcher3.WorkspaceLayoutManager.SECOND_SCREEN_ID;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.LauncherActivityInfo;
@@ -300,11 +299,6 @@
         IntSet screensToExclude = new IntSet();
         if (FeatureFlags.QSB_ON_FIRST_SCREEN) {
             screensToExclude.add(FIRST_SCREEN_ID);
-
-            // On split display we don't want to add the new items onto the second screen.
-            if (app.getInvariantDeviceProfile().isSplitDisplay) {
-                screensToExclude.add(SECOND_SCREEN_ID);
-            }
         }
 
         for (int screen = 0; screen < screenCount; screen++) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
index 0439e75..94e06d1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
         FileLog.d(TAG, "removing items from db " + items.stream().map(
                 (item) -> item.getTargetComponent() == null ? ""
                         : item.getTargetComponent().getPackageName()).collect(
-                Collectors.joining(",")), new Exception());
+                Collectors.joining(",")));
         notifyDelete(items);
         enqueueDeleteRunnable(() -> {
             for (ItemInfo item : items) {