diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/CellLayout.java
index 01ab8ec..ce914e1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/CellLayout.java
@@ -2067,10 +2067,14 @@
         }
         int childCount = mShortcutsAndWidgets.getChildCount();
         for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
-            LayoutParams lp = (LayoutParams) mShortcutsAndWidgets.getChildAt(i).getLayoutParams();
-            lp.cellX = lp.tmpCellX;
-            lp.cellY = lp.tmpCellY;
+            View child = mShortcutsAndWidgets.getChildAt(i);
+            LayoutParams lp = (LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
+            ItemInfo info = (ItemInfo) child.getTag();
+            info.cellX = lp.cellX = lp.tmpCellX;
+            info.cellY = lp.cellY = lp.tmpCellY;
         }
+        Workspace workspace = (Workspace) getParent();
+        workspace.updateItemLocationsInDatabase(this);
     }
 
     public void setUseTempCoords(boolean useTempCoords) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
index c64782c..2b69a12 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
@@ -3112,7 +3112,7 @@
                 // when dragging and dropping, just find the closest free spot
                 mTargetCell = mDragTargetLayout.createArea((int) mDragViewVisualCenter[0],
                         (int) mDragViewVisualCenter[1], 1, 1, 1, 1,
-                        null, mTargetCell, null, CellLayout.MODE_ON_DROP);
+                        null, mTargetCell, null, CellLayout.MODE_ON_DROP_EXTERNAL);
             } else {
                 cellLayout.findCellForSpan(mTargetCell, 1, 1);
             }
@@ -3343,23 +3343,11 @@
         mDragOutline = null;
         mDragInfo = null;
 
-        saveWorkspaceStateToDb();
         // Hide the scrolling indicator after you pick up an item
         hideScrollingIndicator(false);
     }
 
-    public void saveWorkspaceStateToDb() {
-        int count = getChildCount();
-        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-            CellLayout cl = (CellLayout) getChildAt(i);
-            if (cl.isItemPlacementDirty()) {
-                updateItemLocationsInDatabase(cl);
-                cl.setItemPlacementDirty(false);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void updateItemLocationsInDatabase(CellLayout cl) {
+    void updateItemLocationsInDatabase(CellLayout cl) {
         int count = cl.getShortcutsAndWidgets().getChildCount();
         int screen = indexOfChild(cl);
         for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {