diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcher.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcher.qml
index a78a61a1..cf60107f 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcher.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcher.qml
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ Item {
         taskSwitcherState.wasInActiveTask = tasksModel.activeTask.row >= 0;
         taskSwitcherState.currentlyBeingOpened = true;
 
-        // disable reorder feature and the relative delay
-        taskSwitcher.tasksModel.requestLastActivatedReorderDelay(0);
-
         // skip to first active task
         if (taskSwitcherState.wasInActiveTask) {
             taskSwitcherState.goToTaskIndex(tasksModel.activeTask.row);
diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcherState.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcherState.qml
index 286c3b34..bd4f7950 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcherState.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/taskswitcher/TaskSwitcherState.qml
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ QtObject {
             taskSwitcher.instantHide();
             
             if (root.wasInActiveTask) {
-                taskSwitcher.tasksModel.requestLastActivatedReorderDelay(5000);
                 taskSwitcher.setSingleActiveWindow(root.currentTaskIndex);
             }
         }