diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/ButtonDropTarget.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/ButtonDropTarget.java
index 4ff7c96..dc34d88 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/ButtonDropTarget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/ButtonDropTarget.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
     protected boolean mActive;
 
     /** The paint applied to the drag view on hover */
-    protected final Paint mHoverPaint = new Paint();
+    protected int mHoverColor = 0;
 
     public ButtonDropTarget(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         this(context, attrs, 0);
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
     }
 
     public void onDragEnter(DragObject d) {
-        d.dragView.setPaint(mHoverPaint);
+        d.dragView.setColor(mHoverColor);
     }
 
     public void onDragOver(DragObject d) {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
     }
 
     public void onDragExit(DragObject d) {
-        d.dragView.setPaint(null);
+        d.dragView.setColor(0);
     }
 
     public void onDragStart(DragSource source, Object info, int dragAction) {
@@ -100,6 +101,26 @@
         outRect.bottom += mBottomDragPadding;
     }
 
+    Rect getIconRect(int itemWidth, int itemHeight, int drawableWidth, int drawableHeight) {
+        DragLayer dragLayer = mLauncher.getDragLayer();
+
+        // Find the rect to animate to (the view is center aligned)
+        Rect to = new Rect();
+        dragLayer.getViewRectRelativeToSelf(this, to);
+        int width = drawableWidth;
+        int height = drawableHeight;
+        int left = to.left + getPaddingLeft();
+        int top = to.top + (getMeasuredHeight() - height) / 2;
+        to.set(left, top, left + width, top + height);
+
+        // Center the destination rect about the trash icon
+        int xOffset = (int) -(itemWidth - width) / 2;
+        int yOffset = (int) -(itemHeight - height) / 2;
+        to.offset(xOffset, yOffset);
+
+        return to;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public DropTarget getDropTargetDelegate(DragObject d) {
         return null;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/DeleteDropTarget.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/DeleteDropTarget.java
index a6b2b5c..4621dea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/DeleteDropTarget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/DeleteDropTarget.java
@@ -20,22 +20,21 @@
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
-import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.TransitionDrawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.animation.AccelerateInterpolator;
 import android.view.animation.DecelerateInterpolator;
+import android.view.animation.LinearInterpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher.R;
 
 public class DeleteDropTarget extends ButtonDropTarget {
 
-    private static int DELETE_ANIMATION_DURATION = 250;
+    private static int DELETE_ANIMATION_DURATION = 300;
     private ColorStateList mOriginalTextColor;
-    private int mHoverColor = 0xFFFF0000;
     private TransitionDrawable mUninstallDrawable;
     private TransitionDrawable mRemoveDrawable;
     private TransitionDrawable mCurrentDrawable;
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@
         // Get the hover color
         Resources r = getResources();
         mHoverColor = r.getColor(R.color.delete_target_hover_tint);
-        mHoverPaint.setColorFilter(new PorterDuffColorFilter(
-                mHoverColor, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP));
         mUninstallDrawable = (TransitionDrawable) 
                 r.getDrawable(R.drawable.uninstall_target_selector);
         mRemoveDrawable = (TransitionDrawable) r.getDrawable(R.drawable.remove_target_selector);
@@ -162,32 +159,19 @@
         if (!d.dragComplete) {
             mCurrentDrawable.resetTransition();
             setTextColor(mOriginalTextColor);
+        } else {
+            // Restore the hover color if we are deleting
+            d.dragView.setColor(mHoverColor);
         }
     }
 
-    Rect getDeleteRect(int deleteItemWidth, int deleteItemHeight) {
-        DragLayer dragLayer = mLauncher.getDragLayer();
-
-        Rect to = new Rect();
-        dragLayer.getViewRectRelativeToSelf(this, to);
-        int width = mCurrentDrawable.getIntrinsicWidth();
-        int height = mCurrentDrawable.getIntrinsicHeight();
-        to.set(to.left + getPaddingLeft(), to.top + getPaddingTop(),
-                to.left + getPaddingLeft() + width, to.bottom);
-
-        // Center the destination rect about the trash icon
-        int xOffset = (int) -(deleteItemWidth - width) / 2;
-        int yOffset = (int) -(deleteItemHeight - height) / 2;
-        to.offset(xOffset, yOffset);
-
-        return to;
-    }
-
     private void animateToTrashAndCompleteDrop(final DragObject d) {
         DragLayer dragLayer = mLauncher.getDragLayer();
         Rect from = new Rect();
         dragLayer.getViewRectRelativeToSelf(d.dragView, from);
-        Rect to = getDeleteRect(d.dragView.getMeasuredWidth(), d.dragView.getMeasuredHeight());
+        Rect to = getIconRect(d.dragView.getMeasuredWidth(), d.dragView.getMeasuredHeight(),
+                mCurrentDrawable.getIntrinsicWidth(), mCurrentDrawable.getIntrinsicHeight());
+        float scale = (float) to.width() / from.width();
 
         mSearchDropTargetBar.deferOnDragEnd();
         Runnable onAnimationEndRunnable = new Runnable() {
@@ -198,9 +182,9 @@
                 completeDrop(d);
             }
         };
-        dragLayer.animateView(d.dragView, from, to, 0.1f, 1, 1, 0.1f, 0.1f,
+        dragLayer.animateView(d.dragView, from, to, scale, 1f, 1f, 0.1f, 0.1f,
                 DELETE_ANIMATION_DURATION, new DecelerateInterpolator(2),
-                new DecelerateInterpolator(1.5f), onAnimationEndRunnable,
+                new LinearInterpolator(), onAnimationEndRunnable,
                 DragLayer.ANIMATION_END_DISAPPEAR, null);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/DragView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/DragView.java
index c3c274e..f6c16b3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/DragView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/DragView.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Point;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.DecelerateInterpolator;
@@ -199,11 +201,15 @@
         va.start();
     }
 
-    public void setPaint(Paint paint) {
-        mPaint = paint;
+    public void setColor(int color) {
         if (mPaint == null) {
             mPaint = new Paint(Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG);
         }
+        if (color != 0) {
+            mPaint.setColorFilter(new PorterDuffColorFilter(color, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP));
+        } else {
+            mPaint.setColorFilter(null);
+        }
         invalidate();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/InfoDropTarget.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/InfoDropTarget.java
index 21fe8ba..2e0b5c8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/InfoDropTarget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/InfoDropTarget.java
@@ -21,21 +21,17 @@
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
-import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter;
 import android.graphics.drawable.TransitionDrawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 import com.android.launcher.R;
-import com.android.launcher2.DropTarget.DragObject;
 
 public class InfoDropTarget extends ButtonDropTarget {
 
     private ColorStateList mOriginalTextColor;
     private TransitionDrawable mDrawable;
-    private int mHoverColor = 0xFF0000FF;
 
     public InfoDropTarget(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         this(context, attrs, 0);
@@ -54,8 +50,6 @@
         // Get the hover color
         Resources r = getResources();
         mHoverColor = r.getColor(R.color.info_target_hover_tint);
-        mHoverPaint.setColorFilter(new PorterDuffColorFilter(
-                mHoverColor, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP));
         mDrawable = (TransitionDrawable) getCompoundDrawables()[0];
         mDrawable.setCrossFadeEnabled(true);