diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index d78c1b3..42927ea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.provider.BaseColumns;
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IntSet;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.NoLocaleSQLiteHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PackageManagerHelper;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.Preconditions;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
@@ -100,9 +97,6 @@
 
     static final String EMPTY_DATABASE_CREATED = "EMPTY_DATABASE_CREATED";
 
-    private final ChangeListenerWrapper mListenerWrapper = new ChangeListenerWrapper();
-    private Handler mListenerHandler;
-
     protected DatabaseHelper mOpenHelper;
 
     /**
@@ -122,7 +116,6 @@
         if (FeatureFlags.IS_DOGFOOD_BUILD) {
             Log.d(TAG, "Launcher process started");
         }
-        mListenerHandler = new Handler(mListenerWrapper);
 
         // The content provider exists for the entire duration of the launcher main process and
         // is the first component to get created.
@@ -130,14 +123,6 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets a provider listener.
-     */
-    public void setLauncherProviderChangeListener(LauncherProviderChangeListener listener) {
-        Preconditions.assertUIThread();
-        mListenerWrapper.mListener = listener;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String getType(Uri uri) {
         SqlArguments args = new SqlArguments(uri, null, null);
@@ -153,7 +138,7 @@
      */
     protected synchronized void createDbIfNotExists() {
         if (mOpenHelper == null) {
-            mOpenHelper = new DatabaseHelper(getContext(), mListenerHandler);
+            mOpenHelper = new DatabaseHelper(getContext());
 
             if (RestoreDbTask.isPending(getContext())) {
                 if (!RestoreDbTask.performRestore(getContext(), mOpenHelper,
@@ -552,15 +537,13 @@
      * The class is subclassed in tests to create an in-memory db.
      */
     public static class DatabaseHelper extends NoLocaleSQLiteHelper implements LayoutParserCallback {
-        private final BackupManager mBackupManager;
-        private final Handler mWidgetHostResetHandler;
         private final Context mContext;
         private int mMaxItemId = -1;
         private int mMaxScreenId = -1;
         private boolean mBackupTableExists;
 
-        DatabaseHelper(Context context, Handler widgetHostResetHandler) {
-            this(context, widgetHostResetHandler, LauncherFiles.LAUNCHER_DB);
+        DatabaseHelper(Context context) {
+            this(context, LauncherFiles.LAUNCHER_DB);
             // Table creation sometimes fails silently, which leads to a crash loop.
             // This way, we will try to create a table every time after crash, so the device
             // would eventually be able to recover.
@@ -577,12 +560,9 @@
         /**
          * Constructor used in tests and for restore.
          */
-        public DatabaseHelper(
-                Context context, Handler widgetHostResetHandler, String tableName) {
+        public DatabaseHelper(Context context, String tableName) {
             super(context, tableName, SCHEMA_VERSION);
             mContext = context;
-            mWidgetHostResetHandler = widgetHostResetHandler;
-            mBackupManager = new BackupManager(mContext);
         }
 
         protected void initIds() {
@@ -621,13 +601,6 @@
          * Overriden in tests.
          */
         protected void onEmptyDbCreated() {
-            // Database was just created, so wipe any previous widgets
-            if (mWidgetHostResetHandler != null) {
-                newLauncherWidgetHost().deleteHost();
-                mWidgetHostResetHandler.sendEmptyMessage(
-                        ChangeListenerWrapper.MSG_APP_WIDGET_HOST_RESET);
-            }
-
             // Set the flag for empty DB
             Utilities.getPrefs(mContext).edit().putBoolean(EMPTY_DATABASE_CREATED, true).commit();
         }
@@ -1027,23 +1000,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-
-    private static class ChangeListenerWrapper implements Handler.Callback {
-
-        private static final int MSG_APP_WIDGET_HOST_RESET = 2;
-
-        private LauncherProviderChangeListener mListener;
-
-        @Override
-        public boolean handleMessage(Message msg) {
-            if (mListener != null) {
-                switch (msg.what) {
-                    case MSG_APP_WIDGET_HOST_RESET:
-                        mListener.onAppWidgetHostReset();
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
 }