diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditFragment.java
index 6cfe5e098..fbf982f99 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditFragment.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ import org.tasks.injection.InjectingFragment;
 import org.tasks.notifications.NotificationManager;
 import org.tasks.preferences.Preferences;
 import org.tasks.themes.ThemeColor;
-import org.tasks.ui.AnimationUtil;
 import org.tasks.ui.SubtaskControlSet;
 import org.tasks.ui.TaskEditControlFragment;
 
@@ -177,9 +176,10 @@ public final class TaskEditFragment extends InjectingFragment
     title.setTextColor(themeColor.getColorOnPrimary());
     title.setHintTextColor(themeColor.getHintOnPrimary());
     title.setMaxLines(5);
-    if (completed) {
+    if (model.isNew()) {
+      binding.fab.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+    } else if (completed) {
       title.setPaintFlags(title.getPaintFlags() | Paint.STRIKE_THRU_TEXT_FLAG);
-
       binding.fab.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_undo_24px);
     }
     binding.fab.setOnClickListener(v -> {
@@ -206,14 +206,9 @@ public final class TaskEditFragment extends InjectingFragment
             binding.collapsingtoolbarlayout.setTitle(title.getText());
             binding.collapsingtoolbarlayout.setTitleEnabled(true);
           }
-          if (title.getText().length() > 0) {
-            AnimationUtil.circularReveal(binding.fab);
-          }
         });
 
-    if (model.isNew() && title.getText().length() == 0) {
-      binding.fab.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
-    } else {
+    if (!model.isNew()) {
       notificationManager.cancel(model.getId());
 
       if (preferences.getBoolean(R.string.p_linkify_task_edit, false)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/ui/AnimationUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/ui/AnimationUtil.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 683f7c625..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/ui/AnimationUtil.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package org.tasks.ui;
-
-import static com.todoroo.andlib.utility.AndroidUtilities.preLollipop;
-
-import android.animation.Animator;
-import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
-import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewAnimationUtils;
-
-public class AnimationUtil {
-
-  @SuppressLint("NewApi")
-  public static void circularReveal(View v) {
-    if (v.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (preLollipop()) {
-      v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-    } else {
-      int cx = v.getMeasuredWidth() / 2;
-      int cy = v.getMeasuredHeight() / 2;
-      int finalRadius = Math.max(v.getWidth(), v.getHeight()) / 2;
-
-      Animator anim = ViewAnimationUtils.createCircularReveal(v, cx, cy, 0, finalRadius);
-      v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-      anim.start();
-    }
-  }
-}