diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SwipeHelper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SwipeHelper.java
index 8f79bdabedc90..c0a565db34c79 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SwipeHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/SwipeHelper.java
@@ -325,10 +325,11 @@ public class SwipeHelper implements Gefingerpoken {
     /**
      * @param view The view to be dismissed
      * @param velocity The desired pixels/second speed at which the view should move
+     * @param useAccelerateInterpolator Should an accelerating Interpolator be used
      */
-    public void dismissChild(final View view, float velocity) {
+    public void dismissChild(final View view, float velocity, boolean useAccelerateInterpolator) {
         dismissChild(view, velocity, null /* endAction */, 0 /* delay */,
-                velocity == 0 /* useAccelerateInterpolator */, 0 /* fixedDuration */);
+                useAccelerateInterpolator, 0 /* fixedDuration */);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -569,7 +570,8 @@ public class SwipeHelper implements Gefingerpoken {
                 if (!handleUpEvent(ev, mCurrView, velocity, getTranslation(mCurrView))) {
                     if (isDismissGesture(ev)) {
                         // flingadingy
-                        dismissChild(mCurrView, swipedFastEnough() ? velocity : 0f);
+                        dismissChild(mCurrView, velocity,
+                                !swipedFastEnough() /* useAccelerateInterpolator */);
                     } else {
                         // snappity
                         mCallback.onDragCancelled(mCurrView);
@@ -615,11 +617,9 @@ public class SwipeHelper implements Gefingerpoken {
 
     protected boolean swipedFastEnough() {
         float velocity = getVelocity(mVelocityTracker);
-        float perpendicularVelocity = getPerpendicularVelocity(mVelocityTracker);
         float translation = getTranslation(mCurrView);
-        boolean ret = (Math.abs(velocity) > getEscapeVelocity()) &&
-                (Math.abs(velocity) > Math.abs(perpendicularVelocity)) &&
-                (velocity > 0) == (translation > 0);
+        boolean ret = (Math.abs(velocity) > getEscapeVelocity())
+                && (velocity > 0) == (translation > 0);
         return ret;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
index 373c0e1e2384a..4a8abe68a0912 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
@@ -3548,8 +3548,9 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void dismissChild(final View view, float velocity) {
-            super.dismissChild(view, velocity);
+        public void dismissChild(final View view, float velocity,
+                boolean useAccelerateInterpolator) {
+            super.dismissChild(view, velocity, useAccelerateInterpolator);
             cancelCheckForDrag();
             setSnappedToGear(false);
         }
@@ -3585,7 +3586,8 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
                         snapChild(animView, 0 /* leftTarget */, velocity);
                     } else if (isDismissGesture(ev)) {
                         // Gesture is a dismiss that's not towards the gear
-                        dismissChild(animView, swipedFastEnough() ? velocity : 0f);
+                        dismissChild(animView, velocity,
+                                !swipedFastEnough() /* useAccelerateInterpolator */);
                     } else {
                         // Didn't move enough to dismiss or cover, snap to the gear
                         snapToGear(animView, velocity);
@@ -3610,7 +3612,8 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
 
         private void dismissOrSnapBack(View animView, float velocity, MotionEvent ev) {
             if (isDismissGesture(ev)) {
-                dismissChild(animView, swipedFastEnough() ? velocity : 0f);
+                dismissChild(animView, velocity,
+                        !swipedFastEnough() /* useAccelerateInterpolator */);
             } else {
                 snapChild(animView, 0 /* leftTarget */, velocity);
             }