diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
index 26eaafb0c1a66..030dfef5ee5da 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ public class LockPatternUtils {
      */
     public static final int ID_DEFAULT_STATUS_WIDGET = -2;
 
-    /**
-     * Intent extra that's used to tag the default widget when using the picker
-     */
-    public static final String EXTRA_DEFAULT_WIDGET = "com.android.settings.DEFAULT_WIDGET";
-
     protected final static String LOCKOUT_PERMANENT_KEY = "lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently";
     protected final static String LOCKOUT_ATTEMPT_DEADLINE = "lockscreen.lockoutattemptdeadline";
     protected final static String PATTERN_EVER_CHOSEN_KEY = "lockscreen.patterneverchosen";
diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
index 6fb84589d66fa..f212f7391fd58 100644
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
     // Use this to debug all of keyguard
     public static boolean DEBUG = KeyguardViewMediator.DEBUG;
 
+    // Found in KeyguardAppWidgetPickActivity.java
     static final int APPWIDGET_HOST_ID = 0x4B455947;
 
     private AppWidgetHost mAppWidgetHost;
@@ -956,12 +957,8 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
             addWidgetButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
                 @Override
                 public void onClick(View v) {
-                    int appWidgetId = mAppWidgetHost.allocateAppWidgetId();
-                    if (appWidgetId != -1) {
-                        mActivityLauncher.launchWidgetPicker(appWidgetId);
-                    } else {
-                        Log.e(TAG, "Unable to allocate an AppWidget id in lock screen");
-                    }
+                    // Pass in an invalid widget id... the picker will allocate an ID for us
+                    mActivityLauncher.launchWidgetPicker(AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -1262,15 +1259,6 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private boolean isWidgetPage(int pageIndex) {
-        View v = mAppWidgetContainer.getChildAt(pageIndex);
-        if (v != null && v instanceof KeyguardWidgetFrame) {
-            KeyguardWidgetFrame kwf = (KeyguardWidgetFrame) v;
-            return kwf.getContentAppWidgetId() != AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
     boolean isMusicPage(int pageIndex) {
         return pageIndex >= 0 && pageIndex == getWidgetPosition(R.id.keyguard_transport_control);
     }