diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/ProgressMessages.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/ProgressMessages.java
index 11655f14cc8..07109b4d251 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/ProgressMessages.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/ProgressMessages.java	
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class ProgressMessages extends NLS {
 	public static String ProgressManager_rejectedRefreshException;
 	public static String ProgressMonitorJobsDialog_DetailsTitle;
 	public static String ProgressMonitorJobsDialog_HideTitle;
+	public static String ProgressToolItem_Update;
 	public static String AnimationManager_AnimationStart;
 	public static String ProgressFloatingWindow_EllipsisValue;
 	public static String BlockedJobsDialog_BlockedTitle;
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/TaskBarProgressManager.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/TaskBarProgressManager.java
index 13fa07fc675..47e8ca2a8e1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/TaskBarProgressManager.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/TaskBarProgressManager.java	
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Assert;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
@@ -45,9 +44,7 @@ public class TaskBarProgressManager {
 
 	private IJobProgressManagerListener listener;
 
-	private WorkbenchJob animationUpdateJob;
-
-	private boolean isAnimated = false;
+	private WorkbenchJob updateJob;
 
 	private List<Job> jobs = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Job>());
 
@@ -67,8 +64,8 @@ public class TaskBarProgressManager {
 	public TaskBarProgressManager(TaskItem taskItem) {
 		Assert.isNotNull(taskItem);
 		this.taskItem = taskItem;
-		animationUpdateJob = getAnimationUpdateJob();
-		animationUpdateJob.setSystem(true);
+		updateJob = getUpdateJob();
+		updateJob.setSystem(true);
 		listener = getProgressListener();
 
 		// Register the IJobProgressManagerListener so we can display progress
@@ -83,46 +80,17 @@ public TaskBarProgressManager(TaskItem taskItem) {
 	 */
 	public void dispose() {
 		ProgressManager.getInstance().removeListener(listener);
-		setAnimated(false);
 		disposeOverlay();
 	}
 
-	private WorkbenchJob getAnimationUpdateJob() {
-		return new WorkbenchJob(ProgressMessages.AnimationManager_AnimationStart) {
+	private WorkbenchJob getUpdateJob() {
+		return new WorkbenchJob(ProgressMessages.ProgressToolItem_Update) {
 
 			@Override
 			public IStatus runInUIThread(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
-				if (isAnimated) {
-					if (!taskItem.isDisposed() && !jobs.isEmpty()) {
-						Job job = jobs.get(0);
-						JobInfo jobInfo = jobInfoMap.get(job);
-						if (job != null && jobInfo != null) {
-							int percentDone = getPercentDone(jobInfo);
-							Optional<TaskInfo> optionalInfo = jobInfo.getTaskInfo();
-							if (percentDone == IProgressMonitor.UNKNOWN
-									|| (optionalInfo.isPresent() && optionalInfo.get().totalWork == IProgressMonitor.UNKNOWN)) {
-								setProgressState(SWT.INDETERMINATE);
-							} else {
-								setProgressState(SWT.NORMAL);
-								if (!taskItem.isDisposed()) {
-									taskItem.setProgress(percentDone);
-								}
-							}
-						} else {
-							setProgressState(SWT.DEFAULT);
-						}
-						updateImage(job);
-					} else {
-						updateImage(null);
-					}
-				} else {
-					setProgressState(SWT.DEFAULT);
-					updateImage(null);
-				}
+				setProgressState(SWT.DEFAULT);
+				updateImage(null);
 
-				if (isAnimated && taskItem != null && !taskItem.isDisposed()) {
-					schedule(400);
-				}
 				return Status.OK_STATUS;
 			}
 
@@ -132,24 +100,6 @@ private void setProgressState(int state) {
 					taskItem.setProgressState(state);
 				}
 			}
-
-			private int getPercentDone(JobTreeElement info) {
-				if (info.isJobInfo()) {
-					return ((JobInfo) info).getPercentDone();
-				}
-
-				if (info.hasChildren()) {
-					Object[] roots = ((GroupInfo) info).getChildren();
-					if (roots.length == 1 && roots[0] instanceof JobTreeElement) {
-						Optional<TaskInfo> optionalInfo = ((JobInfo) roots[0]).getTaskInfo();
-						if (optionalInfo.isPresent()) {
-							return optionalInfo.get().getPercentDone();
-						}
-					}
-					return ((GroupInfo) info).getPercentDone();
-				}
-				return 0;
-			}
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -207,9 +157,6 @@ public void addJob(JobInfo info) {
 				if (isNotTracked(info)) {
 					return;
 				}
-				if (jobs.isEmpty()) {
-					setAnimated(true);
-				}
 				if (!jobs.contains(info.getJob())) {
 					jobs.add(info.getJob());
 				}
@@ -231,7 +178,6 @@ public void refreshAll() {
 				ProgressManager manager = ProgressManager.getInstance();
 				jobs.clear();
 				jobInfoMap.clear();
-				setAnimated(false);
 				for (JobInfo currentInfo : manager.getJobInfos(showsDebug())) {
 					addJob(currentInfo);
 				}
@@ -241,9 +187,6 @@ public void refreshAll() {
 			public void removeJob(JobInfo info) {
 				jobs.remove(info.getJob());
 				jobInfoMap.remove(info.getJob());
-				if (jobs.isEmpty()) {
-					setAnimated(false);
-				}
 			}
 
 			@Override
@@ -289,8 +232,4 @@ public void refreshGroup(GroupInfo info) {
 		};
 	}
 
-	private synchronized void setAnimated(boolean animated) {
-		isAnimated = animated;
-		animationUpdateJob.schedule();
-	}
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/messages.properties b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/messages.properties
index 2eb211a43f9..b2b04b14c43 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/messages.properties	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/messages.properties	
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ProgressManager_rejectedRefreshException=This exception is logged merely as a de
 
 ProgressMonitorJobsDialog_DetailsTitle=&Details >>
 ProgressMonitorJobsDialog_HideTitle=<< &Details
+ProgressToolItem_Update=Updating progress tool item start
 AnimationManager_AnimationStart=Animation start
 ProgressFloatingWindow_EllipsisValue=...