[Q] Homescreen added while uninstalling an app - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Whenever i try to unistall an app from the app drawer by dragging the app icon to the uninstall icon, a new homescreen automatically gets added.
While other homescreens are denoted by small dots this new homescreen is denoted by a small + sign.
I noticed this while i was on 4.4 and even now while i'm on 4.4.2.
I tried replicating the same other ICS device but it did not happen on that device.
Anyone else getting this?? Or is there something that i'm doing wrong??

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554819
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