diff --git a/mobile/android/base/widget/AboutHomeContent.java b/mobile/android/base/widget/AboutHomeContent.java
index ab3ce723615..1bb2047ca73 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/widget/AboutHomeContent.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/widget/AboutHomeContent.java
@@ -192,12 +192,11 @@ public class AboutHomeContent extends ScrollView
      * Reinflates and updates all components of this view.
      */
     public void refresh() {
-        mTopSites.onDestroy();
-
         // We must remove the currently inflated view to allow for reinflation.
         removeAllViews();
 
         inflate();
+        mTopSites.refresh();
 
         // Refresh all elements.
         update(AboutHomeContent.UpdateFlags.ALL);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/widget/TopSitesView.java b/mobile/android/base/widget/TopSitesView.java
index 617402628e3..2dda137378c 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/widget/TopSitesView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/widget/TopSitesView.java
@@ -141,15 +141,9 @@ public class TopSitesView extends GridView {
 
     public void onDestroy() {
         if (mTopSitesAdapter != null) {
-            final Cursor cursor = mTopSitesAdapter.getCursor();
-
-            ThreadUtils.postToBackgroundThread(new Runnable() {
-                @Override
-                public void run() {
-                    if (cursor != null && !cursor.isClosed())
-                        cursor.close();
-                }
-            });
+            Cursor cursor = mTopSitesAdapter.getCursor();
+            if (cursor != null && !cursor.isClosed())
+                cursor.close();
         }
     }
 
@@ -192,9 +186,12 @@ public class TopSitesView extends GridView {
 
     public void loadTopSites() {
         final ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
-
+        Cursor old = null;
+        if (mTopSitesAdapter != null) {
+            old = mTopSitesAdapter.getCursor();
+        }
         // Swap in the new cursor.
-        final Cursor oldCursor = (mTopSitesAdapter != null) ? mTopSitesAdapter.getCursor() : null;
+        final Cursor oldCursor = old;
         final Cursor newCursor = BrowserDB.getTopSites(resolver, mNumberOfTopSites);
 
         post(new Runnable() {
@@ -343,6 +340,13 @@ public class TopSitesView extends GridView {
         mLoadCompleteCallback = callback;
     }
 
+    public void refresh() {
+        if (mTopSitesAdapter != null)
+            mTopSitesAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+
+        setAdapter(mTopSitesAdapter);
+    }
+
     private class TopSitesViewHolder {
         public TextView titleView = null;
         public ImageView thumbnailView = null;