diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
index 1d0eb400c..bef99fee6 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -1789,9 +1789,6 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
                     Handler handler = new Handler() {
                             public void handleMessage( Message msg ) {
                                 switch( msg.what ) {
-                                case JNIThread.DRAW:
-                                    m_view.invalidate();
-                                    break;
                                 case JNIThread.DIALOG:
                                     m_dlgBytes = (String)msg.obj;
                                     m_dlgTitle = msg.arg1;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
index 6d268d82e..175aab820 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
@@ -96,12 +96,11 @@ public class JNIThread extends Thread {
             };
 
     public static final int RUNNING = 1;
-    public static final int DRAW = 2;
-    public static final int DIALOG = 3;
-    public static final int QUERY_ENDGAME = 4;
-    public static final int TOOLBAR_STATES = 5;
-    public static final int GOT_WORDS = 6;
-    public static final int GAME_OVER = 7;
+    public static final int DIALOG = 2;
+    public static final int QUERY_ENDGAME = 3;
+    public static final int TOOLBAR_STATES = 4;
+    public static final int GOT_WORDS = 5;
+    public static final int GAME_OVER = 6;
 
     public class GameStateInfo implements Cloneable {
         public int visTileCount;
@@ -623,10 +622,6 @@ public class JNIThread extends Thread {
                 // of the same bitmap for blitting.
                 m_drawer.doJNIDraw();
 
-                // main UI thread has to invalidate view as it created
-                // it.
-                Message.obtain( m_handler, DRAW ).sendToTarget();
-
                 checkButtons();
             }
         } // for