diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
index 057f89440..97b046bb8 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ local_DEFINES += \
 	-DXWFEATURE_RELAY \
 	-DXWFEATURE_TURNCHANGENOTIFY \
 	-DXWFEATURE_CHAT \
-	-DSHOW_PROGRESS \
 	-DKEY_SUPPORT \
 	-DXWFEATURE_CROSSHAIRS \
 	-DPOINTER_SUPPORT \
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 b781c8aa5..8bb49f9fa 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
     private JNIThread.GameStateInfo m_gsi;
     private boolean m_blockingDlgPosted = false;
 
-    private ProgressDialog m_progress;
-    private boolean m_isVisible;
     private String m_room;
     private int m_missing;
     private boolean m_haveInvited = false;
@@ -893,37 +891,6 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
             return ! m_jniThread.busy();
         }
 
-        public void engineStarting( int nBlanks )
-        {
-            if ( nBlanks > 0 ) {
-                post( new Runnable() {
-                        // Need to keep this from running after activity dies!!
-                        public void run() {
-                            if ( m_isVisible ) {
-                                String title = 
-                                    getString( R.string.progress_title );
-                                m_progress = 
-                                    ProgressDialog.show( BoardActivity.this,
-                                                         title, null, true, 
-                                                         true );
-                            }
-                        }
-                    } );
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void engineStopping()
-        {
-            post( new Runnable() {
-                    public void run() {
-                        if ( null != m_progress ) {
-                            m_progress.cancel();
-                            m_progress = null;
-                        }
-                    }
-                } );
-        }
-
         public boolean userQuery( int id, String query )
         {
             boolean result;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
index 15c18c900..21861b886 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxt.java
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ public interface UtilCtxt {
     void turnChanged();
 
     boolean engineProgressCallback();
-    void engineStarting( int nBlanks );
-    void engineStopping();
 
     // Values for why; should be enums
     public static final int TIMER_PENDOWN = 1;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
index 824468914..7521bef1a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/UtilCtxtImpl.java
@@ -63,16 +63,6 @@ public class UtilCtxtImpl implements UtilCtxt {
         return true;
     }
 
-    public void engineStarting( int nBlanks )
-    {
-        subclassOverride( "engineStarting" );
-    }
-
-    public void engineStopping()
-    {
-        subclassOverride( "engineStopping" );
-    }
-
     public void setTimer( int why, int when, int handle )
     {
         subclassOverride( "setTimer" );