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 432be8fd6..bcbfee902 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -273,13 +273,6 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity {
         super.onStart();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onRestart()
-    {
-        Utils.logf( "BoardActivity::onRestart" );
-        super.onRestart();
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void onPause()
     {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWListActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWListActivity.java
index 9d38880cf..43728734b 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWListActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWListActivity.java
@@ -45,19 +45,12 @@ public class XWListActivity extends ListActivity {
         DispatchNotify.SetRunning( this );
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onRestart()
-    {
-        super.onRestart();
-        DispatchNotify.SetRunning( this );
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void onStop()
     {
         Utils.logf( "XWListActivity::onStop" );
-        super.onStop();
         DispatchNotify.ClearRunning( this );
+        super.onStop();
     }
 
     @Override