diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
index 73859a259..e5ab72c55 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
@@ -562,7 +562,6 @@ public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
         m_timers = new TimerRunnable[4]; // needs to be in sync with
                                          // XWTimerReason
         m_view = (BoardView)findViewById( R.id.board_view );
-        m_view.setBoardDelegate( this );
         if ( ! ABUtils.haveActionBar() ) {
             m_tradeButtons = findViewById( R.id.exchange_buttons );
             if ( null != m_tradeButtons ) {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
index 1644dc169..1176950e1 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public class BoardView extends View implements BoardHandler, SyncedDraw {
     private static final int PINCH_THRESHOLD = 40;
 
     private Context m_context;
-    private BoardDelegate m_boardDlgt;
     private int m_defaultFontHt;
     private int m_mediumFontHt;
     private Runnable m_invalidator;
@@ -285,11 +284,6 @@ public class BoardView extends View implements BoardHandler, SyncedDraw {
         return layoutDone;
     } // layoutBoardOnce
 
-    protected void setBoardDelegate( BoardDelegate dlgt )
-    {
-        m_boardDlgt = dlgt;
-    }
-
     // BoardHandler interface implementation
     public void startHandling( Activity parent, JNIThread thread,
                                CommsConnTypeSet connTypes )