diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameListAdapter.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameListAdapter.java
index e538a15c1..8e8902807 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameListAdapter.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameListAdapter.java
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ public class GameListAdapter implements ExpandableListAdapter {
         return success;
     }
 
+    public boolean removeGroup( long groupid )
+    {
+        long[] newArray = new long[m_positions.length - 1];
+        int destIndex = 0;
+        for ( long id : m_positions ) {
+            if ( id != groupid ) {
+                newArray[destIndex++] = id;
+            }
+        }
+        m_positions = newArray;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public void expandGroups( ExpandableListView view )
     {
         HashMap<Long,GameGroupInfo> info = gameInfo();
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
index 60b08e681..41b35f383 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
@@ -554,7 +554,9 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
 
             case DELETE_GROUP_ACTION:
                 GameUtils.deleteGroup( this, m_groupid );
-                onContentChanged();
+                if ( m_adapter.removeGroup( m_groupid ) ) {
+                    onContentChanged();
+                }
                 break;
             default:
                 Assert.fail();