diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/NavDrawerActivity.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/NavDrawerActivity.java
index d4bacf55a9517b9b93d33ba542b7fd516ed6e2d1..3aa248716fd10976f549aa827e8fe2475c2f37af 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/NavDrawerActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/NavDrawerActivity.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import org.briarproject.android.controller.TransportStateListener;
 import org.briarproject.android.controller.handler.UiResultHandler;
 import org.briarproject.android.forum.ForumListFragment;
 import org.briarproject.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
-import org.briarproject.android.util.CustomAnimations;
 import org.briarproject.api.TransportId;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.LocalAuthor;
 
@@ -241,7 +240,6 @@ public class NavDrawerActivity extends BriarFragmentActivity implements
 		if (isBlocking) {
 			// Disable navigation drawer slide to open
 			drawerLayout.setDrawerLockMode(LOCK_MODE_LOCKED_CLOSED);
-			CustomAnimations.animateHeight(toolbar, false, 250);
 		}
 		progressTitle.setText(stringId);
 		progressViewGroup.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/keyagreement/KeyAgreementActivity.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/keyagreement/KeyAgreementActivity.java
index ea6c9d4e8cf6782b6162dc15871af13e556e87ae..431f0f59169e2a01d959c23f25de35d068df2ed1 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/keyagreement/KeyAgreementActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/keyagreement/KeyAgreementActivity.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import org.briarproject.android.ActivityComponent;
 import org.briarproject.android.BriarFragmentActivity;
 import org.briarproject.android.fragment.BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener;
 import org.briarproject.android.keyagreement.IntroFragment.IntroScreenSeenListener;
-import org.briarproject.android.util.CustomAnimations;
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactExchangeListener;
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactExchangeTask;
 import org.briarproject.api.db.DbException;
@@ -123,16 +122,12 @@ public class KeyAgreementActivity extends BriarFragmentActivity implements
 
 	@Override
 	public void showLoadingScreen(boolean isBlocking, int stringId) {
-		if (isBlocking) {
-			CustomAnimations.animateHeight(toolbar, false, 250);
-		}
 		progressTitle.setText(stringId);
 		progressContainer.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void hideLoadingScreen() {
-		CustomAnimations.animateHeight(toolbar, true, 250);
 		progressContainer.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
 	}
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/util/CustomAnimations.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/util/CustomAnimations.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 50615f213de7f6551587467bde4dd384aa2649f0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/util/CustomAnimations.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.android.util;
-
-import android.animation.Animator;
-import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
-
-import static android.view.View.GONE;
-import static android.view.View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
-import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
-
-public class CustomAnimations {
-
-	public static void animateHeight(final ViewGroup viewGroup,
-			final boolean isExtending, int duration) {
-		ValueAnimator anim;
-		if (isExtending) {
-			viewGroup.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
-			viewGroup.measure(UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED);
-			anim = ValueAnimator.ofInt(0, viewGroup.getMeasuredHeight());
-		} else {
-			anim = ValueAnimator.ofInt(viewGroup.getHeight(), 0);
-		}
-		anim.addListener(new Animator.AnimatorListener() {
-
-			@Override
-			public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
-			}
-
-			@Override
-			public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
-				if (!isExtending) {
-					viewGroup.setVisibility(GONE);
-				}
-			}
-
-			@Override
-			public void onAnimationCancel(Animator animation) {
-			}
-
-			@Override
-			public void onAnimationRepeat(Animator animation) {
-			}
-		});
-		anim.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {
-			@Override
-			public void onAnimationUpdate(ValueAnimator valueAnimator) {
-				int val = (Integer) valueAnimator.getAnimatedValue();
-				ViewGroup.LayoutParams layoutParams =
-						viewGroup.getLayoutParams();
-				layoutParams.height = val;
-				viewGroup.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
-			}
-		});
-		anim.setDuration(duration);
-		anim.start();
-	}
-
-}