diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListFragment.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListFragment.java
index 7778742ed..e9d1cd4e4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListFragment.java
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ public class MessageListFragment extends ListFragment
     private int mCountTotalAccounts;
 
     // Misc members
-    private boolean mDoAutoRefresh;
-
     private boolean mOpenRequested;
 
     /** Whether "Send all messages" should be shown. */
@@ -377,7 +375,6 @@ public class MessageListFragment extends ListFragment
         mIsEasAccount = false;
         mIsRefreshable = false;
         mCountTotalAccounts = 0;
-        mDoAutoRefresh = false;
         mOpenRequested = false;
         mShowSendCommand = false;
 
@@ -934,33 +931,18 @@ public class MessageListFragment extends ListFragment
         return testMultiple(mListAdapter.getSelectedSet(), MessagesAdapter.COLUMN_READ, true);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Called by activity to indicate that the user explicitly opened the
-     * mailbox and it needs auto-refresh when it's first shown. TODO:
-     * {@link MessageList} needs to call this as well.
-     *
-     * TODO It's a bit ugly. We can remove this if this fragment "remembers" the current mailbox ID
-     * through configuration changes.
-     */
-    public void doAutoRefresh() {
-        mDoAutoRefresh = true;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Implements a timed refresh of "stale" mailboxes.  This should only happen when
      * multiple conditions are true, including:
      *   Only refreshable mailboxes.
-     *   Only when the user explicitly opens the mailbox (not onResume, for example)
      *   Only when the mailbox is "stale" (currently set to 5 minutes since last refresh)
      * Note we do this even if it's a push account; even on Exchange only inbox can be pushed.
      */
     private void autoRefreshStaleMailbox() {
-        if (!mDoAutoRefresh // Not explicitly open
-                || !mIsRefreshable // Not refreshable (special box such as drafts, or magic boxes)
-                ) {
+        if (!mIsRefreshable) {
+            // Not refreshable (special box such as drafts, or magic boxes)
             return;
         }
-        mDoAutoRefresh = false;
         if (!mRefreshManager.isMailboxStale(mMailboxId)) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListXL.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListXL.java
index 1e02e3882..f061aaad9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListXL.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListXL.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class MessageListXL extends Activity implements
         }
 
         if (accountId != -1) {
-            mFragmentManager.selectAccount(accountId, mailboxId, messageId, true);
+            mFragmentManager.selectAccount(accountId, mailboxId, messageId);
         }
     }
 
@@ -418,12 +418,12 @@ public class MessageListXL extends Activity implements
     private class MailboxListFragmentCallback implements MailboxListFragment.Callback {
         @Override
         public void onMailboxSelected(long accountId, long mailboxId) {
-            mFragmentManager.selectMailbox(mailboxId, -1, true);
+            mFragmentManager.selectMailbox(mailboxId, -1);
         }
 
         @Override
         public void onAccountSelected(long accountId) {
-            mFragmentManager.selectAccount(accountId, -1, -1, true);
+            mFragmentManager.selectAccount(accountId, -1, -1);
             loadAccounts(); // This will update the account spinner, and select the account.
         }
 
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ public class MessageListXL extends Activity implements
             if (Email.DEBUG_LIFECYCLE && Email.DEBUG) {
                 Log.d(Logging.LOG_TAG, "Account selected: accountId=" + accountId);
             }
-            mFragmentManager.selectAccount(accountId, -1, -1, true);
+            mFragmentManager.selectAccount(accountId, -1, -1);
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListXLFragmentManager.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListXLFragmentManager.java
index d5581f4a5..383e04433 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListXLFragmentManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageListXLFragmentManager.java
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class MessageListXLFragmentManager {
             return;
         }
         // selectAccount() calls selectMailbox/Message() if necessary.
-        selectAccount(accountId, mailboxId, messageId, false);
+        selectAccount(accountId, mailboxId, messageId);
     }
 
     private void saveMessageListFragmentState() {
@@ -343,11 +343,8 @@ class MessageListXLFragmentManager {
      * @param accountId account ID.  Must not be -1.
      * @param mailboxId mailbox ID.  Pass -1 to open account's inbox.
      * @param messageId message ID.  Pass -1 to not open a message.
-     * @param byExplicitUserAction set true if the user is explicitly opening the mailbox,
-     *     in which case we perform "auto-refresh".
      */
-    public void selectAccount(long accountId, long mailboxId, long messageId,
-            boolean byExplicitUserAction) {
+    public void selectAccount(long accountId, long mailboxId, long messageId) {
         if (Email.DEBUG_LIFECYCLE && Email.DEBUG) {
             Log.d(Logging.LOG_TAG, "selectAccount mAccountId=" + accountId);
         }
@@ -373,11 +370,11 @@ class MessageListXLFragmentManager {
 
         if ((accountId == Account.ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW) && (mailboxId == -1)) {
             // When opening the Combined view, the right pane will be "combined inbox".
-            selectMailbox(Mailbox.QUERY_ALL_INBOXES, -1, false);
+            selectMailbox(Mailbox.QUERY_ALL_INBOXES, -1);
         } else if (mailboxId == -1) {
             startInboxLookup();
         } else {
-            selectMailbox(mailboxId, messageId, byExplicitUserAction);
+            selectMailbox(mailboxId, messageId);
         }
         mTargetActivity.onAccountChanged(mAccountId);
     }
@@ -409,10 +406,8 @@ class MessageListXLFragmentManager {
      *
      * @param mailboxId ID of mailbox
      * @param messageId message ID.  Pass -1 to not open a message.
-     * @param byExplicitUserAction set true if the user is explicitly opening the mailbox,
-     *     in which case we perform "auto-refresh".
      */
-    public void selectMailbox(long mailboxId, long messageId, boolean byExplicitUserAction) {
+    public void selectMailbox(long mailboxId, long messageId) {
         if (Email.DEBUG_LIFECYCLE && Email.DEBUG) {
             Log.d(Logging.LOG_TAG, "selectMailbox mMailboxId=" + mailboxId);
         }
@@ -429,9 +424,6 @@ class MessageListXLFragmentManager {
         mMessageId = -1;
 
         // Open mailbox
-        if (byExplicitUserAction) {
-            mMessageListFragment.doAutoRefresh();
-        }
         mMessageListFragment.openMailbox(mMailboxId);
         restoreMesasgeListState();
 
@@ -523,7 +515,7 @@ class MessageListXLFragmentManager {
             if (Email.DEBUG_LIFECYCLE && Email.DEBUG) {
                 Log.d(Logging.LOG_TAG, "  Found inbox");
             }
-            selectMailbox(mailboxId, -1, true);
+            selectMailbox(mailboxId, -1);
         }
 
         @Override