diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BaseUi.java b/src/com/android/browser/BaseUi.java
index 71346ae..4f80e9d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BaseUi.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BaseUi.java
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.browser;
 
 import com.android.browser.Tab.LockIcon;
-import com.android.browser.UI.DropdownChangeListener;
 
-import android.animation.Animator;
-import android.animation.Animator.AnimatorListener;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
@@ -421,10 +418,10 @@
     protected abstract TitleBarBase getTitleBar();
 
     protected void setTitleGravity(int gravity) {
-        getTitleBar().setTitleGravity(gravity);
-        Tab tab = getActiveTab();
-        if ((tab != null) && (tab.getWebView() != null)) {
-            tab.getWebView().setTitleBarGravity(gravity);
+        WebView web = getWebView();
+        if (web != null) {
+            web.setTitleBarGravity(gravity);
+            web.invalidate();
         }
     }
 
@@ -724,4 +721,13 @@
     @Override
     public void registerDropdownChangeListener(DropdownChangeListener d) {
     }
+
+    protected WebView getWebView() {
+        Tab tab = getActiveTab();
+        if (tab != null) {
+            return tab.getWebView();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/TitleBarBase.java b/src/com/android/browser/TitleBarBase.java
index 601d35f..b905d4e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/TitleBarBase.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/TitleBarBase.java
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.speech.RecognizerResultsIntent;
-import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.AbsoluteLayout;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 
@@ -94,30 +92,6 @@
 
     /* package */ void setIncognitoMode(boolean incognito) {}
 
-    void setTitleGravity(int gravity) {
-        int newTop = 0;
-        int newLeft = 0;
-        View parent = (View) getParent();
-        if (parent != null) {
-            newLeft = parent.getScrollX();
-        }
-        if (gravity != Gravity.NO_GRAVITY) {
-            if (parent != null) {
-                if (gravity == Gravity.TOP) {
-                    newTop = parent.getScrollY();
-                } else if (gravity == Gravity.BOTTOM) {
-                    newTop = parent.getScrollY() + parent.getHeight() - getHeight();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        AbsoluteLayout.LayoutParams lp = (AbsoluteLayout.LayoutParams) getLayoutParams();
-        if (lp != null) {
-            lp.x = newLeft;
-            lp.y = newTop;
-            setLayoutParams(lp);
-        }
-    }
-
     public int getEmbeddedHeight() {
         return getHeight();
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/TitleBarXLarge.java b/src/com/android/browser/TitleBarXLarge.java
index 5f02002..9fcc7b7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/TitleBarXLarge.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/TitleBarXLarge.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import com.android.browser.autocomplete.SuggestedTextController.TextChangeWatcher;
 import com.android.browser.search.SearchEngine;
 
-import android.accounts.Account;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
@@ -105,18 +104,6 @@
         initLayout(activity);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    void setTitleGravity(int gravity) {
-        if (mUseQuickControls) {
-            FrameLayout.LayoutParams lp =
-                    (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) getLayoutParams();
-            lp.gravity = gravity;
-            setLayoutParams(lp);
-        } else {
-            super.setTitleGravity(gravity);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void initLayout(Context context) {
         LayoutInflater factory = LayoutInflater.from(context);
         factory.inflate(R.layout.url_bar, this);
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/UrlInputView.java b/src/com/android/browser/UrlInputView.java
index 350d772..9c5d338 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/UrlInputView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/UrlInputView.java
@@ -296,4 +296,13 @@
     void registerDropdownChangeListener(DropdownChangeListener d) {
         mDropdownListener = d;
     }
+
+    /*
+     * no-op to prevent scrolling of webview when embedded titlebar is edited
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean requestRectangleOnScreen(Rect rect, boolean immediate) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }