diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserDownloadPage.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserDownloadPage.java
index 9776834..22e0e65 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserDownloadPage.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserDownloadPage.java
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@
         setTitle(getText(R.string.download_title));
 
         mListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
-        LayoutInflater factory = LayoutInflater.from(this);
-        View v = factory.inflate(R.layout.no_downloads, null);
-        addContentView(v, new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
-                LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
-        mListView.setEmptyView(v);
+        mListView.setEmptyView(findViewById(R.id.empty));
         
         mDownloadCursor = managedQuery(Downloads.CONTENT_URI, 
                 new String [] {"_id", Downloads.COLUMN_TITLE, Downloads.COLUMN_STATUS,
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@
             // Create a list "controller" for the data
             mDownloadAdapter = new BrowserDownloadAdapter(this, 
                     R.layout.browser_download_item, mDownloadCursor);
-            
+
             mListView.setAdapter(mDownloadAdapter);
             mListView.setScrollBarStyle(View.SCROLLBARS_INSIDE_INSET);
             mListView.setOnCreateContextMenuListener(this);
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserHistoryPage.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserHistoryPage.java
index 42ca848..368decf 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserHistoryPage.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserHistoryPage.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
 import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;
+import android.view.ViewStub;
 import android.webkit.DateSorter;
 import android.webkit.WebIconDatabase.IconListener;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
@@ -110,8 +111,7 @@
         setListAdapter(mAdapter);
         final ExpandableListView list = getExpandableListView();
         list.setOnCreateContextMenuListener(this);
-        LayoutInflater factory = LayoutInflater.from(this);
-        View v = factory.inflate(R.layout.empty_history, null);
+        View v = new ViewStub(this, R.layout.empty_history);
         addContentView(v, new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
                 LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
         list.setEmptyView(v);
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/MostVisitedActivity.java b/src/com/android/browser/MostVisitedActivity.java
index 704ee27..f0d1c7f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/MostVisitedActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/MostVisitedActivity.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
+import android.view.ViewStub;
 
 import java.util.Vector;
 
@@ -50,8 +51,7 @@
                 .addListener(new IconReceiver());
         setListAdapter(mAdapter);
         ListView list = getListView();
-        LayoutInflater factory = LayoutInflater.from(this);
-        View v = factory.inflate(R.layout.empty_history, null);
+        View v = new ViewStub(this, R.layout.empty_history);
         addContentView(v, new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
                 LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
         list.setEmptyView(v);