diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java b/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
index 7512949..9659063 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
@@ -2293,6 +2293,7 @@
         // hide combo view if open
         removeComboView();
         if (mTabControl.getTabCount() == 1) {
+            CrashRecoveryHandler.clearState(mActivity);
             mActivity.finish();
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/CrashRecoveryHandler.java b/src/com/android/browser/CrashRecoveryHandler.java
index ca538bd..55fa6f8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/CrashRecoveryHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/CrashRecoveryHandler.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 
     }
 
-    private static void clearState(Context context) {
+    public static void clearState(Context context) {
         File state = new File(context.getCacheDir(), STATE_FILE);
         if (state.exists()) {
             state.delete();