--- a/browser/metro/base/content/TopSites.js
+++ b/browser/metro/base/content/TopSites.js
@@ -232,17 +232,17 @@ TopSitesView.prototype = {
 
 };
 
 let TopSitesStartView = {
   _view: null,
   get _grid() { return document.getElementById("start-topsites-grid"); },
 
   init: function init() {
-    this._view = new TopSitesView(this._grid, 9, true);
+    this._view = new TopSitesView(this._grid, 8, true);
     if (this._view.isFirstRun()) {
       let topsitesVbox = document.getElementById("start-topsites");
       topsitesVbox.setAttribute("hidden", "true");
     }
     this._view.populateGrid();
   },
 
   uninit: function uninit() {
@@ -253,21 +253,21 @@ let TopSitesStartView = {
     this._grid.arrangeItems(3, 3);
   },
 };
 
 let TopSitesSnappedView = {
   get _grid() { return document.getElementById("snapped-topsite-grid"); },
 
   show: function show() {
-    this._grid.arrangeItems(1, 9);
+    this._grid.arrangeItems(1, 8);
   },
 
   init: function() {
-    this._view = new TopSitesView(this._grid, 9);
+    this._view = new TopSitesView(this._grid, 8);
     if (this._view.isFirstRun()) {
       let topsitesVbox = document.getElementById("snapped-topsites");
       topsitesVbox.setAttribute("hidden", "true");
     }
     this._view.populateGrid();
   },
 
   uninit: function uninit() {