--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
@@ -1390,17 +1390,17 @@ abstract public class BrowserApp extends
      * Enters editing mode for the current tab. This method will
      * always open the VISITED page on about:home.
      */
     private void enterEditingMode(String url) {
         if (url == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot handle null URLs in enterEditingMode");
         }
 
-        final PropertyAnimator animator = new PropertyAnimator(300);
+        final PropertyAnimator animator = new PropertyAnimator(250);
         animator.setUseHardwareLayer(false);
 
         mBrowserToolbar.startEditing(url, animator);
         showHomePagerWithAnimator(HomePager.Page.HISTORY, animator);
 
         animator.start();
     }