--- a/mobile/android/base/AboutHomeContent.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/AboutHomeContent.java
@@ -785,23 +785,18 @@ public class AboutHomeContent extends Sc
             super(context, attrs);
         }
 
         public int getColumnWidth() {
             return getColumnWidth(getWidth());
         }
 
         public int getColumnWidth(int width) {
-            int s = -1;
-            if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
-                s= super.getColumnWidth();
-            else
-                s = (width - getPaddingLeft() - getPaddingRight()) / mNumberOfCols;
-
-            return s;
+            // super.getColumnWidth() doesn't always return the correct value.
+            return (width - getPaddingLeft() - getPaddingRight()) / mNumberOfCols;
         }
 
         @Override
         protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
             int measuredWidth = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec);
             int numRows;
 
             SimpleCursorAdapter adapter = (SimpleCursorAdapter) getAdapter();