diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/datausage/DataUsageList.java b/src/com/android/settings/datausage/DataUsageList.java
index 8f0026f4e1e..24192cd02e7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/datausage/DataUsageList.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/datausage/DataUsageList.java
@@ -193,17 +193,13 @@ public class DataUsageList extends DataUsageBaseFragment {
     public void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
         mDataStateListener.setListener(true, mSubId, getContext());
-        updateBody();
 
         // kick off background task to update stats
         new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
             @Override
             protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
                 try {
-                    // wait a few seconds before kicking off
-                    Thread.sleep(2 * DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS);
                     services.mStatsService.forceUpdate();
-                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 } catch (RemoteException e) {
                 }
                 return null;
@@ -211,9 +207,7 @@ public class DataUsageList extends DataUsageBaseFragment {
 
             @Override
             protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
-                if (isAdded()) {
-                    updateBody();
-                }
+                updateBody();
             }
         }.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/datausage/DataUsageListV2.java b/src/com/android/settings/datausage/DataUsageListV2.java
index 4432feec1be..3a71935a865 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/datausage/DataUsageListV2.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/datausage/DataUsageListV2.java
@@ -187,28 +187,6 @@ public class DataUsageListV2 extends DataUsageBaseFragment {
         super.onResume();
         mDataStateListener.setListener(true, mSubId, getContext());
         updateBody();
-
-        // kick off background task to update stats
-        new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
-            @Override
-            protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
-                try {
-                    // wait a few seconds before kicking off
-                    Thread.sleep(2 * DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS);
-                    services.mStatsService.forceUpdate();
-                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                }
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
-                if (isAdded()) {
-                    updateBody();
-                }
-            }
-        }.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
     }
 
     @Override