diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
index 5f09a7d70..71db1f70d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ public class MessageView extends K9Activity
         final WebSettings webSettings = mMessageContentView.getSettings();
 
         webSettings.setSupportZoom(true);
-        webSettings.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
+        //webSettings.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
         webSettings.setLayoutAlgorithm(WebSettings.LayoutAlgorithm.NARROW_COLUMNS);
 
         mAttachments.setVisibility(View.GONE);