diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
index e48220659..557e472d6 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
@@ -111,12 +111,7 @@ public class MessageWebView extends RigidWebView {
         webSettings.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
         webSettings.setUseWideViewPort(true);
         if (K9.autofitWidth()) {
-            // 1% will be smaller than overview, so it effectively
-            // goes into overview mode.
-            // Tried the following, neither of which worked:
-            //     webSettings.setLoadWithOverviewMode(true);
-            //     setInitialScale(0);
-            setInitialScale(1);
+            webSettings.setLoadWithOverviewMode(true);
         }
 
         disableDisplayZoomControls();