diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageView.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageView.java
index 852aa6a30..1efa11ca7 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageView.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageView.java
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ public class MessageView extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener
 
         mAccount = Preferences.getPreferences(this).getAccount(ref.accountUuid);
 
+        mMessageContentView.clearView();
         mMessageContentView.getSettings().setBlockNetworkImage(true);
         K9.setBlockNetworkLoads(mMessageContentView.getSettings(), true);
 
@@ -2221,7 +2222,6 @@ public class MessageView extends K9Activity implements OnClickListener
             {
                 public void run()
                 {
-                    mMessageContentView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/loading.html");
                     updateDecryptLayout();
                     setProgressBarIndeterminateVisibility(true);
                 }