diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BriarActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BriarActivity.java
index 37e8ed140..499696182 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BriarActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BriarActivity.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract class BriarActivity extends BaseActivity {
 	public void setSceneTransitionAnimation() {
 		if (SDK_INT < 21) return;
 		// workaround for #1007
-		if (isSamsung7(this)) {
+		if (isSamsung7()) {
 			return;
 		}
 		Transition slide = new Slide(Gravity.RIGHT);
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostViewHolder.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostViewHolder.java
index 3126d8704..e579aea13 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostViewHolder.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostViewHolder.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 			i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, item.getGroupId().getBytes());
 			i.putExtra(POST_ID, item.getId().getBytes());
 
-			if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23 && !isSamsung7(ctx)) {
+			if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23 && !isSamsung7()) {
 				ActivityOptionsCompat options =
 						makeSceneTransitionAnimation((Activity) ctx, layout,
 								getTransitionName(item.getId()));
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java
index d6ef54126..26e61f37f 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class UiUtils {
 		return i;
 	}
 
-	public static boolean isSamsung7(Context context) {
+	public static boolean isSamsung7() {
 		return SDK_INT == 24 && MANUFACTURER.equalsIgnoreCase("Samsung");
 	}