diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactActivity.java
index 1cb3f8783..fcc80cef9 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactActivity.java
@@ -81,18 +81,6 @@ public class AddNearbyContactActivity extends BriarActivity
 				.observe(this, this::onAddContactStateChanged);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	protected void onPostResume() {
-		super.onPostResume();
-		viewModel.setIsActivityResumed(true);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onPause() {
-		super.onPause();
-		viewModel.setIsActivityResumed(false);
-	}
-
 	private void onBluetoothDiscoverableResult(boolean discoverable) {
 		if (discoverable) {
 			LOG.info("Bluetooth discoverability was accepted");
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactPermissionManager.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactPermissionManager.java
index d2d387b5f..f04102c1e 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactPermissionManager.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactPermissionManager.java
@@ -182,12 +182,6 @@ class AddNearbyContactPermissionManager {
 				locationPermission = Permission.PERMANENTLY_DENIED;
 			}
 		}
-		// If a permission dialog has been shown, showing the QR code fragment
-		// on this call path would cause a crash due to
-		// https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=190966.
-		// In that case the isResumed flag prevents the fragment from being
-		// shown here, and showQrCodeFragmentIfAllowed() will be called again
-		// from onPostResume().
 		if (checkPermissions()) onPermissionsGranted.run();
 	}
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactViewModel.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactViewModel.java
index eca13d40d..33e44182e 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactViewModel.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/nearby/AddNearbyContactViewModel.java
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ class AddNearbyContactViewModel extends AndroidViewModel
 	private BluetoothDecision bluetoothDecision = BluetoothDecision.UNKNOWN;
 
 	private boolean wasContinueClicked = false;
-	private boolean isActivityResumed = false;
 
 	/**
 	 * Records whether we've enabled the wifi plugin so we don't enable it more
@@ -369,8 +368,7 @@ class AddNearbyContactViewModel extends AndroidViewModel
 		boolean permissionsGranted = areEssentialPermissionsGranted(
 				getApplication(), isBluetoothSupported());
 		boolean locationEnabled = isLocationEnabled(getApplication());
-		if (isActivityResumed && wasContinueClicked && permissionsGranted &&
-				locationEnabled) {
+		if (wasContinueClicked && permissionsGranted && locationEnabled) {
 			if (isWifiReady() && isBluetoothReady()) {
 				LOG.info("Wifi and Bluetooth are ready");
 				startAddingContact();
@@ -489,21 +487,6 @@ class AddNearbyContactViewModel extends AndroidViewModel
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Set to true in onPostResume() and false in onPause(). This prevents the
-	 * QR code fragment from being shown if onRequestPermissionsResult() is
-	 * called while the activity is paused, which could cause a crash due to
-	 * https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/37067655.
-	 * TODO check if this is still happening with new permission requesting
-	 */
-	@UiThread
-	void setIsActivityResumed(boolean resumed) {
-		isActivityResumed = resumed;
-		// Workaround for
-		// https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=190966
-		showQrCodeFragmentIfAllowed();
-	}
-
 	@UiThread
 	void setBluetoothDecision(BluetoothDecision decision) {
 		bluetoothDecision = decision;