diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent_updates/RecentChaptersAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent_updates/RecentChaptersAdapter.kt
index 6d72497641..48b29ef4e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent_updates/RecentChaptersAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent_updates/RecentChaptersAdapter.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class RecentChaptersAdapter(val controller: RecentChaptersController) :
 
     val coverClickListener: OnCoverClickListener = controller
     var recents = emptyList<RecentChapterItem>()
-    private var isAnimating = false
 
     init {
         setDisplayHeadersAtStartUp(true)
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ class RecentChaptersAdapter(val controller: RecentChaptersController) :
     fun performFilter() {
         val s = getFilter(String::class.java)
         if (s.isNullOrBlank()) {
-            updateDataSet(recents, isAnimating)
+            updateDataSet(recents)
         } else {
-            updateDataSet(recents.filter { it.filter(s) }, isAnimating)
+            updateDataSet(recents.filter { it.filter(s) })
         }
-        isAnimating = false
     }
 
     interface OnCoverClickListener {
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ class RecentChaptersAdapter(val controller: RecentChaptersController) :
 
     override fun onItemSwiped(position: Int, direction: Int) {
         super.onItemSwiped(position, direction)
-        isAnimating = true
         when (direction) {
             ItemTouchHelper.LEFT -> controller.toggleMarkAsRead(position)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
index 94e1fd4d26..b5a0e40723 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols
 class RecentMangaAdapter(val delegate: RecentsInterface) :
     BaseChapterAdapter<IFlexible<*>>(delegate) {
 
-    private var isAnimating = false
     init {
         setDisplayHeadersAtStartUp(true)
     }
 
     fun updateItems(items: List<IFlexible<*>>?) {
-        updateDataSet(items, isAnimating)
-        isAnimating = false
+        updateDataSet(items)
     }
 
     val decimalFormat = DecimalFormat("#.###", DecimalFormatSymbols()
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ class RecentMangaAdapter(val delegate: RecentsInterface) :
 
     override fun onItemSwiped(position: Int, direction: Int) {
         super.onItemSwiped(position, direction)
-        isAnimating = true
         when (direction) {
             ItemTouchHelper.LEFT -> delegate.markAsRead(position)
         }