diff --git a/frontend/device/android/device.lua b/frontend/device/android/device.lua
index f818a1475..95eb21dfd 100644
--- a/frontend/device/android/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/android/device.lua
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ function Device:init()
                     if FileManager.instance then
                         FileManager.instance:reinit(FileManager.instance.path,
                             FileManager.instance.focused_file)
-                        UIManager:setDirty(FileManager.instance.banner, function()
-                            return "ui", FileManager.instance.banner.dimen
-                        end)
                     end
                 end
                 -- to-do: keyboard connected, disconnected
diff --git a/frontend/device/sdl/device.lua b/frontend/device/sdl/device.lua
index 4f387135d..981b59bae 100644
--- a/frontend/device/sdl/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/sdl/device.lua
@@ -256,9 +256,6 @@ function Device:init()
                 if FileManager.instance then
                     FileManager.instance:reinit(FileManager.instance.path,
                         FileManager.instance.focused_file)
-                    UIManager:setDirty(FileManager.instance.banner, function()
-                        return "ui", FileManager.instance.banner.dimen
-                    end)
                 end
             elseif ev.code == SDL_WINDOWEVENT_MOVED then
                 self.window.left = ev.value.data1