diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
index 330ea815f..6f8363926 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ function ReaderFooter:init()
     if self.settings.auto_refresh_time then
         self:setupAutoRefreshTime()
     end
-    self.average_time_per_page = nil
 end
 
 function ReaderFooter:setupAutoRefreshTime()
@@ -500,10 +499,15 @@ function ReaderFooter:setTocMarkers()
     return true
 end
 
+function ReaderFooter:getAvgTimePerPage()
+    return
+end
+
 function ReaderFooter:getDataFromStatistics(title, pages)
     local sec = 'na'
-    if self.average_time_per_page then
-        sec = util.secondsToClock(pages * self.average_time_per_page, true)
+    local average_time_per_page = self:getAvgTimePerPage()
+    if average_time_per_page then
+        sec = util.secondsToClock(pages * average_time_per_page, true)
     end
     return title .. sec
 end
@@ -686,11 +690,6 @@ function ReaderFooter:onSuspend()
     end
 end
 
-function ReaderFooter:onUpdateStats(avg_time_page)
-    self.average_time_per_page = avg_time_page
-    return true
-end
-
 function ReaderFooter:onFrontlightStateChanged()
     if self.settings.frontlight then
         self:updateFooter()
diff --git a/plugins/statistics.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/statistics.koplugin/main.lua
index dd75ea7b0..6ceac139e 100755
--- a/plugins/statistics.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/statistics.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ local BookStatusWidget = require("ui/widget/bookstatuswidget")
 local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local DataStorage = require("datastorage")
 local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
-local Event = require("ui/event")
 local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local KeyValuePage = require("ui/widget/keyvaluepage")
 local MultiInputDialog = require("ui/widget/multiinputdialog")
+local ReaderFooter = require("apps/reader/modules/readerfooter")
 local ReaderProgress = require("readerprogress")
 local ReadHistory = require("readhistory")
 local SQ3 = require("lua-ljsqlite3/init")
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ function ReaderStatistics:init()
     BookStatusWidget.getStats = function()
         return self:getStatsBookStatus(self.id_curr_book, self.is_enabled)
     end
+    ReaderFooter.getAvgTimePerPage = function()
+        if self.is_enabled then
+            return self.avg_time
+        end
+    end
 end
 
 function ReaderStatistics:initData()
@@ -125,10 +130,7 @@ function ReaderStatistics:initData()
     self.id_curr_book = self:getIdBookDB()
     self.total_read_pages, self.total_read_time = self:getPageTimeTotalStats(self.id_curr_book)
     if self.total_read_pages > 0 then
-        local avg_time = math.ceil(self.total_read_time / self.total_read_pages)
-        self.avg_time = avg_time
-        self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdateStats", avg_time))
-        self.view.footer:updateFooter()
+        self.avg_time = math.ceil(self.total_read_time / self.total_read_pages)
     end
 end
 
@@ -596,6 +598,9 @@ function ReaderStatistics:getStatisticEnabledMenuItem()
                 self.pages_stats[self.start_current_period] = self.curr_page
             end
             self:saveSettings()
+            if not self:isDocless() then
+                self.view.footer:updateFooter()
+            end
         end,
     }
 end
@@ -1268,16 +1273,8 @@ function ReaderStatistics:onPageUpdate(pageno)
         mem_read_pages = 0
         mem_read_time = 0
     end
-    -- send avg_time_page
-    local avg_time
     if self.total_read_pages > 0 or mem_read_pages > 0 then
-        avg_time = math.ceil((self.total_read_time + mem_read_time) / (self.total_read_pages + mem_read_pages))
-        if self.avg_time ~= avg_time then
-            self.avg_time = avg_time
-            if avg_time > 0 then
-                self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdateStats", avg_time))
-            end
-        end
+        self.avg_time = math.ceil((self.total_read_time + mem_read_time) / (self.total_read_pages + mem_read_pages))
     end
 end