diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/RecentChaptersFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/RecentChaptersFragment.kt
index 535564901..3737170ba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/RecentChaptersFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/RecentChaptersFragment.kt
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ class RecentChaptersFragment : BaseRxFragment<RecentChaptersPresenter>(), Action
         adapter = RecentChaptersAdapter(this)
         recycler.adapter = adapter
 
-        // Set swipe refresh listener
-        swipe_refresh.setOnRefreshListener { fetchChapters() }
-
         // Update toolbar text
         setToolbarTitle(R.string.label_recent_updates)
     }
@@ -316,28 +313,4 @@ class RecentChaptersFragment : BaseRxFragment<RecentChaptersPresenter>(), Action
         (childFragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(DeletingChaptersDialog.TAG) as? DialogFragment)?.dismiss()
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Called when swipe refresh activated.
-     */
-    fun fetchChapters() {
-        swipe_refresh.isRefreshing = true
-        presenter.fetchChaptersFromSource()
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Called after refresh is completed
-     */
-    fun onFetchChaptersDone() {
-        swipe_refresh.isRefreshing = false
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Called when something went wrong while refreshing
-     * @param error information on what went wrong
-     */
-    fun onFetchChaptersError(error: Throwable) {
-        swipe_refresh.isRefreshing = false
-        context.toast(error.message)
-    }
-
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/RecentChaptersPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/RecentChaptersPresenter.kt
index e8f0d0889..cc4aaadbf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/RecentChaptersPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/RecentChaptersPresenter.kt
@@ -65,11 +65,7 @@ class RecentChaptersPresenter : BasePresenter<RecentChaptersFragment>() {
                     fragment.onNextMangaChapters(chapters)
                     // Update download status
                     updateChapterStatus(convertToMangaChaptersList(chapters))
-                    // Stop refresh
-                    fragment.onFetchChaptersDone()
-
-                },
-                { fragment, error -> fragment.onFetchChaptersError(error) }
+                }
         )
 
         // Used to update download status
@@ -346,8 +342,5 @@ class RecentChaptersPresenter : BasePresenter<RecentChaptersFragment>() {
         chapter.status = Download.NOT_DOWNLOADED
     }
 
-    fun fetchChaptersFromSource() {
-        start(GET_RECENT_CHAPTERS)
-    }
 
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recent_chapters.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recent_chapters.xml
index 9fe931a69..7e290ae7c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recent_chapters.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recent_chapters.xml
@@ -5,20 +5,11 @@
                 android:layout_height="match_parent"
                 android:orientation="vertical">
 
-    <android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
-        android:id="@+id/swipe_refresh"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:orientation="vertical">
-
-        <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
+    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
         android:id="@+id/recycler"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"
-        tools:listitem="@layout/item_recent_chapter">
-
-    </android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>
-    </android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>
+        tools:listitem="@layout/item_recent_chapter"/>
 
 </RelativeLayout>
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