diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
index 5e18738ea..953388791 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ public class TaskListFragment extends InjectingFragment
     }
   }
 
-  protected void onTaskDelete(Task task) {
+  private void onTaskDelete(Task task) {
     MainActivity activity = (MainActivity) getActivity();
     TaskEditFragment tef = activity.getTaskEditFragment();
     if (tef != null) {
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ public class TaskListFragment extends InjectingFragment
       }
     }
     timerPlugin.stopTimer(task);
+    taskAdapter.onTaskDeleted(task);
+    loadTaskListContent();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/AstridTaskAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/AstridTaskAdapter.java
index 6fdac73ef..b5c50e708 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/AstridTaskAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/AstridTaskAdapter.java
@@ -74,4 +74,9 @@ public final class AstridTaskAdapter extends TaskAdapter {
   public void onTaskCreated(String uuid) {
     updater.onCreateTask(list, filter, uuid);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onTaskDeleted(Task task) {
+    updater.onDeleteTask(list, filter, task.getUuid());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/GoogleTaskAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/GoogleTaskAdapter.java
index 25afa5268..cb56cf78b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/GoogleTaskAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/GoogleTaskAdapter.java
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@ public final class GoogleTaskAdapter extends TaskAdapter {
     properties.add(GoogleTask.INDENT);
     return properties.toArray(new Property<?>[properties.size()]);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onTaskDeleted(Task task) {
+    updater.onDeleteTask(list, task.getId());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
index cf7198ade..700b78a61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ public class TaskAdapter {
 
   }
 
+  public void onTaskDeleted(Task task) {
+
+  }
+
   public interface OnCompletedTaskListener {
 
     void onCompletedTask(Task item, boolean newState);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/GtasksSubtaskListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/GtasksSubtaskListFragment.java
index 2fb3485b8..483bc114e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/GtasksSubtaskListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/GtasksSubtaskListFragment.java
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ public class GtasksSubtaskListFragment extends GtasksListFragment {
     helper.setList(list);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected void onTaskDelete(Task task) {
-    super.onTaskDelete(task);
-    helper.onDeleteTask(task);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
     super.onAttach(activity);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/GtasksTaskListUpdater.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/GtasksTaskListUpdater.java
index a8e8a13dd..b241ccc2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/GtasksTaskListUpdater.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/GtasksTaskListUpdater.java
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public class GtasksTaskListUpdater {
   // --- task cascading operations
 
   /** Removes a task from the order hierarchy and un-indent children */
-  void onDeleteTask(GoogleTaskList list, final long targetTaskId) {
+  public void onDeleteTask(GoogleTaskList list, final long targetTaskId) {
     if (list == null) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper.java
index 1fe51ea18..6ede3fce1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/gtasks/OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper.java
@@ -103,9 +103,4 @@ class OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper {
   public void setList(GoogleTaskList list) {
     this.list = list;
   }
-
-  void onDeleteTask(Task task) {
-    updater.onDeleteTask(list, task.getId());
-    fragment.loadTaskListContent();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
index 4e58ab530..2bd6a6933 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
@@ -96,9 +96,4 @@ class AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper {
   public void setList(TaskListMetadata list) {
     this.list = list;
   }
-
-  void onDeleteTask(Task task) {
-    updater.onDeleteTask(list, fragment.getFilter(), task.getUuid());
-    fragment.loadTaskListContent();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFilterUpdater.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFilterUpdater.java
index efbf04be4..2a8f333dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFilterUpdater.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFilterUpdater.java
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ public class SubtasksFilterUpdater {
     applyToFilter(filter);
   }
 
-  void onDeleteTask(TaskListMetadata list, Filter filter, String taskId) {
+  public void onDeleteTask(TaskListMetadata list, Filter filter, String taskId) {
     Node task = idToNode.get(taskId);
     if (task == null) {
       return;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksListFragment.java
index 836cacd03..fea71b3b5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksListFragment.java
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@ public class SubtasksListFragment extends TaskListFragment {
     return taskListMetadata;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected void onTaskDelete(Task task) {
-    super.onTaskDelete(task);
-    helper.onDeleteTask(task);
-  }
-
   @Override
   protected TaskAdapter createTaskAdapter() {
     return helper.createTaskAdapter();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksTagListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksTagListFragment.java
index aa19aeb33..1c4b8b8c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksTagListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksTagListFragment.java
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ public class SubtasksTagListFragment extends TagListFragment {
     super.setTaskAdapter();
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected void onTaskDelete(Task task) {
-    super.onTaskDelete(task);
-    helper.onDeleteTask(task);
-  }
-
   @Override
   protected TaskAdapter createTaskAdapter() {
     return helper.createTaskAdapter();