diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CoreFilterExposer.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CoreFilterExposer.java
index bb5308826..eb47f6eb9 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CoreFilterExposer.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CoreFilterExposer.java
@@ -61,24 +61,18 @@ public final class CoreFilterExposer extends BroadcastReceiver implements Astrid
      * Build inbox filter
      * @return
      */
-    private static Filter inboxInstance = null;
-
     public static Filter buildInboxFilter(Resources r) {
-        synchronized(CoreFilterExposer.class) {
-            if (inboxInstance == null) {
-                inboxInstance = new Filter(r.getString(R.string.BFE_Active), r.getString(R.string.BFE_Active),
+        Filter inbox = new Filter(r.getString(R.string.BFE_Active), r.getString(R.string.BFE_Active),
                 new QueryTemplate().where(
                         Criterion.and(TaskCriteria.activeVisibleMine(),
                                 Criterion.not(Task.ID.in(Query.select(Metadata.TASK).from(Metadata.TABLE).where(
                                         Criterion.and(MetadataCriteria.withKey(TagService.KEY),
                                                 TagService.TAG.like("x_%", "x"))))))), //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
-                null);
-            }
-        }
+                                                null);
         int themeFlags = ThemeService.getFilterThemeFlags();
-        inboxInstance.listingIcon = ((BitmapDrawable)r.getDrawable(
+        inbox.listingIcon = ((BitmapDrawable)r.getDrawable(
                 ThemeService.getDrawable(R.drawable.filter_inbox, themeFlags))).getBitmap();
-        return inboxInstance;
+        return inbox;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterExposer.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterExposer.java
index 50ab3ed8d..a344df867 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterExposer.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/core/CustomFilterExposer.java
@@ -76,23 +76,18 @@ public final class CustomFilterExposer extends BroadcastReceiver implements Astr
         return savedFilters;
     }
 
-    private static Filter todayFilter = null;
     public static Filter getTodayFilter(Resources r) {
         int themeFlags = ThemeService.getFilterThemeFlags();
-        synchronized(CustomFilterExposer.class) {
-            if (todayFilter == null) {
-                String todayTitle = AndroidUtilities.capitalize(r.getString(R.string.today));
-                ContentValues todayValues = new ContentValues();
-                todayValues.put(Task.DUE_DATE.name, PermaSql.VALUE_NOON);
-                todayFilter = new Filter(todayTitle,
-                        todayTitle,
-                        new QueryTemplate().where(
-                                Criterion.and(TaskCriteria.activeVisibleMine(),
-                                        Task.DUE_DATE.gt(0),
-                                        Task.DUE_DATE.lte(PermaSql.VALUE_EOD))),
-                        todayValues);
-            }
-        }
+        String todayTitle = AndroidUtilities.capitalize(r.getString(R.string.today));
+        ContentValues todayValues = new ContentValues();
+        todayValues.put(Task.DUE_DATE.name, PermaSql.VALUE_NOON);
+        Filter todayFilter = new Filter(todayTitle,
+                todayTitle,
+                new QueryTemplate().where(
+                        Criterion.and(TaskCriteria.activeVisibleMine(),
+                                Task.DUE_DATE.gt(0),
+                                Task.DUE_DATE.lte(PermaSql.VALUE_EOD))),
+                                todayValues);
         todayFilter.listingIcon = ((BitmapDrawable)r.getDrawable(
                 ThemeService.getDrawable(R.drawable.filter_calendar, themeFlags))).getBitmap();
         return todayFilter;