diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
index e95c37c96..8dba729f9 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ public class TaskListFragment extends InjectingListFragment implements OnSortSel
 
     protected TaskAdapter createTaskAdapter(TodorooCursor<Task> cursor) {
 
-        return new TaskAdapter(this, getTaskRowResource(),
+        return new TaskAdapter(taskService, this, getTaskRowResource(),
                 cursor, sqlQueryTemplate,
                 new OnCompletedTaskListener() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
index 8ae283c8a..079a69c2e 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/TaskAdapter.java
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ import com.todoroo.andlib.data.Property.IntegerProperty;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.data.Property.LongProperty;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.data.Property.StringProperty;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.data.TodorooCursor;
-import com.todoroo.andlib.service.Autowired;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.service.ContextManager;
-import com.todoroo.andlib.service.DependencyInjectionService;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.AndroidUtilities;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.DateUtilities;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.Pair;
@@ -175,7 +173,7 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends CursorAdapter implements Filterable {
 
     // --- instance variables
 
-    @Autowired protected TaskService taskService;
+    private final TaskService taskService;
 
     protected final Context context;
     protected final TaskListFragment fragment;
@@ -210,11 +208,10 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends CursorAdapter implements Filterable {
      * @param onCompletedTaskListener
      *            task listener. can be null
      */
-    public TaskAdapter(TaskListFragment fragment, int resource,
+    public TaskAdapter(TaskService taskService, TaskListFragment fragment, int resource,
             Cursor c, AtomicReference<String> query, OnCompletedTaskListener onCompletedTaskListener) {
         super(ContextManager.getContext(), c, false);
-        DependencyInjectionService.getInstance().inject(this);
-
+        this.taskService = taskService;
         this.context = ContextManager.getContext();
         this.query = query;
         this.resource = resource;
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
index adef0f083..c156a9ce0 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper<LIST> implements OrderedListFragmen
 
         private DraggableTaskAdapter(TaskListFragment activity, int resource,
                 Cursor c, AtomicReference<String> query) {
-            super(activity, resource, c, query, null);
+            super(taskService, activity, resource, c, query, null);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper.java
index 62e0bada6..1660850a1 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper.java
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public class OrderedMetadataListFragmentHelper<LIST> implements OrderedListFragm
 
         private DraggableTaskAdapter(TaskListFragment activity, int resource,
                 Cursor c, AtomicReference<String> query) {
-            super(activity, resource, c, query, null);
+            super(taskService, activity, resource, c, query, null);
         }
 
         @Override