diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 5682c42f12..f1ef3d390b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
 import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils;
+import android.view.animation.TranslateAnimation;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.CheckBox;
@@ -477,7 +478,9 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
                             int first = llm.findFirstVisibleItemPosition();
                             View child = rvMessage.getChildAt(pos - (first < 0 ? 0 : first));
                             if (child != null) {
-                                Animation bounce = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.bounce_top);
+                                TranslateAnimation bounce = new TranslateAnimation(
+                                        0, 0, Helper.dp2pixels(getContext(), 12), 0);
+                                bounce.setDuration(getResources().getInteger(android.R.integer.config_shortAnimTime));
                                 child.startAnimation(bounce);
                             }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/anim/bounce_top.xml b/app/src/main/res/anim/bounce_top.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 60b4690d0d..0000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/anim/bounce_top.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <translate
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"
-        android:fromYDelta="2%"
-        android:toYDelta="0%" />
-</set>
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