diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
index 2d94b15c95987..871e3b98651d2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
@@ -674,11 +674,6 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
     private int mLastAccessibilityScrollEventFromIndex;
     private int mLastAccessibilityScrollEventToIndex;
 
-    /**
-     * Track if we are currently attached to a window.
-     */
-    boolean mIsAttached;
-
     /**
      * Track the item count from the last time we handled a data change.
      */
@@ -1908,7 +1903,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
     protected void onFocusChanged(boolean gainFocus, int direction, Rect previouslyFocusedRect) {
         super.onFocusChanged(gainFocus, direction, previouslyFocusedRect);
         if (gainFocus && mSelectedPosition < 0 && !isInTouchMode()) {
-            if (!mIsAttached && mAdapter != null) {
+            if (!isAttachedToWindow() && mAdapter != null) {
                 // Data may have changed while we were detached and it's valid
                 // to change focus while detached. Refresh so we don't die.
                 mDataChanged = true;
@@ -2719,7 +2714,6 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             mOldItemCount = mItemCount;
             mItemCount = mAdapter.getCount();
         }
-        mIsAttached = true;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -2774,7 +2768,6 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             removeCallbacks(mTouchModeReset);
             mTouchModeReset.run();
         }
-        mIsAttached = false;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -3401,7 +3394,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             mPositionScroller.stop();
         }
 
-        if (!mIsAttached) {
+        if (!isAttachedToWindow()) {
             // Something isn't right.
             // Since we rely on being attached to get data set change notifications,
             // don't risk doing anything where we might try to resync and find things
@@ -3640,7 +3633,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
                                     mTouchMode = TOUCH_MODE_REST;
                                     child.setPressed(false);
                                     setPressed(false);
-                                    if (!mDataChanged) {
+                                    if (!mDataChanged && isAttachedToWindow()) {
                                         performClick.run();
                                     }
                                 }
@@ -3915,7 +3908,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             mPositionScroller.stop();
         }
 
-        if (!mIsAttached) {
+        if (!isAttachedToWindow()) {
             // Something isn't right.
             // Since we rely on being attached to get data set change notifications,
             // don't risk doing anything where we might try to resync and find things
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/FastScroller.java b/core/java/android/widget/FastScroller.java
index 006b96e7834da..e2f6d7d3712ac 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/FastScroller.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/FastScroller.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class FastScroller {
     private final Runnable mDeferStartDrag = new Runnable() {
         @Override
         public void run() {
-            if (mList.mIsAttached) {
+            if (mList.isAttachedToWindow()) {
                 beginDrag();
 
                 final float pos = getPosFromMotionEvent(mInitialTouchY);
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/ListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/ListView.java
index f79ad8d3da218..31e58204e1fd4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/ListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/ListView.java
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ public class ListView extends AbsListView {
     }
 
     private boolean commonKey(int keyCode, int count, KeyEvent event) {
-        if (mAdapter == null || !mIsAttached) {
+        if (mAdapter == null || !isAttachedToWindow()) {
             return false;
         }