diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/topsites/TopSitesPagerAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/topsites/TopSitesPagerAdapter.kt
index 02ef0991d..d1eaa2b72 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/topsites/TopSitesPagerAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/topsites/TopSitesPagerAdapter.kt
@@ -49,24 +49,23 @@ class TopSitesPagerAdapter(
         position: Int,
         adapter: TopSitesAdapter
     ) {
-        // Only currently selected page items need to be updated.
+        // Only currently selected page items need to be updated
         val currentPageChangedItems = getCurrentPageChanges(payload, position)
 
-        // Build the new list
+        // If no changes have been made to the current page no need to continue
+        if (currentPageChangedItems.isEmpty()) return
+
+        // Build the new list from the old one
         val refreshedItems: MutableList<TopSite> = mutableListOf()
         refreshedItems.addAll(adapter.currentList)
 
-        // Update new list based on changed items. Mark any removed items for deletion
-        val itemsToRemove: MutableList<Int> = mutableListOf()
+        // Update new list with the changed items
         currentPageChangedItems.forEach { item ->
-            if (item.second.id == -1L)
-                itemsToRemove.add(item.first - (position * TOP_SITES_PER_PAGE))
             refreshedItems[item.first - (position * TOP_SITES_PER_PAGE)] = item.second
         }
 
-        // Delete any items marked as such and submit the list, then notify adapter of deletions
-        itemsToRemove.forEach { refreshedItems.removeAt(it) }
-        adapter.submitList(refreshedItems)
+        // Display the updated list without any of the removed items
+        adapter.submitList(refreshedItems.filter { it.id != -1L })
     }
 
     /**