diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
index 1400e05c8..4b6e12f8e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
@@ -932,11 +932,7 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements PointerTrack
     @Override
     public void onShowMoreKeysPanel(final MoreKeysPanel panel) {
         locatePreviewPlacerView();
-        // TODO: Remove this check
-        if (panel.isShowingInParent()) {
-            panel.dismissMoreKeysPanel();
-        }
-        mPreviewPlacerView.addView(panel.getContainerView());
+        panel.showInParent(mPreviewPlacerView);
         mMoreKeysPanel = panel;
         dimEntireKeyboard(true /* dimmed */);
     }
@@ -954,7 +950,7 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements PointerTrack
     public void onDismissMoreKeysPanel(final MoreKeysPanel panel) {
         dimEntireKeyboard(false /* dimmed */);
         if (isShowingMoreKeysPanel()) {
-            mPreviewPlacerView.removeView(mMoreKeysPanel.getContainerView());
+            mMoreKeysPanel.removeFromParent();
             mMoreKeysPanel = null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboardView.java
index a7c468538..5b13e9a41 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboardView.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
@@ -216,11 +217,25 @@ public class MoreKeysKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements MoreKeysPanel
         return true;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public View getContainerView() {
+    private View getContainerView() {
         return (View)getParent();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void showInParent(final ViewGroup parentView) {
+        removeFromParent();
+        parentView.addView(getContainerView());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeFromParent() {
+        final View containerView = getContainerView();
+        final ViewGroup currentParent = (ViewGroup)containerView.getParent();
+        if (currentParent != null) {
+            currentParent.removeView(containerView);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isShowingInParent() {
         return (getContainerView().getParent() != null);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysPanel.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysPanel.java
index 886c6286f..4a33e6536 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysPanel.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysPanel.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.inputmethod.keyboard;
 
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 public interface MoreKeysPanel {
     public interface Controller {
@@ -119,9 +120,16 @@ public interface MoreKeysPanel {
     public int translateY(int y);
 
     /**
-     * Return the view containing the more keys panel.
+     * Show this {@link MoreKeysPanel} in the parent view.
+     *
+     * @param parentView the {@link ViewGroup} that hosts this {@link MoreKeysPanel}.
      */
-    public View getContainerView();
+    public void showInParent(ViewGroup parentView);
+
+    /**
+     * Remove this {@link MoreKeysPanel} from the parent view.
+     */
+    public void removeFromParent();
 
     /**
      * Return whether the panel is currently being shown.