diff --git a/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/robocop.ini b/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/robocop.ini
index eb1537ddbcd6..4d685b383b54 100644
--- a/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/robocop.ini
+++ b/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/robocop.ini
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ skip-if = android_version == "10" || android_version == "18"
 [src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/testNativeCrypto.java]
 [src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/testReaderModeTitle.java]
 [src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/testSessionHistory.java]
-# disabled on Android 4.3, bug 1144879
-skip-if = android_version == "18"
 [src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/testStateWhileLoading.java]
 
 [src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/testAccessibleCarets.java]
diff --git a/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/components/AppMenuComponent.java b/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/components/AppMenuComponent.java
index 3f00a9724754..f40f34049ee1 100644
--- a/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/components/AppMenuComponent.java
+++ b/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/components/AppMenuComponent.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.helpers.WaitHelper;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 
 import com.jayway.android.robotium.solo.Condition;
 import com.jayway.android.robotium.solo.RobotiumUtils;
@@ -184,8 +185,10 @@ public class AppMenuComponent extends BaseComponent {
         for (TextView textView : textViewList) {
             if (TextUtils.equals(textView.getText(), text)) {
                 View relativeLayout = (View) textView.getParent();
-                View listMenuItemView = (View)relativeLayout.getParent();
-                return listMenuItemView;
+                if (relativeLayout instanceof RelativeLayout) {
+                    View listMenuItemView = (View)relativeLayout.getParent();
+                    return listMenuItemView;
+                }
             }
         }
         return null;
@@ -196,17 +199,16 @@ public class AppMenuComponent extends BaseComponent {
      *
      * Robotium will also try to open the menu if there are no open dialog.
      *
-     * @param menuItemText, The title of menu item to open.
+     * @param menuItemTitle, The title of menu item to open.
      */
     private void pressLegacyMenuItem(final String menuItemTitle) {
         mSolo.clickOnMenuItem(menuItemTitle, true);
     }
 
     private void pressMenuItem(final String menuItemTitle) {
-        fAssertTrue("Menu is open", isMenuOpen(menuItemTitle));
-
         if (!hasLegacyMenu()) {
             final View menuItemView = findAppMenuItemView(menuItemTitle);
+            fAssertTrue("Menu is open", isMenuOpen(menuItemView));
 
             fAssertTrue(String.format("The menu item %s is enabled", menuItemTitle), menuItemView.isEnabled());
             fAssertEquals(String.format("The menu item %s is visible", menuItemTitle), View.VISIBLE,
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ public class AppMenuComponent extends BaseComponent {
 
             mSolo.clickOnView(menuItemView);
         } else {
+            fAssertTrue("Menu is open", isMenuOpen(menuItemTitle));
             pressLegacyMenuItem(menuItemTitle);
         }
     }
@@ -306,7 +309,20 @@ public class AppMenuComponent extends BaseComponent {
      * @return true if app menu is open.
      */
     private boolean isMenuOpen(String menuItemTitle) {
-        return mSolo.searchText(menuItemTitle, true);
+        final View menuItemView = findAppMenuItemView(menuItemTitle);
+        return isMenuOpen(menuItemView) ? true : mSolo.searchText(menuItemTitle, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If a ListMenuItemView with menuItemTitle is visible then the app menu is open .
+     *
+     * @param menuItemView, must be a ListMenuItemView with menuItemTitle.
+     *                      You must use findAppMenuItemView(menuItemTitle) to obtain it.
+     *
+     * @return true if app menu is open.
+     */
+    private boolean isMenuOpen(View menuItemView) {
+        return (menuItemView != null) && (menuItemView.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE);
     }
 
     private void waitForMenuOpen() {