diff --git a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
index 1f55a128c8e9..4560577b5963 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.util.HardwareUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ThreadUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.UiAsyncTask;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.GeckoEventListener;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.util.StringUtils;
 
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
@@ -1092,8 +1093,7 @@ public class BrowserToolbar extends GeckoRelativeLayout
             return;
         }
 
-        url = StringUtils.stripScheme(url);
-        CharSequence title = StringUtils.stripCommonSubdomains(url);
+        CharSequence title = StringUtils.stripCommonSubdomains(StringUtils.stripScheme(url));
 
         String baseDomain = tab.getBaseDomain();
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(baseDomain)) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/home/HomeListView.java b/mobile/android/base/home/HomeListView.java
index 68bd74350453..03a09006da8f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/home/HomeListView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/HomeListView.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract.Bookmarks;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract.Combined;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract.URLColumns;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.util.StringUtils;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
@@ -126,9 +127,6 @@ public class HomeListView extends ListView
      */
     public static class HomeContextMenuInfo extends AdapterContextMenuInfo {
 
-        // URL to Title replacement regex.
-        private static final String REGEX_URL_TO_TITLE = "^([a-z]+://)?(www\\.)?";
-
         public int bookmarkId;
         public int historyId;
         public String url;
@@ -200,7 +198,8 @@ public class HomeListView extends ListView
         }
 
         public String getDisplayTitle() {
-            return TextUtils.isEmpty(title) ? url.replaceAll(REGEX_URL_TO_TITLE, "") : title;
+            return TextUtils.isEmpty(title) ?
+                StringUtils.stripCommonSubdomains(StringUtils.stripScheme(url, StringUtils.UrlFlags.STRIP_HTTPS)) : title;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/home/TopBookmarksView.java b/mobile/android/base/home/TopBookmarksView.java
index 9a25ccb563cc..18debb1dc670 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/home/TopBookmarksView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/TopBookmarksView.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.ThumbnailHelper;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserDB.TopSitesCursorWrapper;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserDB.URLColumns;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.util.StringUtils;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
@@ -217,9 +218,6 @@ public class TopBookmarksView extends GridView {
      */
     public static class TopBookmarksContextMenuInfo extends AdapterContextMenuInfo {
 
-        // URL to Title replacement regex.
-        private static final String REGEX_URL_TO_TITLE = "^([a-z]+://)?(www\\.)?";
-
         public String url;
         public String title;
         public boolean isPinned;
@@ -237,7 +235,8 @@ public class TopBookmarksView extends GridView {
         }
 
         public String getDisplayTitle() {
-            return TextUtils.isEmpty(title) ? url.replaceAll(REGEX_URL_TO_TITLE, "") : title;
+            return TextUtils.isEmpty(title) ?
+                StringUtils.stripCommonSubdomains(StringUtils.stripScheme(url, StringUtils.UrlFlags.STRIP_HTTPS)) : title;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/util/StringUtils.java b/mobile/android/base/util/StringUtils.java
index 129d32c4d6c0..99eaf217e152 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -47,7 +47,16 @@ public class StringUtils {
         return wasSearchQuery;
     }
 
+    public static class UrlFlags {
+        public static final int NONE = 0;
+        public static final int STRIP_HTTPS = 1;
+    }
+
     public static String stripScheme(String url) {
+        return stripScheme(url, UrlFlags.NONE);
+    }
+
+    public static String stripScheme(String url, int flags) {
         if (url == null) {
             return url;
         }
@@ -57,6 +66,8 @@ public class StringUtils {
 
         if (url.startsWith("http://")) {
             start = 7;
+        } else if (url.startsWith("https://") && flags == UrlFlags.STRIP_HTTPS) {
+            start = 8;
         }
 
         if (url.endsWith("/")) {