--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -1465,17 +1465,17 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
                 nfc.setNdefPushMessageCallback(null, this);
             }
         }
 
         for (final BrowserAppDelegate delegate : delegates) {
             delegate.onDestroy(this);
         }
 
-        deleteTempFiles();
+        deleteTempFiles(getApplicationContext());
 
         if (mDoorHangerPopup != null)
             mDoorHangerPopup.destroy();
         if (mFormAssistPopup != null)
             mFormAssistPopup.destroy();
         if (mTextSelection != null)
             mTextSelection.destroy();
         NotificationHelper.destroy();

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
@@ -72,16 +72,17 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.StrictMode;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract;
 import android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.WorkerThread;
 import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Base64;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.SparseBooleanArray;
 import android.view.Gravity;
@@ -762,17 +763,17 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
                 // know that mHealthRecorder will exist. That doesn't stop us being
                 // paranoid.
                 // This method is cheap, so don't spawn a new runnable.
                 final HealthRecorder rec = mHealthRecorder;
                 if (rec != null) {
                   rec.recordGeckoStartupTime(mGeckoReadyStartupTimer.getElapsed());
                 }
 
-                GeckoApplication.get().onDelayedStartup();
+                ((GeckoApplication) getApplicationContext()).onDelayedStartup();
 
             } else if (event.equals("Gecko:Exited")) {
                 // Gecko thread exited first; let GeckoApp die too.
                 doShutdown();
                 return;
 
             } else if (event.equals("Accessibility:Event")) {
                 GeckoAccessibility.sendAccessibilityEvent(message);
@@ -2285,24 +2286,23 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
     }
 
     public void showSDKVersionError() {
         final String message = getString(R.string.unsupported_sdk_version, Build.CPU_ABI, Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
         Toast.makeText(this, message, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
     }
 
     // Get a temporary directory, may return null
-    public static File getTempDirectory() {
-        File dir = GeckoApplication.get().getExternalFilesDir("temp");
-        return dir;
+    public static File getTempDirectory(@NonNull Context context) {
+        return context.getApplicationContext().getExternalFilesDir("temp");
     }
 
     // Delete any files in our temporary directory
-    public static void deleteTempFiles() {
-        File dir = getTempDirectory();
+    public static void deleteTempFiles(Context context) {
+        File dir = getTempDirectory(context);
         if (dir == null)
             return;
         File[] files = dir.listFiles();
         if (files == null)
             return;
         for (File file : files) {
             file.delete();
         }

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApplication.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApplication.java
@@ -36,32 +36,25 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ThreadUtil
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 public class GeckoApplication extends Application
     implements ContextGetter {
     private static final String LOG_TAG = "GeckoApplication";
 
-    private static volatile GeckoApplication instance;
-
     private boolean mInBackground;
     private boolean mPausedGecko;
 
     private LightweightTheme mLightweightTheme;
 
     private RefWatcher mRefWatcher;
 
     public GeckoApplication() {
         super();
-        instance = this;
-    }
-
-    public static GeckoApplication get() {
-        return instance;
     }
 
     public static RefWatcher getRefWatcher(Context context) {
         GeckoApplication app = (GeckoApplication) context.getApplicationContext();
         return app.mRefWatcher;
     }
 
     public static void watchReference(Context context, Object object) {

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/media/MediaControlService.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/media/MediaControlService.java
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ public class MediaControlService extends
     private MediaController mController;
 
     private PrefsHelper.PrefHandler mPrefsObserver;
     private final String[] mPrefs = { MEDIA_CONTROL_PREF };
 
     private boolean mInitialize = false;
     private boolean mIsMediaControlPrefOn = true;
 
-    private static WeakReference<Tab> mTabReference = new WeakReference<>(null);
+    private WeakReference<Tab> mTabReference = new WeakReference<>(null);
 
     private int minCoverSize;
     private int coverSize;
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
         initialize();
     }

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/widget/GeckoActionProvider.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/widget/GeckoActionProvider.java
@@ -285,31 +285,31 @@ public class GeckoActionProvider {
     /**
      * Downloads the URI pointed to by a share intent, and alters the intent to point to the
      * locally stored file.
      *
      * @param intent share intent to alter in place.
      */
     public void downloadImageForIntent(final Intent intent) {
         final String src = IntentUtils.getStringExtraSafe(intent, Intent.EXTRA_TEXT);
-        final File dir = GeckoApp.getTempDirectory();
+        final File dir = GeckoApp.getTempDirectory(mContext);
 
         if (src == null || dir == null) {
             // We should be, but currently aren't, statically guaranteed an Activity context.
             // Try our best.
             if (mContext instanceof Activity) {
                 SnackbarBuilder.builder((Activity) mContext)
                         .message(mContext.getApplicationContext().getString(R.string.share_image_failed))
                         .duration(Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                         .buildAndShow();
             }
             return;
         }
 
-        GeckoApp.deleteTempFiles();
+        GeckoApp.deleteTempFiles(mContext);
 
         String type = intent.getType();
         OutputStream os = null;
         try {
             // Create a temporary file for the image
             if (src.startsWith("data:")) {
                 final int dataStart = src.indexOf(",");