diff --git a/redwood-lazylayout-uiview/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/uiview/UIViewLazyList.kt b/redwood-lazylayout-uiview/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/uiview/UIViewLazyList.kt
index 9dae1be951..4a9c9feaf6 100644
--- a/redwood-lazylayout-uiview/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/uiview/UIViewLazyList.kt
+++ b/redwood-lazylayout-uiview/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/uiview/UIViewLazyList.kt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ internal open class UIViewLazyList(
       )
     }
 
-    override fun setContent(view: LazyListContainerCell, content: Widget<UIView>) {
+    override fun setContent(view: LazyListContainerCell, content: Widget<UIView>?) {
       view.content = content
     }
   }
diff --git a/redwood-lazylayout-view/src/main/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/view/ViewLazyList.kt b/redwood-lazylayout-view/src/main/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/view/ViewLazyList.kt
index e25bd1e85c..22a7fec161 100644
--- a/redwood-lazylayout-view/src/main/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/view/ViewLazyList.kt
+++ b/redwood-lazylayout-view/src/main/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/view/ViewLazyList.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import app.cash.redwood.lazylayout.api.ScrollItemIndex
 import app.cash.redwood.lazylayout.widget.LazyList
 import app.cash.redwood.lazylayout.widget.LazyListUpdateProcessor
 import app.cash.redwood.lazylayout.widget.LazyListUpdateProcessor.Binding
-import app.cash.redwood.lazylayout.widget.LazyListUpdateProcessor.BoundView
 import app.cash.redwood.lazylayout.widget.RefreshableLazyList
 import app.cash.redwood.ui.Density
 import app.cash.redwood.ui.Margin
@@ -80,6 +79,10 @@ internal open class ViewLazyList private constructor(
     override fun deleteRows(index: Int, count: Int) {
       adapter.notifyItemRangeRemoved(index, count)
     }
+
+    override fun setContent(view: ViewHolder, content: Widget<View>?) {
+      view.content = content
+    }
   }
 
   override val items: Widget.Children<View> = processor.items
@@ -231,10 +234,10 @@ internal open class ViewLazyList private constructor(
 
   inner class ViewHolder(
     private val container: FrameLayout,
-  ) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(container), BoundView<View> {
+  ) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(container) {
     var binding: Binding<ViewHolder, View>? = null
 
-    override var content: Widget<View>? = null
+    var content: Widget<View>? = null
       set(value) {
         field = value
         container.removeAllViews()
diff --git a/redwood-lazylayout-widget/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/widget/LazyListUpdateProcessor.kt b/redwood-lazylayout-widget/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/widget/LazyListUpdateProcessor.kt
index a6349fc1d1..3b1c6fe98a 100644
--- a/redwood-lazylayout-widget/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/widget/LazyListUpdateProcessor.kt
+++ b/redwood-lazylayout-widget/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/widget/LazyListUpdateProcessor.kt
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public abstract class LazyListUpdateProcessor<V : Any, W : Any> {
 
   protected abstract fun deleteRows(index: Int, count: Int)
 
-  protected abstract fun setContent(view: V, content: Widget<W>)
+  protected abstract fun setContent(view: V, content: Widget<W>?)
 
   /**
    * Binds a UI-managed view to model-managed content.
@@ -347,14 +347,14 @@ public abstract class LazyListUpdateProcessor<V : Any, W : Any> {
       private set
 
     /**
-     * The currently-bound content. This should be `lateinit`, but it can't be because of the
-     * side-effect in set().
+     * The content of this binding; either a loaded widget or a placeholder. This should be
+     * `lateinit`, but it can't be because of the side-effect in set().
      */
     internal var content: Widget<W>? = null
       set(value) {
         field = value
         val view = this.view
-        if (view != null) processor.setContent(view, value!!)
+        if (view != null) processor.setContent(view, value)
       }
 
     public val isBound: Boolean
@@ -364,14 +364,14 @@ public abstract class LazyListUpdateProcessor<V : Any, W : Any> {
       require(this.view == null) { "already bound" }
 
       this.view = view
-      processor.setContent(view, content!!)
+      processor.setContent(view, content)
     }
 
     public fun unbind() {
       val view = this.view ?: return
 
       // Detach the view.
-      view.content = null
+      processor.setContent(view, null)
       this.view = null
 
       if (isPlaceholder) {
diff --git a/redwood-lazylayout-widget/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/widget/FakeProcessor.kt b/redwood-lazylayout-widget/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/widget/FakeProcessor.kt
index bf95b4aaf9..a61ebe9327 100644
--- a/redwood-lazylayout-widget/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/widget/FakeProcessor.kt
+++ b/redwood-lazylayout-widget/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/widget/FakeProcessor.kt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class FakeProcessor : LazyListUpdateProcessor<FakeProcessor.StringCell, String>(
     }
   }
 
-  override fun setContent(view: StringCell, content: Widget<String>) {
+  override fun setContent(view: StringCell, content: Widget<String>?) {
     view.content = content
   }