diff --git a/res/layout/account_list.xml b/res/layout/account_list.xml
index 9f75f1b65..468904618 100644
--- a/res/layout/account_list.xml
+++ b/res/layout/account_list.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:background="?android:attr/colorBackground">
+    android:layout_width="fill_parent">
 
     <ListView
         android:id="@android:id/list"
diff --git a/res/layout/accounts.xml b/res/layout/accounts.xml
index 65565cc89..f05c883c1 100644
--- a/res/layout/accounts.xml
+++ b/res/layout/accounts.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:background="?android:attr/colorBackground">
+    android:layout_width="fill_parent">
     <ListView
         android:id="@android:id/list"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
diff --git a/res/layout/folder_list.xml b/res/layout/folder_list.xml
index efb8fc006..79f703fab 100644
--- a/res/layout/folder_list.xml
+++ b/res/layout/folder_list.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:background="?android:attr/colorBackground">
+    android:layout_width="fill_parent">
     <ListView
         android:id="@android:id/list"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
diff --git a/res/layout/message_compose.xml b/res/layout/message_compose.xml
index bc9352173..826040c99 100644
--- a/res/layout/message_compose.xml
+++ b/res/layout/message_compose.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:background="?android:attr/colorBackground">
+    android:orientation="vertical">
 
     <ScrollView
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
diff --git a/res/layout/message_list_fragment.xml b/res/layout/message_list_fragment.xml
index 0ae255fad..af8789c14 100644
--- a/res/layout/message_list_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/layout/message_list_fragment.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,4 @@
     android:id="@+id/message_list"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_weight="5"
-    android:background="?android:attr/colorBackground"
-    android:cacheColorHint="?android:attr/colorBackground" />
+    android:layout_weight="5" />
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