diff --git a/res/drawable/message_list_item_background.xml b/res/drawable/message_list_item_background.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index e39cd1eab..000000000
--- a/res/drawable/message_list_item_background.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_selected="true"
-        android:drawable="@android:color/transparent"
-        />
-    <item android:state_selected="true"
-        android:drawable="@android:color/transparent" />
-    <item android:state_pressed="true" android:state_selected="false"
-        android:drawable="@android:color/transparent" />
-    <item android:state_selected="false"
-        android:drawable="@android:color/transparent"
-        />
-</selector>
diff --git a/res/layout-land/message_list_item.xml b/res/layout-land/message_list_item.xml
index d63eb283a..147edceed 100644
--- a/res/layout-land/message_list_item.xml
+++ b/res/layout-land/message_list_item.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
     android:paddingRight="1dip"
     android:paddingTop="2dip"
-    android:background="@drawable/message_list_item_background"
+    android:background="@android:color/transparent"
     >
     <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/widgets_right" 
         android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
diff --git a/res/layout/message_list_item.xml b/res/layout/message_list_item.xml
index 1fcd87d23..516162fb9 100644
--- a/res/layout/message_list_item.xml
+++ b/res/layout/message_list_item.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     android:layout_height="38dip"
     android:paddingRight="1dip"
     android:paddingTop="2dip"
-    android:background="@drawable/message_list_item_background"
+    android:background="@android:color/transparent"
     >
     <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/widgets_right" 
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"