diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_list_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_list_fragment.xml
index 3e31159c..a442c3be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_list_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_list_fragment.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="140dp"
                 android:layout_height="140dp"
                 android:layout_gravity="center"
-                android:tint="@color/transparent_background_placeholder"
+                android:alpha="0.3333333"
                 android:layout_marginTop="-70dp"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
                 android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
index 08a5403f..9a43b163 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,4 @@
     <color name="fab_label_background_color">#bbbbbb</color>
 
     <color name="accent">#5e97f6</color>
-
-    <!-- TODO(msf): replace with ?android:attr/colorBackground with some alpha -->
-    <color name="transparent_background_placeholder">#aa2e2e2e</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index d8e8018c..87454a73 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,4 @@
     <color name="fab_label_background_color">#444444</color>
 
     <color name="accent">#2196F3</color>
-
-    <!-- TODO(msf): replace with ?android:attr/colorBackground with some alpha -->
-    <color name="transparent_background_placeholder">#aafafafa</color>
 </resources>