diff --git a/ui/src/main/res/drawable/list_item_background.xml b/ui/src/main/res/drawable/list_item_background.xml
index 58997923..3a77b524 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/res/drawable/list_item_background.xml
+++ b/ui/src/main/res/drawable/list_item_background.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             <item
                 android:state_activated="true"
                 app:state_multiselected="true">
-                <color android:color="?attr/colorMultiselectActiveBackground" />
+                <color android:color="?attr/colorSurfaceVariant" />
             </item>
             <item
                 android:state_activated="true">
diff --git a/ui/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml b/ui/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
index a2d5022a..9187e48a 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
+++ b/ui/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,5 @@
         <item name="colorOnSurfaceInverse">@color/md_theme_dark_inverseOnSurface</item>
         <item name="colorSurfaceInverse">@color/md_theme_dark_inverseSurface</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryInverse">@color/md_theme_dark_inversePrimary</item>
-        <item name="colorMultiselectActiveBackground">@color/md_theme_dark_surfaceVariant</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/ui/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/ui/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 9ba1eea5..b91ac60e 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/ui/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <resources>
     <declare-styleable name="Multiselected">
         <attr name="state_multiselected" format="boolean" />
-        <attr name="colorMultiselectActiveBackground" format="reference|color" />
     </declare-styleable>
     <declare-styleable name="TvCardView">
         <attr name="state_isUp" format="boolean" />
diff --git a/ui/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/ui/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index aa937b87..e8d36cdd 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/ui/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,5 @@
         <item name="colorOnSurfaceInverse">@color/md_theme_light_inverseOnSurface</item>
         <item name="colorSurfaceInverse">@color/md_theme_light_inverseSurface</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryInverse">@color/md_theme_light_inversePrimary</item>
-        <item name="colorMultiselectActiveBackground">@color/md_theme_light_surfaceVariant</item>
     </style>
 </resources>