diff --git a/android/res/layout-land/share.xml b/android/res/layout-land/share.xml
index f1636d331..8730c2ab6 100755
--- a/android/res/layout-land/share.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout-land/share.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   <TextView
       android:layout_width="fill_parent"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-      android:textColor="@color/share_text"
       android:textSize="18sp"
       android:text="@string/msg_share_explanation"
       android:paddingBottom="12dip"/>
diff --git a/android/res/layout-ldpi/capture.xml b/android/res/layout-ldpi/capture.xml
index ee12cc195..261bfa0e8 100755
--- a/android/res/layout-ldpi/capture.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout-ldpi/capture.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
   <com.google.zxing.client.android.ViewfinderView
       android:id="@+id/viewfinder_view"
       android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-      android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-      android:background="@color/transparent"/>
+      android:layout_height="fill_parent"/>
 
   <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/result_view"
                 android:orientation="vertical"
diff --git a/android/res/layout/help.xml b/android/res/layout/help.xml
index 74f05bbc9..7962460fe 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/help.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/help.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
               android:layout_width="fill_parent"
               android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-              android:background="@color/help_view"
               android:orientation="vertical">
 
   <WebView android:id="@+id/help_contents"
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@
       android:orientation="horizontal"
       android:gravity="center"
       android:padding="4dip"
-      android:weightSum="1"
-      android:background="@color/help_button_view">
+      android:weightSum="1">
 
     <Button android:id="@+id/back_button"
             android:layout_width="0dip"
diff --git a/android/res/layout/search_book_contents.xml b/android/res/layout/search_book_contents.xml
index 4f94b8671..d96178feb 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/search_book_contents.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/search_book_contents.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
               android:orientation="vertical"
               android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-              android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-              android:background="@color/sbc_layout_view">
+              android:layout_height="fill_parent">
 
   <LinearLayout
       android:orientation="horizontal"
diff --git a/android/res/layout/search_book_contents_header.xml b/android/res/layout/search_book_contents_header.xml
index 19957b70f..36be6c335 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/search_book_contents_header.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/search_book_contents_header.xml
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
 <TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           android:layout_width="fill_parent"
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-          android:background="@color/sbc_header_view"
           android:paddingLeft="8dip"
           android:paddingBottom="4dip"
           android:enabled="false"
-          android:textColor="@color/sbc_header_text"
           android:singleLine="true"
           android:textSize="14sp"/>
diff --git a/android/res/layout/search_book_contents_list_item.xml b/android/res/layout/search_book_contents_list_item.xml
index c5ece6ea5..9f1957c54 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/search_book_contents_list_item.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/search_book_contents_list_item.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     android:orientation="horizontal"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:background="@color/sbc_list_item"
     android:padding="6dip">
 
   <TextView android:id="@+id/page_number_view"
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_gravity="left|top"
             android:layout_marginRight="8dip"
-            android:textColor="@color/sbc_page_number_text"
             android:singleLine="false"
             android:textSize="14sp"
             android:textStyle="bold"/>
@@ -36,9 +34,7 @@
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_gravity="left|top"
-            android:textColor="@color/sbc_snippet_text"
             android:singleLine="false"
-            android:textSize="14sp"
-            android:typeface="serif"/>
+            android:textSize="14sp"/>
 
 </com.google.zxing.client.android.book.SearchBookContentsListItem>
diff --git a/android/res/layout/share.xml b/android/res/layout/share.xml
index a1da4c4d2..6a57d2f87 100755
--- a/android/res/layout/share.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/share.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     <TextView
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:textColor="@color/share_text"
         android:textSize="18sp"
         android:text="@string/msg_share_explanation"
         android:paddingBottom="8dip"/>
diff --git a/android/res/values/colors.xml b/android/res/values/colors.xml
index 19de19f6b..8ed7b018a 100755
--- a/android/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/android/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -17,24 +17,13 @@
 <resources>
   <color name="contents_text">#ff000000</color>
   <color name="encode_view">#ffffffff</color>
-  <color name="help_button_view">#ffcccccc</color>
-  <color name="help_view">#ff404040</color>
   <color name="possible_result_points">#c0ffff00</color>
-  <color name="result_image_border">#ffffffff</color>
   <color name="result_minor_text">#ffc0c0c0</color>
   <color name="result_points">#c000ff00</color>
   <color name="result_text">#ffffffff</color>
   <color name="result_view">#b0000000</color>
-  <color name="sbc_header_text">#ff808080</color>
-  <color name="sbc_header_view">#ffffffff</color>
-  <color name="sbc_list_item">#fffff0e0</color>
-  <color name="sbc_layout_view">#ffffffff</color>
-  <color name="sbc_page_number_text">#ff000000</color>
-  <color name="sbc_snippet_text">#ff4b4b4b</color>
-  <color name="share_text">#ff000000</color>
   <color name="status_text">#ffffffff</color>
   <color name="transparent">#00000000</color>
-  <color name="viewfinder_frame">#ff000000</color>
   <color name="viewfinder_laser">#ffff0000</color>
   <color name="viewfinder_mask">#60000000</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
index 87179ebad..029e4c90b 100755
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
@@ -474,12 +474,6 @@ public final class CaptureActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Cal
     if (points != null && points.length > 0) {
       Canvas canvas = new Canvas(barcode);
       Paint paint = new Paint();
-      paint.setColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.result_image_border));
-      paint.setStrokeWidth(3.0f);
-      paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
-      Rect border = new Rect(2, 2, barcode.getWidth() - 2, barcode.getHeight() - 2);
-      canvas.drawRect(border, paint);
-
       paint.setColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.result_points));
       if (points.length == 2) {
         paint.setStrokeWidth(4.0f);
diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ViewfinderView.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ViewfinderView.java
index 5a9e8c048..050fd5892 100755
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ViewfinderView.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ViewfinderView.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public final class ViewfinderView extends View {
   private Bitmap resultBitmap;
   private final int maskColor;
   private final int resultColor;
-  private final int frameColor;
   private final int laserColor;
   private final int resultPointColor;
   private int scannerAlpha;
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ public final class ViewfinderView extends View {
     Resources resources = getResources();
     maskColor = resources.getColor(R.color.viewfinder_mask);
     resultColor = resources.getColor(R.color.result_view);
-    frameColor = resources.getColor(R.color.viewfinder_frame);
     laserColor = resources.getColor(R.color.viewfinder_laser);
     resultPointColor = resources.getColor(R.color.possible_result_points);
     scannerAlpha = 0;
@@ -103,13 +101,6 @@ public final class ViewfinderView extends View {
       canvas.drawBitmap(resultBitmap, null, frame, paint);
     } else {
 
-      // Draw a two pixel solid black border inside the framing rect
-      paint.setColor(frameColor);
-      canvas.drawRect(frame.left, frame.top, frame.right + 1, frame.top + 2, paint);
-      canvas.drawRect(frame.left, frame.top + 2, frame.left + 2, frame.bottom - 1, paint);
-      canvas.drawRect(frame.right - 1, frame.top, frame.right + 1, frame.bottom - 1, paint);
-      canvas.drawRect(frame.left, frame.bottom - 1, frame.right + 1, frame.bottom + 1, paint);
-
       // Draw a red "laser scanner" line through the middle to show decoding is active
       paint.setColor(laserColor);
       paint.setAlpha(SCANNER_ALPHA[scannerAlpha]);