diff --git a/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in b/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in
index 45164d138b7f..8f14f52ce69d 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ RES_ANIM = \
 
 RES_DRAWABLE_NODPI = \
   res/drawable-nodpi/abouthome_bg.png \
-  res/drawable-nodpi/background.png \
   res/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_bg.png \
   res/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_selected_bg.png \
   $(NULL)
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerController.java b/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerController.java
index a6a6abc63a05..f84a8a2bb2d5 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerController.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerController.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class LayerController {
         return mViewportMetrics.zoomFactor;
     }
 
-    public Bitmap getBackgroundPattern()    { return getDrawable("background"); }
+    public Bitmap getBackgroundPattern()    { return getDrawable("tabs_tray_selected_bg"); }
     public Bitmap getShadowPattern()        { return getDrawable("shadow"); }
 
     public PanZoomController getPanZoomController()                                 { return mPanZoomController; }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/abouthome_bg.png b/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/abouthome_bg.png
index 56fd38099cc5..ad06fecb92da 100644
Binary files a/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/abouthome_bg.png and b/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/abouthome_bg.png differ
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/background.png b/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/background.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 7618bf72d456..000000000000
Binary files a/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/background.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_bg.png b/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_bg.png
index ccb28d529faa..ea975e405e42 100644
Binary files a/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_bg.png and b/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_bg.png differ
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_selected_bg.png b/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_selected_bg.png
index b36cd370fb59..ed1a6f1b45ed 100644
Binary files a/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_selected_bg.png and b/mobile/android/base/resources/drawable-nodpi/tabs_tray_selected_bg.png differ