diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/super_status_bar.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/super_status_bar.xml
index 51eefb66270a4..029d16e999cc2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/super_status_bar.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/super_status_bar.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:importantForAccessibility="no"
         sysui:ignoreRightInset="true"
-        sysui:scrimColor="@color/scrim_behind_color"
         />
 
     <com.android.systemui.statusbar.AlphaOptimizedView
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/attrs.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/attrs.xml
index 06b945d557242..ce57bf95a7cf9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@
     <declare-styleable name="PluginInflateContainer">
         <attr name="viewType" format="string" />
     </declare-styleable>
-    <declare-styleable name="ScrimView">
-        <!-- The initial color for the scrim. -->
-        <attr name="scrimColor" format="color" />
-    </declare-styleable>
 
     <attr name="lightIconTheme" format="reference" />
     <attr name="darkIconTheme" format="reference" />
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
index 8896e6f47af3c..3ef28bda84888 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     <color name="qs_detail_button">@*android:color/quaternary_device_default_settings</color>
     <color name="qs_detail_button_white">#B3FFFFFF</color><!-- 70% white -->
     <color name="qs_detail_transition">#66FFFFFF</color>
-    <color name="scrim_behind_color">@android:color/black</color>
     <color name="status_bar_clock_color">#FFFFFFFF</color>
     <color name="qs_user_detail_icon_muted">#FFFFFFFF</color> <!-- not so muted after all -->
     <color name="qs_tile_disabled_color">#9E9E9E</color> <!-- 38% black -->