diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationView.java
index 417d4acccf4e5..8af488ea443d5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationView.java
@@ -321,8 +321,7 @@ public abstract class ActivatableNotificationView extends ExpandableOutlineView
     protected void setBackgroundTintColor(int color) {
         if (color != mCurrentBackgroundTint) {
             mCurrentBackgroundTint = color;
-            // TODO(282173943): re-enable this tinting optimization when Resources are thread-safe
-            if (false && color == mNormalColor) {
+            if (color == mNormalColor) {
                 // We don't need to tint a normal notification
                 color = 0;
             }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/FooterView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/FooterView.java
index 0989df61a5e35..6bbeebfdb431a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/FooterView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/FooterView.java
@@ -16,15 +16,11 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row;
 
-import static android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP;
-
 import android.annotation.ColorInt;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.graphics.ColorFilter;
-import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.IndentingPrintWriter;
@@ -161,20 +157,10 @@ public class FooterView extends StackScrollerDecorView {
      */
     public void updateColors() {
         Resources.Theme theme = mContext.getTheme();
-        final @ColorInt int textColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.notif_pill_text, theme);
-        final Drawable clearAllBg = theme.getDrawable(R.drawable.notif_footer_btn_background);
-        final Drawable manageBg = theme.getDrawable(R.drawable.notif_footer_btn_background);
-        // TODO(b/282173943): Remove redundant tinting once Resources are thread-safe
-        final @ColorInt int buttonBgColor =
-                Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(mContext, com.android.internal.R.attr.colorSurface);
-        final ColorFilter bgColorFilter = new PorterDuffColorFilter(buttonBgColor, SRC_ATOP);
-        if (buttonBgColor != 0) {
-            clearAllBg.setColorFilter(bgColorFilter);
-            manageBg.setColorFilter(bgColorFilter);
-        }
-        mClearAllButton.setBackground(clearAllBg);
+        int textColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.notif_pill_text, theme);
+        mClearAllButton.setBackground(theme.getDrawable(R.drawable.notif_footer_btn_background));
         mClearAllButton.setTextColor(textColor);
-        mManageButton.setBackground(manageBg);
+        mManageButton.setBackground(theme.getDrawable(R.drawable.notif_footer_btn_background));
         mManageButton.setTextColor(textColor);
         final @ColorInt int labelTextColor =
                 Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(mContext, android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);