diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index 478bf9aa6afb7..d72286628c379 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -442,9 +442,6 @@
      vibrator is capable of subtle vibrations -->
     <bool name="config_vibrateOnIconAnimation">false</bool>
 
-    <!-- Adjust the theme on fully custom and decorated custom view notifications -->
-    <bool name="config_adjustThemeOnNotificationCustomViews">false</bool>
-
     <!-- Notifications are sized to match the width of two (of 4) qs tiles in landscape. -->
     <bool name="config_skinnyNotifsInLandscape">true</bool>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationCustomViewWrapper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationCustomViewWrapper.java
index 222735aeb35ad..4c9c2f95b35cb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationCustomViewWrapper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationCustomViewWrapper.java
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ public class NotificationCustomViewWrapper extends NotificationViewWrapper {
     public void onContentUpdated(ExpandableNotificationRow row) {
         super.onContentUpdated(row);
 
-        // Custom views will most likely use just white or black as their text color.
-        // We need to scan through and replace these colors by Material NEXT colors.
-        ensureThemeOnChildren(mView);
-
         // Let's invert the notification colors when we're in night mode and
         // the notification background isn't colorized.
         if (needsInversion(mBackgroundColor, mView)) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationDecoratedCustomViewWrapper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationDecoratedCustomViewWrapper.java
index d21ae13a1e012..8c6fa023d92b2 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationDecoratedCustomViewWrapper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationDecoratedCustomViewWrapper.java
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ public class NotificationDecoratedCustomViewWrapper extends NotificationTemplate
     public void onContentUpdated(ExpandableNotificationRow row) {
         mWrappedView = getWrappedCustomView(mView);
 
-        // Custom views will most likely use just white or black as their text color.
-        // We need to scan through and replace these colors by Material NEXT colors.
-        ensureThemeOnChildren(mWrappedView);
-
         if (needsInversion(resolveBackgroundColor(), mWrappedView)) {
             invertViewLuminosity(mWrappedView);
         }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapper.java
index 74abd38ec398f..76301917b4585 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapper.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Pair;
-import android.view.ContextThemeWrapper;
 import android.view.NotificationHeaderView;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import com.android.internal.graphics.ColorUtils;
 import com.android.internal.util.ContrastColorUtil;
 import com.android.internal.widget.CachingIconView;
 import com.android.settingslib.Utils;
-import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.CrossFadeHelper;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.TransformableView;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.TransformState;
@@ -58,11 +56,6 @@ public abstract class NotificationViewWrapper implements TransformableView {
     private final Rect mTmpRect = new Rect();
 
     protected int mBackgroundColor = 0;
-    private int mMaterialTextColorPrimary;
-    private int mMaterialTextColorSecondary;
-    private int mThemedTextColorPrimary;
-    private int mThemedTextColorSecondary;
-    private boolean mAdjustTheme;
 
     public static NotificationViewWrapper wrap(Context ctx, View v, ExpandableNotificationRow row) {
         if (v.getId() == com.android.internal.R.id.status_bar_latest_event_content) {
@@ -98,8 +91,6 @@ public abstract class NotificationViewWrapper implements TransformableView {
         mView = view;
         mRow = row;
         onReinflated();
-        mAdjustTheme = ctx.getResources().getBoolean(
-                R.bool.config_adjustThemeOnNotificationCustomViews);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -124,22 +115,6 @@ public abstract class NotificationViewWrapper implements TransformableView {
             mBackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
             mView.setBackground(new ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT));
         }
-
-        Context materialTitleContext = new ContextThemeWrapper(mView.getContext(),
-                com.android.internal.R.style.TextAppearance_Material_Notification_Title);
-        mMaterialTextColorPrimary = Utils.getColorAttr(materialTitleContext,
-                com.android.internal.R.attr.textColor).getDefaultColor();
-        Context materialContext = new ContextThemeWrapper(mView.getContext(),
-                com.android.internal.R.style.TextAppearance_Material_Notification);
-        mMaterialTextColorSecondary = Utils.getColorAttr(materialContext,
-                com.android.internal.R.attr.textColor).getDefaultColor();
-
-        Context themedContext = new ContextThemeWrapper(mView.getContext(),
-                com.android.internal.R.style.Theme_DeviceDefault_DayNight);
-        mThemedTextColorPrimary = Utils.getColorAttr(themedContext,
-                com.android.internal.R.attr.textColorPrimary).getDefaultColor();
-        mThemedTextColorSecondary = Utils.getColorAttr(themedContext,
-                com.android.internal.R.attr.textColorSecondary).getDefaultColor();
     }
 
     protected boolean needsInversion(int defaultBackgroundColor, View view) {
@@ -217,39 +192,6 @@ public abstract class NotificationViewWrapper implements TransformableView {
         return false;
     }
 
-    protected void ensureThemeOnChildren(View rootView) {
-        if (!mAdjustTheme || mView == null || rootView == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Notifications with custom backgrounds should not be adjusted
-        if (mBackgroundColor != Color.TRANSPARENT
-                || getBackgroundColor(mView) != Color.TRANSPARENT
-                || getBackgroundColor(rootView) != Color.TRANSPARENT) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Now let's check if there's unprotected text somewhere, and apply the theme if we find it.
-        processTextColorRecursive(rootView);
-    }
-
-    private void processTextColorRecursive(View view) {
-        if (view instanceof TextView) {
-            TextView textView = (TextView) view;
-            int foreground = textView.getCurrentTextColor();
-            if (foreground == mMaterialTextColorPrimary) {
-                textView.setTextColor(mThemedTextColorPrimary);
-            } else if (foreground == mMaterialTextColorSecondary) {
-                textView.setTextColor(mThemedTextColorSecondary);
-            }
-        } else if (view instanceof ViewGroup) {
-            ViewGroup viewGroup = (ViewGroup) view;
-            for (int i = 0; i < viewGroup.getChildCount(); i++) {
-                processTextColorRecursive(viewGroup.getChildAt(i));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     protected int getBackgroundColor(View view) {
         if (view == null) {
             return Color.TRANSPARENT;