diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java b/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
index 9b0cc3918b5e8..77fce624c5746 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
@@ -560,12 +560,8 @@ public class SearchDialog extends Dialog implements OnItemClickListener, OnItemS
 
         if (mGlobalSearchMode) {
             mSearchAutoComplete.setDropDownAlwaysVisible(true);  // fill space until results come in
-            mSearchAutoComplete.setDropDownBackgroundResource(
-                    com.android.internal.R.drawable.search_dropdown_background);
         } else {
             mSearchAutoComplete.setDropDownAlwaysVisible(false);
-            mSearchAutoComplete.setDropDownBackgroundResource(
-                    com.android.internal.R.drawable.search_dropdown_background_apps);
         }
 
         // attach the suggestions adapter, if suggestions are available
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/search_dropdown_background.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable/search_dropdown_background.9.png
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index a6923b7c01363..804260afa97f7
Binary files a/core/res/res/drawable/search_dropdown_background.9.png and b/core/res/res/drawable/search_dropdown_background.9.png differ
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/search_dropdown_background_apps.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable/search_dropdown_background_apps.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 804260afa97f7..0000000000000
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