diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 93d2072e955c2..4a1d953c3bfe7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -827,7 +827,4 @@
     <!-- How far to inset the rounded edges -->
     <dimen name="stat_sys_mobile_signal_circle_inset">0.9dp</dimen>
 
-    <!-- Width of the hollow triangle for empty signal state -->
-    <dimen name="mobile_signal_empty_strokewidth">2dp</dimen>
-
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/SignalDrawable.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/SignalDrawable.java
index deea521b7c2fc..7a7efbdc66156 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/SignalDrawable.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/SignalDrawable.java
@@ -100,12 +100,8 @@ public class SignalDrawable extends Drawable {
     // How far the circle defining the corners is inset from the edges
     private final float mAppliedCornerInset;
 
-    // The easiest way to understand this is as if we set Style.STROKE and draw the triangle,
-    // but that is only theoretically right. Instead, draw the triangle and clip out a smaller
-    // one inset by this amount.
-    private final float mEmptyStrokeWidth;
     private static final float INV_TAN = 1f / (float) Math.tan(Math.PI / 8f);
-    private final float mEmptyDiagInset;  // == mEmptyStrokeWidth * INV_TAN
+    private static final float CUT_WIDTH_DP = 1f / 12f;
 
     // Where the top and left points of the triangle would be if not for rounding
     private final PointF mVirtualTop  = new PointF();
@@ -145,11 +141,6 @@ public class SignalDrawable extends Drawable {
                 Utils.getDefaultColor(context, R.color.light_mode_icon_color_dual_tone_fill);
         mIntrinsicSize = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.signal_icon_size);
 
-        // mCutPath parameters
-        mEmptyStrokeWidth = context.getResources()
-                .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.mobile_signal_empty_strokewidth);
-        mEmptyDiagInset = mEmptyStrokeWidth * INV_TAN;
-
         mHandler = new Handler();
         setDarkIntensity(0);
 
@@ -326,22 +317,20 @@ public class SignalDrawable extends Drawable {
                     (padding + cornerRadius + mAppliedCornerInset) - (INV_TAN * cornerRadius),
                     height - padding);
 
+            final float cutWidth = CUT_WIDTH_DP * height;
+            final float cutDiagInset = cutWidth * INV_TAN;
+
             // Cut out a smaller triangle from the center of mFullPath
             mCutPath.reset();
             mCutPath.setFillType(FillType.WINDING);
-            mCutPath.moveTo(width - padding - mEmptyStrokeWidth,
-                    height - padding - mEmptyStrokeWidth);
-            mCutPath.lineTo(width - padding - mEmptyStrokeWidth,
-                    mVirtualTop.y + mEmptyDiagInset);
-            mCutPath.lineTo(mVirtualLeft.x + mEmptyDiagInset,
-                    height - padding - mEmptyStrokeWidth);
-            mCutPath.lineTo(width - padding - mEmptyStrokeWidth,
-                    height - padding - mEmptyStrokeWidth);
+            mCutPath.moveTo(width - padding - cutWidth, height - padding - cutWidth);
+            mCutPath.lineTo(width - padding - cutWidth, mVirtualTop.y + cutDiagInset);
+            mCutPath.lineTo(mVirtualLeft.x + cutDiagInset, height - padding - cutWidth);
+            mCutPath.lineTo(width - padding - cutWidth, height - padding - cutWidth);
 
-            // In empty state, draw the full path as the foreground paint
-            mForegroundPath.set(mFullPath);
-            mFullPath.reset();
-            mForegroundPath.op(mCutPath, Path.Op.DIFFERENCE);
+            // Draw empty state as only background
+            mForegroundPath.reset();
+            mFullPath.op(mCutPath, Path.Op.DIFFERENCE);
         } else if (mState == STATE_AIRPLANE) {
             // Airplane mode is slashed, full-signal
             mForegroundPath.set(mFullPath);