diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/new_conversation_button_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/new_conversation_button_background.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4de519558a..0000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/new_conversation_button_background.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<shape
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:shape="oval" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
index aa522cc097..b47c67e5c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
@@ -171,10 +171,9 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
             android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-            android:background="@drawable/new_conversation_button_background"
             android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/new_conversation_button_bottom_offset"
-            android:src="@drawable/ic_plus"
-            app:tint="@color/white" />
+            app:rippleColor="@color/button_primary_ripple"
+            android:src="@drawable/ic_plus" />
 
     </RelativeLayout>