diff --git a/res/values-v11/colors.xml b/res/values-v11/colors.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fd447428ae..0000000000
--- a/res/values-v11/colors.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <color name="edit_text_light_theme">#ff000000</color>
-    <color name="edit_text_dark_theme">#ffeeeeee</color>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values-v8/colors.xml b/res/values-v8/colors.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 56da2fcde2..0000000000
--- a/res/values-v8/colors.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <color name="edit_text_light_theme">#ff000000</color>
-    <color name="edit_text_dark_theme">#ff000000</color>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values/themes.xml b/res/values/themes.xml
index 4907910180..83028fa9b3 100644
--- a/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
         <item name="conversation_background">#ffdddddd</item>
         <item name="conversation_editor_background">#eeeeee</item>
-        <item name="conversation_editor_text_color">@color/edit_text_light_theme</item>
+        <item name="conversation_editor_text_color">#ff111111</item>
         <item name="conversation_send_button">@drawable/ic_send_holo_light</item>
         <item name="conversation_send_secure_button">@drawable/ic_send_encrypted_holo_light</item>
         <item name="conversation_delivered_indicator">@drawable/ic_sms_mms_delivered_light</item>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
         <item name="conversation_background">@color/black</item>
         <item name="conversation_editor_background">#ff222222</item>
-        <item name="conversation_editor_text_color">@color/edit_text_dark_theme</item>
+        <item name="conversation_editor_text_color">#ffeeeeee</item>
         <item name="conversation_send_button">@drawable/ic_send_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="conversation_send_secure_button">@drawable/ic_send_holo_dark_encrypted</item>
         <item name="conversation_delivered_indicator">@drawable/ic_sms_mms_delivered_dark</item>