diff --git a/app-android/project.properties b/app-android/project.properties
index 655eb8f..a3ee5ab 100644
--- a/app-android/project.properties
+++ b/app-android/project.properties
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 #proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
 
 # Project target.
-target=Google Inc.:Google APIs:14
+target=android-17
diff --git a/app-android/res/layout/activity_canvas.xml b/app-android/res/layout/activity_canvas.xml
index 1818a83..6fd299c 100644
--- a/app-android/res/layout/activity_canvas.xml
+++ b/app-android/res/layout/activity_canvas.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
         android:layout_height="fill_parent"
         android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
         android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-        android:background="@color/Dark"
         android:orientation="vertical" >
 
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/app-android/res/values/colors.xml b/app-android/res/values/colors.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 18d7d93..0000000
--- a/app-android/res/values/colors.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<resources>
-
-    <color name="Dark"> #2E2E2E</color>
-
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/CanvasView.java b/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/CanvasView.java
index 206b896..369d0cc 100644
--- a/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/CanvasView.java
+++ b/app-android/src/at/bitfire/gfxtablet/CanvasView.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class CanvasView extends View implements OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener
 		
 		// disable until networking has been configured
 		setEnabled(false);
-		setBackgroundColor(0xFFD0D0D0); //0x2A2A2A
+		setBackgroundColor(0xFFD0D0D0);
 
 		settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
 		settings.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this);