diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 3bc0f6df7a..74ec7ee327 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.accessibility.BaseAccessibilityDelegate;
 import com.android.launcher3.dot.DotInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DraggableView;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
-import com.android.launcher3.graphics.IconPalette;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.IconShape;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.PreloadIconDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.DotRenderer;
@@ -378,8 +377,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView implements ItemInfoUpdateReceiver,
             flags |= FLAG_NO_BADGE;
         }
         FastBitmapDrawable iconDrawable = info.newIcon(getContext(), flags);
-        mDotParams.color = IconPalette.getMutedColor(iconDrawable.getIconColor(), 0.54f);
-
+        mDotParams.color = iconDrawable.getIconColor();
         setIcon(iconDrawable);
         applyLabel(info);
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconPalette.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconPalette.java
index 3d4a1001a2..778b32a863 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconPalette.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconPalette.java
@@ -16,18 +16,16 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.graphics;
 
-import static com.android.launcher3.icons.GraphicsUtils.setColorAlphaBound;
-
 import android.app.Notification;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 
-import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
-
 /**
  * Contains colors based on the dominant color of an icon.
  */
@@ -147,9 +145,4 @@ public class IconPalette {
         }
         return ColorUtils.LABToColor(low, a, b);
     }
-
-    public static int getMutedColor(int color, float whiteScrimAlpha) {
-        int whiteScrim = setColorAlphaBound(Color.WHITE, (int) (255 * whiteScrimAlpha));
-        return ColorUtils.compositeColors(whiteScrim, color);
-    }
 }