diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/PrivateAppsSectionDecorator.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/PrivateAppsSectionDecorator.java
index 8712b8468f..18175b6add 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/PrivateAppsSectionDecorator.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/PrivateAppsSectionDecorator.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class PrivateAppsSectionDecorator extends RecyclerView.ItemDecoration {
                                 new SectionDecorationHandler.UnionDecorationHandler(
                                         decorationHandler, parent.getPaddingLeft(),
                                         parent.getPaddingRight()));
-                unionHandler.addChild(decorationHandler, view, true /* applyBackground */);
+                unionHandler.addChild(decorationHandler, view);
                 deferredDecorations.put(PRIVATE_APP_SECTION, unionHandler);
             } else {
                 decorationHandler.onFocusDraw(c, view);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/SectionDecorationHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/SectionDecorationHandler.java
index f79b82cebb..ac9b146f12 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/SectionDecorationHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/SectionDecorationHandler.java
@@ -176,13 +176,10 @@ public class SectionDecorationHandler {
         /**
          * Expands decoration bounds to include child {@link PrivateAppsSectionDecorator}
          */
-        public void addChild(SectionDecorationHandler child, View view, boolean applyBackground) {
+        public void addChild(SectionDecorationHandler child, View view) {
             int scaledHeight = (int) (view.getHeight() * view.getScaleY());
             mBounds.union(view.getLeft(), view.getY(),
                     view.getRight(), view.getY() + scaledHeight);
-            if (applyBackground) {
-                applyBackground(view, mContext, null, false);
-            }
             mIsBottomRound |= child.mIsBottomRound;
             mIsBottomLeftRound |= child.mIsBottomLeftRound;
             mIsBottomRightRound |= child.mIsBottomRightRound;