diff --git a/res/layout/phone_favorite_regular_row_view.xml b/res/layout/phone_favorite_regular_row_view.xml
index 2e4dde2..a90117f 100644
--- a/res/layout/phone_favorite_regular_row_view.xml
+++ b/res/layout/phone_favorite_regular_row_view.xml
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
         android:id="@+id/contact_favorite_card"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:focusable="true"
-        android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground" >
+        android:focusable="true">
 
         <com.android.contacts.common.widget.LayoutSuppressingQuickContactBadge
             android:id="@+id/contact_tile_quick"
diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteListView.java b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteListView.java
index 10b9e9a..b685e82 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteListView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteListView.java
@@ -306,14 +306,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private FrameLayout.LayoutParams getDragShadowLayoutParams() {
-        final FrameLayout.LayoutParams lp = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
-                mDragShadowWidth, mDragShadowHeight);
-        lp.leftMargin = mDragShadowLeft;
-        lp.topMargin = mDragShadowTop;
-        return lp;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return True if the drag is started.
      */
@@ -361,7 +353,8 @@
             mDragShadowOverlay.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
             mDragShadowOverlay.setAlpha(DRAG_SHADOW_ALPHA);
 
-            mDragShadowOverlay.setLayoutParams(getDragShadowLayoutParams());
+            mDragShadowOverlay.setX(mDragShadowLeft);
+            mDragShadowOverlay.setY(mDragShadowTop);
 
             // x and y passed in are the coordinates of where the user has touched down, calculate
             // the offset to the top left coordinate of the dragged child.  This will be used for
diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteTileView.java b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteTileView.java
index 7657451..ac89fd6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteTileView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteTileView.java
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
         setOnLongClickListener(new OnLongClickListener() {
             @Override
             public boolean onLongClick(View v) {
-                setPressed(false);
                 final PhoneFavoriteTileView view = (PhoneFavoriteTileView) v;
                 // NOTE The drag shadow is handled in the ListView.
                 if (view instanceof PhoneFavoriteRegularRowView) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoritesTileAdapter.java b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoritesTileAdapter.java
index ce18a2b..a4a2cb4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoritesTileAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoritesTileAdapter.java
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@
                     setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                 }
             }
-            setPressed(false);
         }
 
         private void addTileFromEntry(ContactEntry entry, int childIndex, boolean isLastRow) {