diff --git a/app/src/main/res/color/tab_color.xml b/app/src/main/res/color/tab_color.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fc584a767..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/color/tab_color.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:color="@color/textColorTertiary"/>
-    <item android:state_selected="true" android:color="@color/tusky_blue"/>
-    <item android:state_enabled="true" android:color="@color/tusky_blue"/>
-</selector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 706f9b021..55d113b5b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -69,13 +69,12 @@
 
             <com.keylesspalace.tusky.view.AdaptiveTabLayout
                 android:id="@+id/bottomTabLayout"
+                style="@style/TuskyTabAppearance"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                 app:tabGravity="fill"
                 app:tabIndicatorGravity="top"
-                app:tabMode="scrollable"
-                app:tabIconTint="@color/tab_color"
-                />
+                app:tabMode="scrollable"/>
 
         </com.google.android.material.bottomappbar.BottomAppBar>