diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2e6caef6c..aae3a6753 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
         android:name="com.todoroo.astrid.activity.MainActivity"
         android:exported="true"
         android:launchMode="singleTask"
-        android:theme="@style/Theme.App.Starting"
+        android:theme="@style/Tasks"
         android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/theme.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/theme.xml
index e44794011..a26c8a568 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/theme.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/theme.xml
@@ -60,11 +60,4 @@
     <item name="colorSurface">@color/black_60</item>
     <item name="android:windowShowWallpaper">true</item>
   </style>
-
-  <style name="Theme.App.Starting" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
-    <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/window_background</item>
-    <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@mipmap/ic_launcher_blue</item>
-    <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimationDuration">300</item>
-  </style>
-
 </resources>
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