diff --git a/iOS/AppAssets.swift b/iOS/AppAssets.swift
index 541494ccd..54a07593c 100644
--- a/iOS/AppAssets.swift
+++ b/iOS/AppAssets.swift
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ struct AppAssets {
 		return RSImage(named: "starOpenImage")!
 	}()
 	
-	static var tableSectionHeaderColor: UIColor = {
-		return UIColor(named: "tableSectionHeaderColor")!
-	}()
-	
 	static var timelineStarImage: RSImage = {
 		let image = RSImage(named: "starClosedImage")!
 		return image.maskWithColor(color: AppAssets.starColor)!
diff --git a/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader.swift b/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader.swift
index 84ef1c591..1671ddd22 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader.swift
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ class MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader: UITableViewHeaderFooterView {
 private extension MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader {
 	
 	func commonInit() {
-		let view = UIView()
-		view.backgroundColor = AppAssets.tableSectionHeaderColor
-		backgroundView = view
 		addSubviewAtInit(unreadCountView)
 		addSubviewAtInit(titleView)
 		updateDisclosureImage()
diff --git a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/tableSectionHeaderColor.colorset/Contents.json b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/tableSectionHeaderColor.colorset/Contents.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 80a53cfdc..000000000
--- a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/tableSectionHeaderColor.colorset/Contents.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "info" : {
-    "version" : 1,
-    "author" : "xcode"
-  },
-  "colors" : [
-    {
-      "idiom" : "universal",
-      "color" : {
-        "color-space" : "srgb",
-        "components" : {
-          "red" : "246",
-          "alpha" : "1.000",
-          "blue" : "246",
-          "green" : "246"
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
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