diff --git a/src/lib/styles.ts b/src/lib/styles.ts
index 8500632e37..03822b6c13 100644
--- a/src/lib/styles.ts
+++ b/src/lib/styles.ts
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ export const colors = {
   green3: '#20bc07',
   green4: '#148203',
   green5: '#082b03',
-
-  unreadNotifBg: '#ebf6ff',
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib/themes.ts b/src/lib/themes.ts
index d99dd37b2c..df7cf40e40 100644
--- a/src/lib/themes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/themes.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ export const defaultTheme: Theme = {
       textVeryLight: lightPalette.contrast_400,
       replyLine: lightPalette.contrast_100,
       replyLineDot: lightPalette.contrast_200,
-      unreadNotifBg: lightPalette.primary_25,
-      unreadNotifBorder: lightPalette.primary_100,
       postCtrl: lightPalette.contrast_500,
       brandText: lightPalette.primary_500,
       emptyStateIcon: lightPalette.contrast_300,
@@ -310,8 +308,6 @@ export const darkTheme: Theme = {
       textVeryLight: darkPalette.contrast_400,
       replyLine: darkPalette.contrast_200,
       replyLineDot: darkPalette.contrast_200,
-      unreadNotifBg: darkPalette.primary_25,
-      unreadNotifBorder: darkPalette.primary_100,
       postCtrl: darkPalette.contrast_500,
       brandText: darkPalette.primary_500,
       emptyStateIcon: darkPalette.contrast_300,
@@ -359,8 +355,6 @@ export const dimTheme: Theme = {
       textVeryLight: dimPalette.contrast_400,
       replyLine: dimPalette.contrast_200,
       replyLineDot: dimPalette.contrast_200,
-      unreadNotifBg: dimPalette.primary_25,
-      unreadNotifBorder: dimPalette.primary_100,
       postCtrl: dimPalette.contrast_500,
       brandText: dimPalette.primary_500,
       emptyStateIcon: dimPalette.contrast_300,
diff --git a/src/view/com/notifications/NotificationFeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/notifications/NotificationFeedItem.tsx
index 79a8d746e8..5f337044e5 100644
--- a/src/view/com/notifications/NotificationFeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/notifications/NotificationFeedItem.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {DM_SERVICE_HEADERS, MAX_POST_LINES} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {useAnimatedValue} from '#/lib/hooks/useAnimatedValue'
-import {usePalette} from '#/lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {makeProfileLink} from '#/lib/routes/links'
 import {type NavigationProp} from '#/lib/routes/types'
 import {forceLTR} from '#/lib/strings/bidi'
@@ -92,10 +91,9 @@ let NotificationFeedItem = ({
   hideTopBorder?: boolean
 }): React.ReactNode => {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
-  const pal = usePalette('default')
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_, i18n} = useLingui()
-  const [isAuthorsExpanded, setAuthorsExpanded] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const [isAuthorsExpanded, setIsAuthorsExpanded] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const itemHref = useMemo(() => {
     switch (item.type) {
       case 'post-like':
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@ let NotificationFeedItem = ({
       e.preventDefault()
       e.stopPropagation()
     }
-    setAuthorsExpanded(currentlyExpanded => !currentlyExpanded)
+    setIsAuthorsExpanded(currentlyExpanded => !currentlyExpanded)
   }
 
   const onBeforePress = useCallback(() => {
@@ -222,8 +220,8 @@ let NotificationFeedItem = ({
           post={item.subject}
           style={
             isHighlighted && {
-              backgroundColor: pal.colors.unreadNotifBg,
-              borderColor: pal.colors.unreadNotifBorder,
+              backgroundColor: t.palette.primary_25,
+              borderColor: t.palette.primary_100,
             }
           }
           hideTopBorder={hideTopBorder}
@@ -577,8 +575,8 @@ let NotificationFeedItem = ({
         item.notification.isRead
           ? undefined
           : {
-              backgroundColor: pal.colors.unreadNotifBg,
-              borderColor: pal.colors.unreadNotifBorder,
+              backgroundColor: t.palette.primary_25,
+              borderColor: t.palette.primary_100,
             },
         !hideTopBorder && a.border_t,
         a.overflow_hidden,