diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Button.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Button.cpp
index 6964e8a21a..6f36567fed 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Button.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Button.cpp
@@ -105,12 +105,8 @@ BButton::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 {
 	if (be_control_look != NULL) {
 		BRect rect(Bounds());
-		rgb_color background = B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR;
-		if (Parent())
-			background = Parent()->ViewColor();
-		if (background == B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR)
-			background = ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
-		rgb_color base = LowColor();
+		rgb_color background = LowColor();
+		rgb_color base = background;
 		uint32 flags = be_control_look->Flags(this);
 		if (IsDefault())
 			flags |= BControlLook::B_DEFAULT_BUTTON;
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/StatusBar.cpp b/src/kits/interface/StatusBar.cpp
index bd5f8eb682..5243a5af5e 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/StatusBar.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/StatusBar.cpp
@@ -278,11 +278,7 @@ BStatusBar::FrameResized(float newWidth, float newHeight)
 void
 BStatusBar::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 {
-	rgb_color backgroundColor;
-	if (Parent())
-		backgroundColor = Parent()->ViewColor();
-	else
-		backgroundColor = ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+	rgb_color backgroundColor = LowColor();
 
 	font_height fontHeight;
 	GetFontHeight(&fontHeight);