diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayGridItemDecorator.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayGridItemDecorator.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index c0db0fa25..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayGridItemDecorator.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
-
-package org.mozilla.fenix.tabtray
-
-import android.content.Context
-import android.graphics.Canvas
-import android.graphics.Paint
-import android.graphics.RectF
-import android.view.View
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-import org.mozilla.fenix.R
-import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
-
-/**
- * An item decorator for the tab tray grid tabs. Draws a border for the selected tab.
- */
-class TabTrayGridItemDecorator(context: Context) :
-    RecyclerView.ItemDecoration() {
-
-    override fun onDrawOver(canvas: Canvas, recyclerView: RecyclerView, state: RecyclerView.State) {
-        for (i in 0 until recyclerView.childCount) {
-            val child = recyclerView.getChildAt(i)
-            val viewHolder = recyclerView.getChildViewHolder(child)
-            if (viewHolder !is TabTrayViewHolder) {
-                continue
-            }
-
-            if (viewHolder.tab?.id == recyclerView.context.components.core.store.state.selectedTabId) {
-                drawSelectedTabBorder(child, canvas)
-            }
-        }
-
-        super.onDrawOver(canvas, recyclerView, state)
-    }
-
-    private fun drawSelectedTabBorder(child: View, canvas: Canvas) {
-        val borderRadius =
-            child.resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.tab_tray_grid_item_border_radius)
-                .toFloat()
-        canvas.drawRoundRect(child.getBounds(), borderRadius, borderRadius, borderStroke)
-    }
-
-    private val borderStroke: Paint = Paint().apply {
-        color = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.photonViolet50)
-        isAntiAlias = true
-        strokeWidth =
-            context.resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.tab_tray_grid_item_selected_border_width)
-                .toFloat()
-        style = Paint.Style.STROKE
-    }
-
-    private fun View.getBounds(): RectF {
-        val leftPosition = left + translationX - paddingLeft
-        val rightPosition = right + translationX + paddingRight
-        val topPosition = top + translationY - paddingTop
-        val bottomPosition = bottom + translationY + paddingBottom
-        return RectF(leftPosition, topPosition, rightPosition, bottomPosition)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayView.kt
index 6d7f135e5..88d372d99 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayView.kt
@@ -335,8 +335,6 @@ class TabTrayView(
         updateUINormalMode(view.context.components.core.store.state)
         scrollToTab(view.context.components.core.store.state.selectedTabId)
 
-        view.tabsTray.invalidateItemDecorations()
-
         if (isPrivateModeSelected) {
             components.analytics.metrics.track(Event.TabsTrayPrivateModeTapped)
         } else {
@@ -375,7 +373,6 @@ class TabTrayView(
             }
 
             layoutManager = gridLayoutManager
-            addItemDecoration(TabTrayGridItemDecorator(container.context))
         }
     }