diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
index 766e2a051..574571732 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ public class MapView extends FrameLayout {
 
   private void initialise(@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final MapboxMapOptions options) {
     if (isInEditMode()) {
-      // in IDE, show preview map
-      LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.mapbox_mapview_preview, this);
+      // in IDE layout editor, just return
       return;
     }
     mapboxMapOptions = options;
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/mapbox_mapview_preview.jpg b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/mapbox_mapview_preview.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a21fc08b..000000000
Binary files a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/mapbox_mapview_preview.jpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable-v21/mapbox_default_bg_selector.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable-v21/mapbox_default_bg_selector.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fd6815c2..000000000
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable-v21/mapbox_default_bg_selector.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:color="?android:colorControlHighlight">
-    <item android:id="@android:id/mask">
-        <shape android:shape="oval">
-            <solid android:color="@android:color/white" />
-        </shape>
-    </item>
-</ripple>
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable/mapbox_default_bg_selector.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable/mapbox_default_bg_selector.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3efe48615..000000000
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/drawable/mapbox_default_bg_selector.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:drawable="@color/mapbox_gray_light" android:state_pressed="true" />
-    <item android:drawable="@color/mapbox_gray_light" android:state_focused="true" />
-    <item android:drawable="@android:color/transparent" />
-</selector>
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/layout/mapbox_mapview_preview.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/layout/mapbox_mapview_preview.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c1ab0e71..000000000
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/layout/mapbox_mapview_preview.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:orientation="vertical">
-
-    <ImageView
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
-        android:contentDescription="@null"
-        android:src="@drawable/mapbox_mapview_preview"
-        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"/>
-
-    <ImageView
-        android:id="@id/logoView"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/mapbox_four_dp"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/mapbox_four_dp"
-        android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/mapbox_four_dp"
-        android:contentDescription="@null"
-        android:src="@drawable/mapbox_logo_icon"/>
-
-    <ImageView
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-        android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/logoView"
-        android:contentDescription="@null"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/mapbox_four_dp"
-        android:background="@drawable/mapbox_default_bg_selector"
-        android:src="@drawable/mapbox_info_bg_selector"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/mapbox_four_dp"
-        android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/mapbox_four_dp"
-        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/logoView"/>
-
-    <ImageView
-        android:layout_width="48dp"
-        android:layout_height="48dp"
-        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-        android:layout_margin="10dp"
-        android:contentDescription="@null"
-        android:src="@drawable/mapbox_compass_icon"/>
-
-</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 68e70e948..b51c890e5 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <color name="mapbox_gray">#7D7F80</color>
-    <color name="mapbox_gray_light">#EEEEEE</color>
     <color name="mapbox_blue">#1E8CAB</color>
 </resources>