diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/fragments/StatusFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/fragments/StatusFragment.java
index 9d305efbc..cf380e17c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/fragments/StatusFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/fragments/StatusFragment.java
@@ -170,14 +170,6 @@ public class StatusFragment extends Fragment {
             mIsInCall = false;
         }
 
-        if (activity.getResources()
-                .getBoolean(R.bool.set_notification_bar_background_color_to_primary)) {
-            Window window = activity.getWindow();
-            window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
-            window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS);
-            window.setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(activity, R.color.primary_dark_color));
-        }
-
         return view;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
index 74c5c832e..5797343f7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     <bool name="force_use_of_linphone_friends">false</bool>
     <bool name="use_linphone_tag">true</bool>
     <bool name="hide_bottom_bar_on_second_level_views">true</bool>
-    <bool name="set_notification_bar_background_color_to_primary">true</bool>
     <bool name="use_full_screen_image_splashscreen">false</bool>
 
     <!-- Time -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 7f7c50c11..d2c91c6a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         <!-- Android theme override -->
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/primary_color</item>
         <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/primary_color</item>
+        <!-- Comment out the following line to disable system's status bar coloring -->
         <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark_color</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/light_primary_text_color</item>
         <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/grey_color</item>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
         <!-- Android theme override -->
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/primary_color</item>
         <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/primary_color</item>
+        <!-- Comment out the following line to disable system's status bar coloring -->
         <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark_color</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/dark_primary_text_color</item>
         <item name="android:textColorSecondary">@color/header_background_color</item>