diff --git a/ui/border/border.android.ts b/ui/border/border.android.ts
index dbbd366ba..ab3d128ef 100644
--- a/ui/border/border.android.ts
+++ b/ui/border/border.android.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
-import styleModule = require("ui/styling/style");
 
 // merge the exports of the common file with the exports of this file
 declare var exports;
@@ -23,101 +22,30 @@ export class Border extends borderCommon.Border {
             return;
         }
 
-        var viewGroup = <android.view.ViewGroup>this._nativeView;
+        var nativeView = <android.view.ViewGroup>this._nativeView;
 
-        var bkg = <BorderGradientDrawable>viewGroup.getBackground();
-
-        if (!(bkg instanceof BorderGradientDrawable)) {
-            bkg = new BorderGradientDrawable();
-            viewGroup.setBackground(bkg);
+        var backgroundDrawable = nativeView.getBackground();
+        if (!(backgroundDrawable instanceof android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable)) {
+            backgroundDrawable = new android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable();
+            nativeView.setBackgroundDrawable(backgroundDrawable);
         }
 
-        bkg.borderWidth = this.borderWidth;
-        bkg.cornerRadius = this.cornerRadius;
-        bkg.borderColor = this.borderColor ? this.borderColor.android : android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT;
-        bkg.backgroundColor = this.backgroundColor ? this.backgroundColor.android : android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT;
+        var gd = <android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable>backgroundDrawable;
+        var density = utils.layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        gd.setCornerRadius(this.cornerRadius * density);
 
-        var value = this.style._getValue(styleModule.backgroundImageSourceProperty);
-        bkg.bitmap = value ? value.android : undefined;
-    }
-}
+        if (this.borderColor) {
+            gd.setStroke(this.borderWidth * density, this.borderColor.android);
+        }
+        else {
+            gd.setStroke(this.borderWidth * density, android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT);
+        }
 
-class BorderGradientDrawable extends android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable {
-    private _density = utils.layout.getDisplayDensity();
-
-    constructor() {
-        super();
-
-        return global.__native(this);
-    }
-
-    private _borderWidth: number;
-    get borderWidth(): number {
-        return this._borderWidth;
-    }
-    set borderWidth(value: number) {
-        if (this._borderWidth !== value) {
-            this._borderWidth = value;
-
-            this.setStroke(this._borderWidth * this._density, this._borderColor);
+        if (this.backgroundColor) {
+            gd.setColor(this.backgroundColor.android);
+        }
+        else {
+            gd.setColor(android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT);
         }
     }
-
-    private _cornerRadius: number;
-    get cornerRadius(): number {
-        return this._cornerRadius;
-    }
-    set cornerRadius(value: number) {
-        if (this._cornerRadius !== value) {
-            this._cornerRadius = value;
-
-            this.setCornerRadius(this._cornerRadius);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private _borderColor: number;
-    get borderColor(): number {
-        return this._borderColor;
-    }
-    set borderColor(value: number) {
-        if (this._borderColor !== value) {
-            this._borderColor = value;
-
-            this.setStroke(this._borderWidth * this._density, this._borderColor);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private _backgroundColor: number;
-    get backgroundColor(): number {
-        return this._backgroundColor;
-    }
-    set backgroundColor(value: number) {
-        if (this._backgroundColor !== value) {
-            this._backgroundColor = value;
-
-            this.setColor(this._backgroundColor);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private _bitmap: android.graphics.Bitmap
-    get bitmap(): android.graphics.Bitmap {
-        return this._bitmap;
-    }
-    set bitmap(value: android.graphics.Bitmap) {
-        if (this._bitmap !== value) {
-            this._bitmap = value;
-
-            this.invalidateSelf();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public draw(canvas: android.graphics.Canvas): void {
-        if (this.bitmap) {
-            this.setColor(android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT);
-
-            var stroke = this._borderWidth * this._density;
-            canvas.drawBitmap(this.bitmap, stroke, stroke, undefined);
-        }
-        super.draw(canvas);
-    }
-}
+} 
diff --git a/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts b/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
index 34a9ce724..3b4264e19 100644
--- a/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/stylers.android.ts
@@ -493,35 +493,10 @@ export class BorderStyler implements definition.stylers.Styler {
         border._updateAndroidBorder();
     }
 
-    private static getNativeBackgroundValue(view: view.View): any {
-        return view.android.getBackground();
-    }
-
-    //Background image methods
-    private static setBackgroundImageSourceProperty(view: view.View, newValue: any) {
-        var border = <border.Border>view;
-        border._updateAndroidBorder();
-    }
-
-    private static resetBackgroundImageSourceProperty(view: view.View, nativeValue: any) {
-        var border = <border.Border>view;
-        border._updateAndroidBorder();
-    }
-
-    private static getNativeBackgroundImageSourceValue(view: view.View): any {
-        return view.android.getBackground();
-    }
-
     public static registerHandlers() {
         style.registerHandler(style.backgroundColorProperty, new stylersCommon.StylePropertyChangedHandler(
             BorderStyler.setBackgroundProperty,
-            BorderStyler.resetBackgroundProperty,
-            BorderStyler.getNativeBackgroundValue), "Border");
-
-        style.registerHandler(style.backgroundImageSourceProperty, new stylersCommon.StylePropertyChangedHandler(
-            BorderStyler.setBackgroundImageSourceProperty,
-            BorderStyler.resetBackgroundImageSourceProperty,
-            BorderStyler.getNativeBackgroundImageSourceValue), "Border");
+            BorderStyler.resetBackgroundProperty), "Border");
     }
 }