diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
index 22f847d59..31eb747d8 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
             androidBackground.onBackgroundOrBorderPropertyChanged(this);
         } else {
             const nativeView = this.nativeViewProtected;
-            org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setBackground(nativeView, value);
+            nativeView.setBackground(value);
 
             const style = this.style;
             const paddingTop = paddingTopProperty.isSet(style) ? this.effectivePaddingTop : this._defaultPaddingTop;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
index 9b7982b6f..01d2764fe 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export class SearchBar extends SearchBarBase {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
             textView.setBackgroundColor(value.android);
         } else {
-            org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setBackground(textView, value);
+            textView.setBackground(value);
         }
     }
     [textFieldHintColorProperty.getDefault](): number {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
index c0c9ac774..bef19e7b6 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export class SegmentedBarItem extends SegmentedBarItemBase {
             if (apiLevel > 21 && backgroundDrawable) {
                 const newDrawable = tryCloneDrawable(backgroundDrawable, nativeView.getResources());
                 newDrawable.setColorFilter(color, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
-                org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setBackground(viewGroup, newDrawable);
+                viewGroup.setBackground(newDrawable);
             } else {
                 const stateDrawable = new android.graphics.drawable.StateListDrawable();
                 const colorDrawable: android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable = new org.nativescript.widgets.SegmentedBarColorDrawable(color, selectedIndicatorThickness);
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ export class SegmentedBarItem extends SegmentedBarItemBase {
                 arr[0] = R_ATTR_STATE_SELECTED;
                 stateDrawable.addState(arr, colorDrawable);
                 stateDrawable.setBounds(0, 15, viewGroup.getRight(), viewGroup.getBottom());
-                org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setBackground(viewGroup, stateDrawable);
+                viewGroup.setBackground(stateDrawable);
             }
         } else {
             const backgroundDrawable = tryCloneDrawable(value, nativeView.getResources());
-            org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setBackground(viewGroup, backgroundDrawable);
+            viewGroup.setBackground(backgroundDrawable);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.android.ts
index 1aaf2f97f..9f3e9ed77 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.android.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export module ad {
             if (!(drawable instanceof org.nativescript.widgets.BorderDrawable)) {
                 backgroundDrawable = new org.nativescript.widgets.BorderDrawable(layout.getDisplayDensity(), view.toString());
                 refreshBorderDrawable(view, backgroundDrawable);
-                org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setBackground(nativeView, backgroundDrawable);
+                nativeView.setBackground(backgroundDrawable);
             } else {
                 refreshBorderDrawable(view, backgroundDrawable);
             }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export module ad {
                 defaultDrawable = null;
             }
 
-            org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setBackground(nativeView, defaultDrawable);
+            nativeView.setBackground(defaultDrawable);
             // TODO: Do we need to clear the drawable here? Can't we just reuse it again?
             androidView._cachedDrawable = undefined;
         }