diff --git a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/WindowProxy.java b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/WindowProxy.java
index 595f95a106f..0ecbb263b76 100644
--- a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/WindowProxy.java
+++ b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/WindowProxy.java
@@ -332,14 +332,7 @@ public void windowCreated(TiBaseActivity activity, Bundle savedInstanceState)
 			win.setStatusBarColor(colorInt);
 		}
 
-		if (hasProperty(TiC.PROPERTY_WINDOW_FLAGS)) {
-			if ((TiConvert.toInt(getProperty(TiC.PROPERTY_WINDOW_FLAGS)) & STATUS_BAR_LIGHT) != 0
-				&& Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
-				win.getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);
-			}
-		}
-
-    if (hasProperty(TiC.PROPERTY_UI_FLAGS)) {
+   		if (hasProperty(TiC.PROPERTY_UI_FLAGS)) {
 			win.getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(TiConvert.toInt(getProperty(TiC.PROPERTY_UI_FLAGS)));
 		}