diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index bdd40e47..3e3bbff3 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -1054,18 +1054,11 @@ void Editor::setupListView()
     setPadding( Q::Cell, QskMargins( 4, 8 ) );
 
     setColor( Q::Text, m_pal.themeForeground );
-
-    // alternating row colors
-    setColor( Q::Cell | A::Lower, Qt::white );
-    setColor( Q::Cell | A::Upper, m_pal.contrasted );
+    setColor( Q::Cell, Qt::white );
 
     for ( auto state : { A::NoState, Q::Hovered, Q::Pressed } )
     {
-        const auto aspect = Q::Cell | state | Q::Selected;
-
-        setColor( aspect | A::Lower, m_pal.highlighted );
-        setColor( aspect | A::Upper, m_pal.highlighted );
-
+        setColor( Q::Cell | state | Q::Selected, m_pal.highlighted );
         setColor( Q::Text | state | Q::Selected, m_pal.highlightedText );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskListViewSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskListViewSkinlet.cpp
index 5dc2fa5c..33de9cba 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskListViewSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskListViewSkinlet.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ void QskListViewSkinlet::updateBackgroundNodes(
     const QskListView* listView, QSGNode* backgroundNode ) const
 {
     using Q = QskListView;
-    using A = QskAspect;
 
     auto listViewNode = static_cast< const ListViewNode* >( backgroundNode->parent() );
 
@@ -209,10 +208,7 @@ void QskListViewSkinlet::updateBackgroundNodes(
 
         const auto rect = sampleRect( listView, listView->contentsRect(), Q::Cell, row );
 
-        const QskAspect aspect = Q::Cell | ( ( row % 2 ) ? A::Upper : A::Lower );
-        const auto boxHints = listView->boxHints( aspect );
-
-        auto newNode = updateBoxNode( listView, rowNode, rect, boxHints );
+        auto newNode = updateBoxNode( listView, rowNode, rect, Q::Cell );
         if ( newNode )
         {
             if ( newNode->parent() != backgroundNode )