diff --git a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/fragment/MessageListFragment.kt b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/fragment/MessageListFragment.kt
index 5d6593901aecb30a221529ab5a916149bd7c4ea1..48ed74443a3c259ae8f2ce548f47a2bbddb02308 100644
--- a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/fragment/MessageListFragment.kt
+++ b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/fragment/MessageListFragment.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode
 import androidx.core.os.bundleOf
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DefaultItemAnimator
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DividerItemDecoration
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
@@ -257,8 +256,6 @@ class MessageListFragment :
     private fun initializeRecyclerView(view: View) {
         recyclerView = view.findViewById(R.id.message_list)
 
-        val itemDecoration = DividerItemDecoration(requireContext(), DividerItemDecoration.VERTICAL)
-        recyclerView.addItemDecoration(itemDecoration)
         recyclerView.itemAnimator = DefaultItemAnimator().apply {
             supportsChangeAnimations = false
         }