diff --git a/include/vcl/rendercontext/DrawImageFlags.hxx b/include/vcl/rendercontext/DrawImageFlags.hxx
index 014b552dec15..535ba74162b1 100644
--- a/include/vcl/rendercontext/DrawImageFlags.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/rendercontext/DrawImageFlags.hxx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ enum class DrawImageFlags
     Disable = 0x0001,
     Highlight = 0x0002,
     Deactive = 0x0004,
-    ColorTransform = 0x0008,
+    // 0x0008 is unused,
     SemiTransparent = 0x0010,
 };
 namespace o3tl
diff --git a/vcl/source/image/Image.cxx b/vcl/source/image/Image.cxx
index ebabef440a9b..28506ecf459b 100644
--- a/vcl/source/image/Image.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/image/Image.cxx
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ void Image::Draw(OutputDevice* pOutDev, const Point& rPos, DrawImageFlags nStyle
     Bitmap aRenderBmp = mpImplData->getBitmapForHiDPI(bool(nStyle & DrawImageFlags::Disable), pOutDev->GetGraphics());
 
     if (!(nStyle & DrawImageFlags::Disable) &&
-        (nStyle & (DrawImageFlags::ColorTransform | DrawImageFlags::Highlight |
-                   DrawImageFlags::Deactive | DrawImageFlags::SemiTransparent)))
+        (nStyle & (DrawImageFlags::Highlight | DrawImageFlags::Deactive |
+                   DrawImageFlags::SemiTransparent)))
     {
         if (nStyle & (DrawImageFlags::Highlight | DrawImageFlags::Deactive))
         {
diff --git a/vcl/source/window/toolbox.cxx b/vcl/source/window/toolbox.cxx
index 88ba1239ef53..0cf0197f1f2f 100644
--- a/vcl/source/window/toolbox.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/window/toolbox.cxx
@@ -2549,12 +2549,6 @@ void ToolBox::ImplDrawItem(vcl::RenderContext& rRenderContext, ImplToolItems::si
     // no gradient background for items that have a popup open
     bool bHasOpenPopup = mpFloatWin && (mnDownItemId==pItem->mnId);
 
-    bool bHighContrastWhite = false;
-    // check the face color as highcontrast indicator
-    // because the toolbox itself might have a gradient
-    if (rStyleSettings.GetFaceColor() == COL_WHITE)
-        bHighContrastWhite = true;
-
     // Compute buttons area.
     Size    aBtnSize    = pItem->maRect.GetSize();
 
@@ -2636,12 +2630,6 @@ void ToolBox::ImplDrawItem(vcl::RenderContext& rRenderContext, ImplToolItems::si
             else
                 ImplDrawButton(rRenderContext, aButtonRect, nHighlight, pItem->meState == TRISTATE_TRUE,
                                pItem->mbEnabled && IsEnabled(), pItem->mbShowWindow);
-
-            if( nHighlight != 0 )
-            {
-                if( bHighContrastWhite )
-                    nImageStyle |= DrawImageFlags::ColorTransform;
-            }
         }
         rRenderContext.DrawImage(Point( nImageOffX, nImageOffY ), *pImage, nImageStyle);
     }