diff --git a/app/component-library/components-temp/ActionListItem/ActionListItem.tsx b/app/component-library/components-temp/ActionListItem/ActionListItem.tsx
index 04832bf07f3..c6ab914dcb5 100644
--- a/app/component-library/components-temp/ActionListItem/ActionListItem.tsx
+++ b/app/component-library/components-temp/ActionListItem/ActionListItem.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
 import { useTailwind } from '@metamask/design-system-twrnc-preset';
 
 // Internal dependencies
-import { useElevatedSurface } from '../../../util/theme/themeUtils';
 import { ActionListItemProps } from './ActionListItem.types';
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ const ActionListItem: React.FC<ActionListItemProps> = ({
   ...pressableProps
 }) => {
   const tw = useTailwind();
-  const surfaceClass = useElevatedSurface();
 
   // Render label based on type
   const renderLabel = () => {
@@ -100,11 +98,11 @@ const ActionListItem: React.FC<ActionListItemProps> = ({
   const getStyle = useCallback(
     ({ pressed }: { pressed: boolean }) =>
       tw.style(
-        `${surfaceClass} px-4 py-3`,
-        pressed && !isDisabled && 'bg-default-pressed',
+        'px-4 py-3',
+        pressed && !isDisabled && 'bg-pressed',
         isDisabled && 'opacity-50',
       ),
-    [tw, isDisabled, surfaceClass],
+    [tw, isDisabled],
   );
 
   return (
diff --git a/app/component-library/components-temp/ActionListItem/README.md b/app/component-library/components-temp/ActionListItem/README.md
index edca439e1e9..ea40bfb1e00 100644
--- a/app/component-library/components-temp/ActionListItem/README.md
+++ b/app/component-library/components-temp/ActionListItem/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ import { IconName } from '../../components/Icons/Icon';
 
 ## Design Specifications
 
-- **Background**: `bg-default` on default state, `bg-default-pressed` when pressed
+- **Background**: transparent by default (parent owns surface); `bg-pressed` when pressed
 - **Padding**: 12px vertical, 16px horizontal
 - **Gap**: 16px between start content and end accessory
 - **Label**: Uses `TextVariant.BodyMD` with `TextColor.Default` for strings