diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
index ad192f7d29..aee6a53321 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
@@ -232,7 +232,12 @@ class ReaderActivity : BaseRxActivity<ReaderActivityBinding, ReaderPresenter>()
                 invalidateOptionsMenu()
             }
             R.id.action_settings -> ReaderSettingsSheet(this).show()
-            R.id.action_custom_filter -> ReaderColorFilterSheet(this).show()
+            R.id.action_custom_filter -> {
+                ReaderColorFilterSheet(this)
+                    // Remove dimmed backdrop so changes can be previewd
+                    .apply { window?.setDimAmount(0f) }
+                    .show()
+            }
         }
         return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderColorFilterSheet.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderColorFilterSheet.kt
index d4d064edad..b70f3f2c00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderColorFilterSheet.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderColorFilterSheet.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader
 
-import android.graphics.Color
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.SeekBar
@@ -9,11 +8,8 @@ import com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior
 import com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetDialog
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.gone
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.visible
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.IgnoreFirstSpinnerListener
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.SimpleSeekBarListener
-import kotlin.math.abs
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter.brightness_seekbar
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter.color_filter_mode
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter.custom_brightness
@@ -27,8 +23,6 @@ import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter.txt_color_filter_alpha
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter.txt_color_filter_blue_value
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter.txt_color_filter_green_value
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter.txt_color_filter_red_value
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter_sheet.brightness_overlay
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.reader_color_filter_sheet.color_overlay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.sample
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
  */
 class ReaderColorFilterSheet(private val activity: ReaderActivity) : BottomSheetDialog(activity) {
 
-    private val preferences by injectLazy<PreferencesHelper>()
+    private val preferences: PreferencesHelper by injectLazy()
 
     private var sheetBehavior: BottomSheetBehavior<*>? = null
 
@@ -205,15 +199,6 @@ class ReaderColorFilterSheet(private val activity: ReaderActivity) : BottomSheet
      * 0 sets system brightness and hides the overlay.
      */
     private fun setCustomBrightnessValue(value: Int, view: View, isDisabled: Boolean = false) = with(view) {
-        // Set black overlay visibility.
-        if (value < 0) {
-            brightness_overlay.visible()
-            val alpha = (abs(value) * 2.56).toInt()
-            brightness_overlay.setBackgroundColor(Color.argb(alpha, 0, 0, 0))
-        } else {
-            brightness_overlay.gone()
-        }
-
         if (!isDisabled) {
             txt_brightness_seekbar_value.text = value.toString()
         }
@@ -230,8 +215,6 @@ class ReaderColorFilterSheet(private val activity: ReaderActivity) : BottomSheet
                 .sample(100)
                 .onEach { setColorFilterValue(it, view) }
                 .launchIn(activity.scope)
-        } else {
-            color_overlay.gone()
         }
         setColorFilterSeekBar(enabled, view)
     }
@@ -242,8 +225,6 @@ class ReaderColorFilterSheet(private val activity: ReaderActivity) : BottomSheet
      * @param view view of the dialog
      */
     private fun setColorFilterValue(@ColorInt color: Int, view: View) = with(view) {
-        color_overlay.visible()
-        color_overlay.setFilterColor(color, preferences.colorFilterMode().get())
         setValues(color, view)
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/filter_mock.webp b/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/filter_mock.webp
deleted file mode 100644
index c65b390cb6..0000000000
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/filter_mock.webp and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/reader_color_filter_sheet.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/reader_color_filter_sheet.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index b150ec02ed..0000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/reader_color_filter_sheet.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:baselineAligned="false"
-    android:orientation="horizontal">
-
-    <FrameLayout
-        android:id="@+id/frame"
-        android:layout_width="0dp"
-        android:layout_height="0dp"
-        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/scroll"
-        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/scroll"
-        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/scroll">
-
-        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:scaleType="centerCrop"
-            android:src="@drawable/filter_mock" />
-
-        <View
-            android:id="@+id/brightness_overlay"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:visibility="gone" />
-
-        <eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.ReaderColorFilterView
-            android:id="@+id/color_overlay"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:visibility="gone" />
-
-    </FrameLayout>
-
-    <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
-        android:id="@+id/scroll"
-        android:layout_width="0dp"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/frame">
-
-        <include layout="@layout/reader_color_filter" />
-
-    </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>
-
-</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_color_filter_sheet.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_color_filter_sheet.xml
index c18fc3a091..64e9b0fe6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_color_filter_sheet.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_color_filter_sheet.xml
@@ -4,30 +4,6 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical">
 
-    <FrameLayout
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="200dp">
-
-        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:scaleType="centerCrop"
-            android:src="@drawable/filter_mock" />
-
-        <View
-            android:id="@+id/brightness_overlay"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:visibility="gone" />
-
-        <eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.ReaderColorFilterView
-            android:id="@+id/color_overlay"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:visibility="gone" />
-
-    </FrameLayout>
-
     <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent">