diff --git a/java/res/layout/input_view.xml b/java/res/layout/input_view.xml
index 136e18cd5..1ffb8a32a 100644
--- a/java/res/layout/input_view.xml
+++ b/java/res/layout/input_view.xml
@@ -30,34 +30,17 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="0dp" />
 
-    <!-- On tablets, the suggestions strip is centered with horizontal paddings on both sides
-         because width of the landscape mode is too long for the suggestions strip. This
-         LinearLayout is required to hold the paddings. -->
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/suggestions_container"
-        android:orientation="horizontal"
+    <!-- To ensure that key preview popup is correctly placed when the current system locale is
+         one of RTL locales, layoutDirection="ltr" is needed in the SDK version 17+. -->
+    <com.android.inputmethod.latin.suggestions.SuggestionStripView
+        android:id="@+id/suggestion_strip_view"
+        android:layoutDirection="ltr"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    >
-        <View
-            android:layout_width="@dimen/suggestions_strip_padding"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/suggestions_strip_height"
-            style="?attr/suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle" />
-        <!-- To ensure that key preview popup is correctly placed when the current system locale is
-             one of RTL locales, layoutDirection="ltr" is needed in the SDK version 17+. -->
-        <com.android.inputmethod.latin.suggestions.SuggestionStripView
-            android:id="@+id/suggestion_strip_view"
-            android:layoutDirection="ltr"
-            android:layout_weight="1.0"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/suggestions_strip_height"
-            android:gravity="center_vertical"
-            style="?attr/suggestionStripViewStyle" />
-        <View
-            android:layout_width="@dimen/suggestions_strip_padding"
-            android:layout_height="@dimen/suggestions_strip_height"
-            style="?attr/suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle" />
-    </LinearLayout>
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/suggestions_strip_height"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:paddingRight="@dimen/suggestions_strip_padding"
+        android:paddingLeft="@dimen/suggestions_strip_padding"
+        style="?attr/suggestionStripViewStyle" />
 
     <!-- To ensure that key preview popup is correctly placed when the current system locale is
          one of RTL locales, layoutDirection="ltr" is needed in the SDK version 17+. -->
diff --git a/java/res/values/attrs.xml b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
index c31831747..b054e0303 100644
--- a/java/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
         <attr name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle" format="reference" />
         <attr name="moreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle" format="reference" />
         <!-- Suggestions strip style -->
-        <attr name="suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle" format="reference" />
         <attr name="suggestionStripViewStyle" format="reference" />
         <attr name="moreSuggestionsViewStyle" format="reference" />
         <attr name="suggestionBackgroundStyle" format="reference" />
diff --git a/java/res/values/styles.xml b/java/res/values/styles.xml
index 8b6c29e59..37c6a9553 100644
--- a/java/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -145,13 +145,10 @@
     <style name="MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_popup_panel_background</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle">
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_suggest_strip</item>
-    </style>
     <style
         name="SuggestionStripViewStyle"
-        parent="SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle"
     >
+        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_suggest_strip</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripOption">autoCorrectBold|validTypedWordBold</item>
         <item name="colorValidTypedWord">@color/highlight_color_default</item>
         <item name="colorTypedWord">@color/typed_word_color_default</item>
@@ -380,13 +377,10 @@
     <style name="MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle.IceCreamSandwich">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_popup_panel_background_holo</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle.IceCreamSandwich">
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_suggest_strip_holo</item>
-    </style>
     <style
         name="SuggestionStripViewStyle.IceCreamSandwich"
-        parent="SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle.IceCreamSandwich"
     >
+        <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_suggest_strip_holo</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripOption">autoCorrectBold|validTypedWordBold</item>
         <item name="colorValidTypedWord">@color/highlight_color_ics</item>
         <item name="colorTypedWord">@color/highlight_color_ics</item>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-basic-highcontrast.xml b/java/res/values/themes-basic-highcontrast.xml
index 48df0a1b6..e81d47386 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-basic-highcontrast.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-basic-highcontrast.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle</item>
-        <item name="suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripViewStyle</item>
         <item name="moreSuggestionsViewStyle">@style/MoreSuggestionsViewStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionBackgroundStyle</item>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-basic.xml b/java/res/values/themes-basic.xml
index 88a0c5d8d..c44f0f614 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-basic.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-basic.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle</item>
-        <item name="suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripViewStyle</item>
         <item name="moreSuggestionsViewStyle">@style/MoreSuggestionsViewStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionBackgroundStyle</item>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-gingerbread.xml b/java/res/values/themes-gingerbread.xml
index 51f680a7a..129afdf5b 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-gingerbread.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-gingerbread.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard.Gingerbread</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView.Gingerbread</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle</item>
-        <item name="suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripViewStyle</item>
         <item name="moreSuggestionsViewStyle">@style/MoreSuggestionsViewStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionBackgroundStyle</item>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml b/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
index d9c59a180..1264831f3 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard.IceCreamSandwich</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView.IceCreamSandwich</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle.IceCreamSandwich</item>
-        <item name="suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle.IceCreamSandwich</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripViewStyle.IceCreamSandwich</item>
         <item name="moreSuggestionsViewStyle">@style/MoreSuggestionsViewStyle.IceCreamSandwich</item>
         <item name="suggestionBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionBackgroundStyle.IceCreamSandwich</item>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-stone-bold.xml b/java/res/values/themes-stone-bold.xml
index 6ace9d673..196f3ef9f 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-stone-bold.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-stone-bold.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard.Stone</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView.Stone</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle</item>
-        <item name="suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripViewStyle</item>
         <item name="moreSuggestionsViewStyle">@style/MoreSuggestionsViewStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionBackgroundStyle</item>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-stone.xml b/java/res/values/themes-stone.xml
index 3c3826b1a..d0d35c28d 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-stone.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-stone.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard.Stone</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView.Stone</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle</item>
-        <item name="suggestionsStripBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripViewStyle</item>
         <item name="moreSuggestionsViewStyle">@style/MoreSuggestionsViewStyle</item>
         <item name="suggestionBackgroundStyle">@style/SuggestionBackgroundStyle</item>
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputView.java
index 5359c8185..1cf17c8c0 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputView.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 
 public final class InputView extends LinearLayout {
-    private View mSuggestionStripContainer;
+    private View mSuggestionStripView;
     private View mKeyboardView;
     private int mKeyboardTopPadding;
 
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ public final class InputView extends LinearLayout {
 
     @Override
     protected void onFinishInflate() {
-        mSuggestionStripContainer = findViewById(R.id.suggestions_container);
+        mSuggestionStripView = findViewById(R.id.suggestion_strip_view);
         mKeyboardView = findViewById(R.id.keyboard_view);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent me) {
-        if (mSuggestionStripContainer.getVisibility() == VISIBLE
+        if (mSuggestionStripView.getVisibility() == VISIBLE
                 && mKeyboardView.getVisibility() == VISIBLE
                 && forwardTouchEvent(me)) {
             return true;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class InputView extends LinearLayout {
         }
 
         final Rect receivingRect = mEventReceivingRect;
-        mSuggestionStripContainer.getGlobalVisibleRect(receivingRect);
+        mSuggestionStripView.getGlobalVisibleRect(receivingRect);
         final int translatedX = x - receivingRect.left;
         final int translatedY;
         if (y < forwardingLimitY) {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public final class InputView extends LinearLayout {
             translatedY = y - receivingRect.top;
         }
         me.setLocation(translatedX, translatedY);
-        mSuggestionStripContainer.dispatchTouchEvent(me);
+        mSuggestionStripView.dispatchTouchEvent(me);
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 385e884ab..e1906c5fe 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
 
     private View mExtractArea;
     private View mKeyPreviewBackingView;
-    private View mSuggestionsContainer;
     private SuggestionStripView mSuggestionStripView;
     // Never null
     private SuggestedWords mSuggestedWords = SuggestedWords.EMPTY;
@@ -667,7 +666,6 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         mExtractArea = getWindow().getWindow().getDecorView()
                 .findViewById(android.R.id.extractArea);
         mKeyPreviewBackingView = view.findViewById(R.id.key_preview_backing);
-        mSuggestionsContainer = view.findViewById(R.id.suggestions_container);
         mSuggestionStripView = (SuggestionStripView)view.findViewById(R.id.suggestion_strip_view);
         if (mSuggestionStripView != null)
             mSuggestionStripView.setListener(this, view);
@@ -1111,17 +1109,17 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
     private void setSuggestionStripShownInternal(final boolean shown,
             final boolean needsInputViewShown) {
         // TODO: Modify this if we support suggestions with hard keyboard
-        if (onEvaluateInputViewShown() && mSuggestionsContainer != null) {
+        if (onEvaluateInputViewShown() && mSuggestionStripView != null) {
             final MainKeyboardView mainKeyboardView = mKeyboardSwitcher.getMainKeyboardView();
             final boolean inputViewShown = (mainKeyboardView != null)
                     ? mainKeyboardView.isShown() : false;
             final boolean shouldShowSuggestions = shown
                     && (needsInputViewShown ? inputViewShown : true);
             if (isFullscreenMode()) {
-                mSuggestionsContainer.setVisibility(
+                mSuggestionStripView.setVisibility(
                         shouldShowSuggestions ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
             } else {
-                mSuggestionsContainer.setVisibility(
+                mSuggestionStripView.setVisibility(
                         shouldShowSuggestions ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE);
             }
         }
@@ -1142,7 +1140,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
             return 0;
         }
         final int keyboardHeight = mainKeyboardView.getHeight();
-        final int suggestionsHeight = mSuggestionsContainer.getHeight();
+        final int suggestionsHeight = mSuggestionStripView.getHeight();
         final int displayHeight = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels;
         final Rect rect = new Rect();
         mKeyPreviewBackingView.getWindowVisibleDisplayFrame(rect);
@@ -1160,7 +1158,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
     public void onComputeInsets(final InputMethodService.Insets outInsets) {
         super.onComputeInsets(outInsets);
         final MainKeyboardView mainKeyboardView = mKeyboardSwitcher.getMainKeyboardView();
-        if (mainKeyboardView == null || mSuggestionsContainer == null) {
+        if (mainKeyboardView == null || mSuggestionStripView == null) {
             return;
         }
         final int adjustedBackingHeight = getAdjustedBackingViewHeight();
@@ -1170,13 +1168,13 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         // be considered.
         // See {@link android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService#onComputeInsets}.
         final int extractHeight = isFullscreenMode() ? mExtractArea.getHeight() : 0;
-        final int suggestionsHeight = (mSuggestionsContainer.getVisibility() == View.GONE) ? 0
-                : mSuggestionsContainer.getHeight();
+        final int suggestionsHeight = (mSuggestionStripView.getVisibility() == View.GONE) ? 0
+                : mSuggestionStripView.getHeight();
         final int extraHeight = extractHeight + backingHeight + suggestionsHeight;
         int visibleTopY = extraHeight;
         // Need to set touchable region only if input view is being shown
         if (mainKeyboardView.isShown()) {
-            if (mSuggestionsContainer.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
+            if (mSuggestionStripView.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
                 visibleTopY -= suggestionsHeight;
             }
             final int touchY = mainKeyboardView.isShowingMoreKeysPanel() ? 0 : visibleTopY;