diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/color/res/color/m3_dynamic_contrast_dark_highlighted_text.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/color/res/color/m3_dynamic_contrast_dark_highlighted_text.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 70b5ea190ef..00000000000
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/color/res/color/m3_dynamic_contrast_dark_highlighted_text.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
--->
-<!-- Material3 alternative to textColorHighlight for dynamic dark theme -->
-<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-  tools:ignore="NewApi">
-  <item android:alpha="@dimen/material_emphasis_medium" android:color="@android:color/system_primary_dark" />
-</selector>
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/color/res/color/m3_dynamic_contrast_highlighted_text.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/color/res/color/m3_dynamic_contrast_highlighted_text.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index e99f2cba064..00000000000
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/color/res/color/m3_dynamic_contrast_highlighted_text.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
--->
-<!-- Material3 alternative to textColorHighlight for dynamic light theme -->
-<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-  tools:ignore="NewApi">
-  <item android:alpha="@dimen/material_emphasis_medium" android:color="@android:color/system_primary_light" />
-</selector>