diff --git a/core/core-splashscreen/src/main/java/androidx/core/splashscreen/SplashScreen.kt b/core/core-splashscreen/src/main/java/androidx/core/splashscreen/SplashScreen.kt
index a750a9b555c31..1e24dd7322ec7 100644
--- a/core/core-splashscreen/src/main/java/androidx/core/splashscreen/SplashScreen.kt
+++ b/core/core-splashscreen/src/main/java/androidx/core/splashscreen/SplashScreen.kt
@@ -425,9 +425,11 @@ class SplashScreen private constructor(activity: Activity) {
 
         override fun install() {
             setPostSplashScreenTheme(activity.theme, TypedValue())
-            (activity.window.decorView as ViewGroup).setOnHierarchyChangeListener(
-                hierarchyListener
-            )
+            if (SDK_INT < 33) {
+                (activity.window.decorView as ViewGroup).setOnHierarchyChangeListener(
+                    hierarchyListener
+                )
+            }
         }
 
         override fun setKeepOnScreenCondition(keepOnScreenCondition: KeepOnScreenCondition) {
@@ -454,7 +456,9 @@ class SplashScreen private constructor(activity: Activity) {
             exitAnimationListener: OnExitAnimationListener
         ) {
             activity.splashScreen.setOnExitAnimationListener { splashScreenView ->
-                applyAppSystemUiTheme()
+                if (SDK_INT < 33) {
+                    applyAppSystemUiTheme()
+                }
                 val splashScreenViewProvider = SplashScreenViewProvider(splashScreenView, activity)
                 exitAnimationListener.onSplashScreenExit(splashScreenViewProvider)
             }
diff --git a/core/core-splashscreen/src/main/java/androidx/core/splashscreen/SplashScreenViewProvider.kt b/core/core-splashscreen/src/main/java/androidx/core/splashscreen/SplashScreenViewProvider.kt
index 782051816c51a..1ce8a15b44bd5 100644
--- a/core/core-splashscreen/src/main/java/androidx/core/splashscreen/SplashScreenViewProvider.kt
+++ b/core/core-splashscreen/src/main/java/androidx/core/splashscreen/SplashScreenViewProvider.kt
@@ -133,10 +133,12 @@ public class SplashScreenViewProvider internal constructor(ctx: Activity) {
 
         override fun remove() {
             platformView.remove()
-            ThemeUtils.Api31.applyThemesSystemBarAppearance(
-                activity.theme,
-                activity.window.decorView
-            )
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 33) {
+                ThemeUtils.Api31.applyThemesSystemBarAppearance(
+                    activity.theme,
+                    activity.window.decorView
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 }