diff --git a/samples/modules/lvgl/screen_transparency/prj.conf b/samples/modules/lvgl/screen_transparency/prj.conf
index 7c857deba03f5b..20856b0155c946 100644
--- a/samples/modules/lvgl/screen_transparency/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/modules/lvgl/screen_transparency/prj.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ CONFIG_LOG=y
 CONFIG_LVGL=y
 CONFIG_LV_Z_MEM_POOL_SIZE=16384
 CONFIG_LV_COLOR_DEPTH_32=y
-CONFIG_LV_COLOR_SCREEN_TRANSP=y
 
 CONFIG_DISPLAY=y
diff --git a/samples/modules/lvgl/screen_transparency/src/main.c b/samples/modules/lvgl/screen_transparency/src/main.c
index 64494ffdaed183..b0e6164fc8b967 100644
--- a/samples/modules/lvgl/screen_transparency/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/modules/lvgl/screen_transparency/src/main.c
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ static void initialize_gui(void)
 	lv_obj_t *label;
 
 	/* Configure screen and background for transparency */
-	lv_obj_set_style_bg_opa(lv_scr_act(), LV_OPA_TRANSP, LV_PART_MAIN);
-	lv_disp_set_bg_opa(NULL, LV_OPA_TRANSP);
-	lv_obj_set_style_bg_color(lv_scr_act(), lv_color_hex(0x000000), LV_PART_MAIN);
+	lv_obj_set_style_bg_opa(lv_screen_active(), LV_OPA_TRANSP, LV_PART_MAIN);
+	lv_obj_set_style_bg_opa(lv_layer_bottom(), LV_OPA_TRANSP, LV_PART_MAIN);
 
 	/* Create a label, set its text and align it to the center */
-	label = lv_label_create(lv_scr_act());
+	label = lv_label_create(lv_screen_active());
 	lv_label_set_text(label, "Hello, world!");
-	lv_obj_set_style_text_color(lv_scr_act(), lv_color_hex(0xff00ff), LV_PART_MAIN);
+	lv_obj_set_style_text_color(lv_screen_active(), lv_color_hex(0xff00ff), LV_PART_MAIN);
 	lv_obj_align(label, LV_ALIGN_CENTER, 0, 0);
 }
 
@@ -60,11 +59,11 @@ int main(void)
 
 	initialize_gui();
 
-	lv_task_handler();
+	lv_timer_handler();
 	display_blanking_off(display_dev);
 
 	while (1) {
-		uint32_t sleep_ms = lv_task_handler();
+		uint32_t sleep_ms = lv_timer_handler();
 
 		k_msleep(MIN(sleep_ms, INT32_MAX));
 	}