diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/android/app/databinding/AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdapters.java b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/android/app/databinding/AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdapters.java
index b704faa86e2..4e7f59b0bb3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/android/app/databinding/AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdapters.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oppia/android/app/databinding/AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdapters.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatCheckBox;
+import androidx.core.widget.CompoundButtonCompat;
 import androidx.databinding.BindingAdapter;
 
 /**
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@ public final class AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdapters {
   /** Sets the button tint for the specified checkbox, via data-binding. */
   @BindingAdapter("app:buttonTint")
   public static void setButtonTint(@NonNull AppCompatCheckBox checkBox, @ColorInt int colorRgb) {
-    checkBox.setSupportButtonTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(colorRgb));
+    CompoundButtonCompat.setButtonTintList(checkBox, ColorStateList.valueOf(colorRgb));
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/sharedTest/java/org/oppia/android/app/databinding/AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdaptersTest.kt b/app/src/sharedTest/java/org/oppia/android/app/databinding/AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdaptersTest.kt
index 57586237166..9fcf2bd1e47 100644
--- a/app/src/sharedTest/java/org/oppia/android/app/databinding/AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdaptersTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/sharedTest/java/org/oppia/android/app/databinding/AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdaptersTest.kt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class AppCompatCheckBoxBindingAdaptersTest {
     activityRule.scenario.onActivity {
       val appCompatCheckBox: AppCompatCheckBox = getAppCompatCheckBox(it)
       setButtonTint(appCompatCheckBox, colorRgb)
-      assertThat(appCompatCheckBox.supportButtonTintList?.defaultColor).isEqualTo(colorRgb)
+      assertThat(appCompatCheckBox.buttonTintList?.defaultColor).isEqualTo(colorRgb)
     }
   }