diff --git a/themes/bgrt/bgrt.plymouth.in b/themes/bgrt/bgrt.plymouth.in
index d6ad9e1f..39bfdc53 100644
--- a/themes/bgrt/bgrt.plymouth.in
+++ b/themes/bgrt/bgrt.plymouth.in
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ WatermarkHorizontalAlignment=.5
 WatermarkVerticalAlignment=.96
 Transition=none
 TransitionDuration=0.0
-BackgroundStartColor=0x202020
-BackgroundEndColor=0x202020
+BackgroundStartColor=0x000000
+BackgroundEndColor=0x000000
 ProgressBarBackgroundColor=0x606060
 ProgressBarForegroundColor=0xffffff
 DialogClearsFirmwareBackground=true
diff --git a/themes/spinner/Makefile.am b/themes/spinner/Makefile.am
index 6c3807ff..e6e1bb67 100644
--- a/themes/spinner/Makefile.am
+++ b/themes/spinner/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ themedir = $(datadir)/plymouth/themes/spinner
 nodist_theme_DATA = spinner.plymouth
 
 dist_theme_DATA =                                                     \
-                    background-tile.png                               \
                     bullet.png                                        \
                     entry.png                                         \
                     lock.png                                          \
diff --git a/themes/spinner/background-tile.png b/themes/spinner/background-tile.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b70a2d4..00000000
Binary files a/themes/spinner/background-tile.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/themes/spinner/spinner.plymouth.in b/themes/spinner/spinner.plymouth.in
index 187b6359..5c0b297c 100644
--- a/themes/spinner/spinner.plymouth.in
+++ b/themes/spinner/spinner.plymouth.in
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ WatermarkHorizontalAlignment=.5
 WatermarkVerticalAlignment=.96
 Transition=none
 TransitionDuration=0.0
-BackgroundStartColor=0x202020
-BackgroundEndColor=0x202020
+BackgroundStartColor=0x000000
+BackgroundEndColor=0x000000
 ProgressBarBackgroundColor=0x606060
 ProgressBarForegroundColor=0xffffff
 MessageBelowAnimation=true