diff --git a/js/src/ui/Portal/portal.css b/js/src/ui/Portal/portal.css
index 85e8be4f1..a2a1edce7 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/Portal/portal.css
+++ b/js/src/ui/Portal/portal.css
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ $popoverZ: 3600;
z-index: $modalBackZ;
}
-.parityBackground {
- position: absolute;
- top: 0;
- bottom: 0;
- left: 0;
- right: 0;
- opacity: 0.25;
- z-index: -1;
-}
-
.overlay {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
box-sizing: border-box;
diff --git a/js/src/ui/Portal/portal.js b/js/src/ui/Portal/portal.js
index 6b2d7f8b2..47639dd86 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/Portal/portal.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/Portal/portal.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { noop } from 'lodash';
import { nodeOrStringProptype } from '~/util/proptypes';
import { CloseIcon } from '~/ui/Icons';
-import ParityBackground from '~/ui/ParityBackground';
import StackEventListener from '~/ui/StackEventListener';
import Title from '~/ui/Title';
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ export default class Portal extends Component {
onKeyDown={ this.handleKeyDown }
>
-
{ this.renderClose() }
-
+
);
}
diff --git a/js/src/views/ParityBar/parityBar.spec.js b/js/src/views/ParityBar/parityBar.spec.js
index 013d0fd4c..51f714fc4 100644
--- a/js/src/views/ParityBar/parityBar.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/views/ParityBar/parityBar.spec.js
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ describe('views/ParityBar', () => {
expect(component).to.be.ok;
});
- it('includes the ParityBackground', () => {
- expect(component.find('Connect(ParityBackground)')).to.have.length(1);
- });
-
describe('renderBar', () => {
let bar;
diff --git a/js/src/views/Settings/Background/background.js b/js/src/views/Settings/Background/background.js
index fd271111a..dd348a4c4 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Settings/Background/background.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Settings/Background/background.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
-import { Button, Container, ParityBackground } from '~/ui';
+import { Button, Container } from '~/ui';
+import ParityBackground from '~/ui/ParityBackground';
import { RefreshIcon } from '~/ui/Icons';
import { updateBackground } from '~/redux/providers/settings/actions';