diff --git a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
index 782c2dca91..8d43317ea5 100644
--- a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
+++ b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ void DrawBackground(UIContext &dc, float alpha = 1.0f) {
 		last_yres = yres;
 	}
 	
-	dc.GetThin3DContext()->Clear(T3DClear::COLOR | T3DClear::DEPTH | T3DClear::STENCIL, 0xff774422, 0.0, 0);
 	int img = I_BG;
 #ifdef GOLD
 	img = I_BG_GOLD;