diff --git a/radio/src/targets/pl18/bootloader/boot_menu.cpp b/radio/src/targets/pl18/bootloader/boot_menu.cpp
index 951796ef37d..9b7333b27b4 100644
--- a/radio/src/targets/pl18/bootloader/boot_menu.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/targets/pl18/bootloader/boot_menu.cpp
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ const uint8_t __bmp_usb_plugged[] {
 };
 LZ4Bitmap BMP_USB_PLUGGED(BMP_ARGB4444, __bmp_usb_plugged);
 
-const uint8_t __bmp_background[] {
-#include "bmp_background.lbm"
-};
-LZ4Bitmap BMP_BACKGROUND(BMP_ARGB4444, __bmp_background);
-
 #define BL_GREEN      COLOR2FLAGS(RGB(73, 219, 62))
 #define BL_RED        COLOR2FLAGS(RGB(229, 32, 30))
 #define BL_BACKGROUND COLOR2FLAGS(BLACK)
@@ -79,30 +74,7 @@ static void bootloaderDrawFooter()
 
 static void bootloaderDrawBackground()
 {
-  // we have plenty of memory, let's cache that background
-  static BitmapBuffer* _background = nullptr;
-
-  if (!_background) {
-    _background = new BitmapBuffer(BMP_RGB565, LCD_W, LCD_H);
-    
-    for (int i=0; i<LCD_W; i += BMP_BACKGROUND.width()) {
-      for (int j=0; j<LCD_H; j += BMP_BACKGROUND.height()) {
-        BitmapBuffer* bg_bmp = &BMP_BACKGROUND;
-        _background->drawBitmap(i, j, bg_bmp);
-      }
-    }
-    _background->drawFilledRect(0, 0, LCD_W, LCD_H, SOLID,
-                                COLOR2FLAGS(BLACK), OPACITY(4));
-  }
-
-  if (_background) {
-    lcd->drawBitmap(0, 0, _background);
-    lcd->drawFilledRect(0, 0, LCD_W, LCD_H, SOLID,
-                        COLOR2FLAGS(BLACK), OPACITY(4));
-  }
-  else {
     lcd->clear(BL_BACKGROUND);
-  }
 }
 
 void bootloaderDrawScreen(BootloaderState st, int opt, const char* str)