diff --git a/core/static/core/img/background.png b/core/static/core/img/background.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 3be49210..00000000
Binary files a/core/static/core/img/background.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/core/static/core/style.scss b/core/static/core/style.scss
index 25687b14..c6964963 100644
--- a/core/static/core/style.scss
+++ b/core/static/core/style.scss
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ $twitblue: #55acee;
 
 body {
   background-color: $primary-neutral-light-color;
-  background: url("img/background.png")  no-repeat center fixed;
   position: relative;
   width: 100%;
   font-family: sans-serif;