diff --git a/app/display/gimpnavigationeditor.c b/app/display/gimpnavigationeditor.c
index 18950aa174..77f5d53ac1 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpnavigationeditor.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpnavigationeditor.c
@@ -485,9 +485,6 @@ gimp_navigation_editor_new_private (GimpMenuFactory  *menu_factory,
       gtk_widget_show (editor->zoom_label);
     }
 
-  gimp_view_renderer_set_background (GIMP_VIEW (editor->view)->renderer,
-                                     GIMP_ICON_TEXTURE);
-
   return GTK_WIDGET (editor);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpselectioneditor.c b/app/widgets/gimpselectioneditor.c
index 5320b35ae0..a8245623ed 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpselectioneditor.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpselectioneditor.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ gimp_selection_editor_init (GimpSelectionEditor *editor)
                                          GIMP_TYPE_SELECTION,
                                          GIMP_VIEW_SIZE_HUGE,
                                          0, TRUE);
-  gimp_view_renderer_set_background (GIMP_VIEW (editor->view)->renderer,
-                                     GIMP_ICON_TEXTURE);
   gtk_widget_set_size_request (editor->view,
                                GIMP_VIEW_SIZE_HUGE, GIMP_VIEW_SIZE_HUGE);
   gimp_view_set_expand (GIMP_VIEW (editor->view), TRUE);