diff --git a/lib/wibox/init.lua.in b/lib/wibox/init.lua.in
index b34df0aef..c53dadcff 100644
--- a/lib/wibox/init.lua.in
+++ b/lib/wibox/init.lua.in
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ function set_bg(wibox, c)
         -- Alpha isn't supported for backgrounds
         colstr = string_format("#%02x%02x%02x", r, g, b)
     end
-    wibox.drawin.bg_color = colstr
     wibox.background_color = c
     wibox.draw()
 end
diff --git a/objects/drawin.c b/objects/drawin.c
index e5a03cdf4..69178ff5f 100644
--- a/objects/drawin.c
+++ b/objects/drawin.c
@@ -140,12 +140,11 @@ drawin_init(drawin_t *w)
                       w->geometry.x, w->geometry.y,
                       w->geometry.width, w->geometry.height,
                       w->border_width, XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, globalconf.visual->visual_id,
-                      XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL | XCB_CW_BORDER_PIXEL | XCB_CW_BIT_GRAVITY
+                      XCB_CW_BORDER_PIXEL | XCB_CW_BIT_GRAVITY
                       | XCB_CW_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT | XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK | XCB_CW_COLORMAP
                       | XCB_CW_CURSOR,
                       (const uint32_t [])
                       {
-                          w->bg_color.pixel,
                           w->border_color.pixel,
                           XCB_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST,
                           1,
@@ -392,33 +391,10 @@ luaA_drawin_geometry(lua_State *L)
     return luaA_pusharea(L, drawin->geometry);
 }
 
-/** Set the drawin background color.
- * \param L The Lua VM state.
- * \param drawin The drawin object.
- * \return The number of elements pushed on stack.
- */
-static int
-luaA_drawin_set_bg_color(lua_State *L, drawin_t *drawin)
-{
-    size_t len;
-    const char *color_name = luaL_checklstring(L, -1, &len);
-
-    if(color_name &&
-       color_init_reply(color_init_unchecked(&drawin->bg_color, color_name, len)))
-    {
-        xcb_change_window_attributes(globalconf.connection, drawin->window,
-                XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL, &drawin->bg_color.pixel);
-        luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -3, "property::bg_color", 0);
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 
 LUA_OBJECT_EXPORT_PROPERTY(drawin, drawin_t, ontop, lua_pushboolean)
 LUA_OBJECT_EXPORT_PROPERTY(drawin, drawin_t, cursor, lua_pushstring)
 LUA_OBJECT_EXPORT_PROPERTY(drawin, drawin_t, visible, lua_pushboolean)
-LUA_OBJECT_EXPORT_PROPERTY(drawin, drawin_t, bg_color, luaA_pushcolor)
 
 static int
 luaA_drawin_set_x(lua_State *L, drawin_t *drawin)
@@ -630,10 +606,6 @@ drawin_class_setup(lua_State *L)
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_set_height,
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_get_height,
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_set_height);
-    luaA_class_add_property(&window_class, "bg_color",
-                            (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_set_bg_color,
-                            (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_get_bg_color,
-                            (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_set_bg_color);
     luaA_class_add_property(&drawin_class, "type",
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_window_set_type,
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_window_get_type,
@@ -641,7 +613,6 @@ drawin_class_setup(lua_State *L)
 
     signal_add(&drawin_class.signals, "mouse::enter");
     signal_add(&drawin_class.signals, "mouse::leave");
-    signal_add(&drawin_class.signals, "property::bg_color");
     signal_add(&drawin_class.signals, "property::border_width");
     signal_add(&drawin_class.signals, "property::cursor");
     signal_add(&drawin_class.signals, "property::height");
diff --git a/objects/drawin.h b/objects/drawin.h
index d7c4d5943..154f95368 100644
--- a/objects/drawin.h
+++ b/objects/drawin.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ struct drawin_t
     bool visible;
     /** Cursor */
     char *cursor;
-    /** Background color */
-    color_t bg_color;
     /** The pixmap copied to the window object. */
     xcb_pixmap_t pixmap;
     /** Surface for drawing to the pixmap. */