diff --git a/static/scss/book_list.scss b/static/scss/book_list.scss
index 0dd86fdd..d735ac7d 100644
--- a/static/scss/book_list.scss
+++ b/static/scss/book_list.scss
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ div#libtools {
 }
 
 #facet_block div {
-    background:url($background-header) 100% -223px no-repeat;
     padding: 7px 7px 15px 7px;
     p {
         padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
diff --git a/static/scss/sitewide4.scss b/static/scss/sitewide4.scss
index 96a4fdd6..320f91e9 100644
--- a/static/scss/sitewide4.scss
+++ b/static/scss/sitewide4.scss
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ h3 {
         border-right: none;
         @include border-radius(50px, 0, 0, 50px);
         outline: none;
-        // background:url($background-header) -645px -180px;
         @include height(28px);
         width:156px;
         float: left;
@@ -547,7 +546,6 @@ a#readon {
 
 div#content-block {
     overflow:hidden;
-    background:url($background-header) 100% -223px no-repeat;
     padding:0 0 0 7px;
     margin-bottom: 20px;
 
diff --git a/static/scss/variables.scss b/static/scss/variables.scss
index da21015b..133aded7 100644
--- a/static/scss/variables.scss
+++ b/static/scss/variables.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ $alert: #e35351;
 $orange: #e18551;
 $yellow: #efd45e;
 $image-base: "/static/images/";
-$background-header: "${image-base}bg.png";
 $background-body: #fefefe;
 $background-booklist: "${image-base}booklist/bg.png";
 $font-size-default: 13px;