diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/Cell/TimelineTableCellView.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/Cell/TimelineTableCellView.swift
index f200b1cb3..82ace3436 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/Cell/TimelineTableCellView.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/Cell/TimelineTableCellView.swift
@@ -222,13 +222,6 @@ class TimelineTableCellView: NSTableCellView {
 
 		avatarImageView.wantsLayer = true
 		avatarImageView.layer?.cornerRadius = cellAppearance.avatarCornerRadius
-		if avatarImageView.image == nil {
-			avatarImageView.layer?.backgroundColor = NSColor(calibratedWhite: 0.0, alpha: 0.05).cgColor
-		}
-		else {
-			avatarImageView.layer?.backgroundColor = NSColor.clear.cgColor
-		}
-
 	}
 
 	private func updateFavicon() {