--- orage-4.12.1.orig/panel-plugin/oc_config.c
+++ orage-4.12.1/panel-plugin/oc_config.c
@@ -66,18 +66,6 @@ static void oc_fg_color_changed(GtkWidge
     oc_fg_set(clock);
 }
 
-static void oc_set_bg_toggled(GtkToggleButton *cb, Clock *clock)
-{
-    clock->bg_set = gtk_toggle_button_get_active(cb);
-    oc_bg_set(clock);
-}
-
-static void oc_bg_color_changed(GtkWidget *widget, Clock *clock)
-{
-    gtk_color_button_get_color((GtkColorButton *)widget, &clock->bg);
-    oc_bg_set(clock);
-}
-
 static void oc_set_height_toggled(GtkToggleButton *cb, Clock *clock)
 {
     clock->height_set = gtk_toggle_button_get_active(cb);
@@ -233,7 +221,7 @@ static void oc_table_add(GtkWidget *tabl
 static void oc_properties_appearance(GtkWidget *dlg, Clock *clock)
 {
     GtkWidget *frame, *cb, *color, *sb;
-    GdkColor def_fg, def_bg;
+    GdkColor def_fg;
     GtkStyle *def_style;
     GtkWidget *table;
     char *clock_rotation_array[3] = {_("No rotation"), _("Rotate left")
@@ -251,7 +239,6 @@ static void oc_properties_appearance(Gtk
     
     def_style = gtk_widget_get_default_style();
     def_fg = def_style->fg[GTK_STATE_NORMAL];
-    def_bg = def_style->bg[GTK_STATE_NORMAL];
 
     /* show frame */
     cb = gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic(_("Show _frame"));
@@ -273,20 +260,6 @@ static void oc_properties_appearance(Gtk
     g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(color), "color-set"
             , G_CALLBACK(oc_fg_color_changed), clock);
 
-    /* background color */
-    cb = gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic(_("set _background color:"));
-    oc_table_add(table, cb, 2, 1);
-    gtk_toggle_button_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(cb), clock->bg_set);
-    g_signal_connect(cb, "toggled", G_CALLBACK(oc_set_bg_toggled), clock);
-
-    if (!clock->bg_set) {
-        clock->bg = def_bg;
-    }
-    color = gtk_color_button_new_with_color(&clock->bg);
-    oc_table_add(table, color, 3, 1);
-    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(color), "color-set"
-            , G_CALLBACK(oc_bg_color_changed), clock);
-
     /* clock size (=mbox size): height and width */
     cb = gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic(_("set _height:"));
     oc_table_add(table, cb, 0, 2);
--- orage-4.12.1.orig/panel-plugin/xfce4-orageclock-plugin.c
+++ orage-4.12.1/panel-plugin/xfce4-orageclock-plugin.c
@@ -527,11 +527,6 @@ static void oc_read_rc_file(XfcePanelPlu
     if (clock->fg_set) {
         clock->fg = oc_rc_read_color(rc, "fg", "black");
     }
-
-    clock->bg_set = xfce_rc_read_bool_entry(rc, "bg_set", FALSE);
-    if (clock->bg_set) {
-        clock->bg = oc_rc_read_color(rc, "bg", "white");
-    }
     g_free(file);
 
     ret = xfce_rc_read_entry(rc, "timezone", NULL);
@@ -602,16 +597,6 @@ void oc_write_rc_file(XfcePanelPlugin *p
         xfce_rc_delete_entry(rc, "fg", TRUE);
     }
 
-    xfce_rc_write_bool_entry(rc, "bg_set", clock->bg_set);
-    if (clock->bg_set) {
-        sprintf(tmp, "%uR %uG %uB"
-                , clock->bg.red, clock->bg.green, clock->bg.blue);
-        xfce_rc_write_entry(rc, "bg", tmp);
-    }
-    else {
-        xfce_rc_delete_entry(rc, "bg", TRUE);
-    }
-
     xfce_rc_write_entry(rc, "timezone",  clock->timezone->str);
 
     xfce_rc_write_bool_entry(rc, "width_set", clock->width_set);
@@ -676,7 +661,6 @@ Clock *orage_oc_new(XfcePanelPlugin *plu
 
     clock->show_frame = TRUE;
     clock->fg_set = FALSE;
-    clock->bg_set = FALSE;
     clock->width_set = FALSE;
     clock->height_set = FALSE;
     clock->lines_vertically = TRUE;
@@ -731,16 +715,6 @@ void oc_fg_set(Clock *clock)
     }
 }
 
-void oc_bg_set(Clock *clock)
-{
-    GdkColor *bg = NULL;
-
-    if (clock->bg_set)
-        bg = &clock->bg;
-
-    gtk_widget_modify_bg(clock->ebox, GTK_STATE_NORMAL, bg);
-}
-
 void oc_timezone_set(Clock *clock)
 {
     if ((clock->timezone->str != NULL) && (clock->timezone->len > 0)) {
@@ -781,7 +755,6 @@ static void oc_construct(XfcePanelPlugin
     oc_set_lines_to_panel(clock);
     oc_show_frame_set(clock);
     oc_fg_set(clock);
-    oc_bg_set(clock);
     oc_timezone_set(clock);
     oc_size_set(clock);
 
--- orage-4.12.1.orig/panel-plugin/xfce4-orageclock-plugin.h
+++ orage-4.12.1/panel-plugin/xfce4-orageclock-plugin.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ typedef struct _clock
     gboolean   show_frame;
     gboolean   fg_set;
     GdkColor   fg;
-    gboolean   bg_set;
-    GdkColor   bg;
     gboolean   width_set;
     gint       width;
     gboolean   height_set;
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@ void oc_properties_dialog(XfcePanelPlugi
 
 void oc_show_frame_set(Clock *clock);
 void oc_fg_set(Clock *clock);
-void oc_bg_set(Clock *clock);
 void oc_size_set(Clock *clock);
 void oc_timezone_set(Clock *clock);
 void oc_line_font_set(ClockLine *line);