diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sidebar.cc b/selfdrive/ui/sidebar.cc
index 150841008e..805e1520cd 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sidebar.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sidebar.cc
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@
 #include "sidebar.hpp"
 
 static void draw_background(UIState *s) {
-#ifndef QT_GUI_LIB
-  const NVGcolor color = COLOR_BLACK_ALPHA(85);
-#else
   const NVGcolor color = nvgRGBA(0x39, 0x39, 0x39, 0xff);
-#endif
   ui_fill_rect(s->vg, {0, 0, sbr_w, s->fb_h}, color);
 }
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.hpp b/selfdrive/ui/ui.hpp
index b32116e006..e5e8790b1a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.hpp
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.hpp
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ typedef enum UIStatus {
 } UIStatus;
 
 static std::map<UIStatus, NVGcolor> bg_colors = {
-#ifndef QT_GUI_LIB
-  {STATUS_OFFROAD, nvgRGBA(0x07, 0x23, 0x39, 0xf1)},
-#else
   {STATUS_OFFROAD, nvgRGBA(0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xff)},
-#endif
   {STATUS_DISENGAGED, nvgRGBA(0x17, 0x33, 0x49, 0xc8)},
   {STATUS_ENGAGED, nvgRGBA(0x17, 0x86, 0x44, 0xf1)},
   {STATUS_WARNING, nvgRGBA(0xDA, 0x6F, 0x25, 0xf1)},