diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index 6fd3883050..ff61bfbd93 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -509,8 +509,7 @@ bool menu_display_ctl(enum menu_display_ctl_state state, void *data)
             coords.lut_tex_coord = new_tex_coord;
             coords.color         = (const float*)draw->color;
 
-            if (!draw->dont_replace_coords)
-               draw->coords      = &coords;
+            draw->coords      = &coords;
 
             if (!draw->texture)
                draw->texture     = menu_display_white_texture;
@@ -527,10 +526,13 @@ bool menu_display_ctl(enum menu_display_ctl_state state, void *data)
                1, 0, 0.1,     1,
                1, 0.1, 0,     1,
                0.05, 0, 0.05, 1,
-               0.05, 0, 0.05, 1 
+               0.05, 0, 0.05, 1
             };
 
-            bg[3] = bg[7] = bg[11] = bg[15] = draw->handle_alpha;
+            bg[3]  = draw->color[3];
+            bg[7]  = draw->color[7];
+            bg[11] = draw->color[11];
+            bg[15] = draw->color[15];
 
             draw->color   = bg;
             draw->texture = 0;
@@ -550,11 +552,6 @@ bool menu_display_ctl(enum menu_display_ctl_state state, void *data)
 
             menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_COORDS_ARRAY_GET, &ca);
 
-            if (menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_LIBRETRO_RUNNING, NULL))
-               draw->handle_alpha = 0.75;
-            else
-               draw->handle_alpha = 0.90;
-
             menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_DRAW_GRADIENT, draw);
 
             draw->x           = 0;
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.h b/menu/menu_display.h
index 3d47195247..368c0fd490 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.h
+++ b/menu/menu_display.h
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ typedef struct menu_display_ctx_draw
    float y;
    unsigned width;
    unsigned height;
-   bool dont_replace_coords;
    struct gfx_coords *coords;
    void *matrix_data;
    uintptr_t texture;