diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index 09a8241b4b..dc6089384c 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -807,8 +807,6 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data)
       draw.width              = width;
       draw.height             = height;
       draw.texture            = menu_display_white_texture;
-      draw.handle_alpha       = 0.75f;
-      draw.force_transparency = false;
       draw.color              = &white_transp_bg[0];
       draw.vertex             = NULL;
       draw.tex_coord          = NULL;
@@ -820,7 +818,7 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data)
              || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
              || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
             )
-            && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+            && draw.texture)
          draw.color             = &white_bg[0];
 
       mui_draw_bg(&draw);
@@ -847,8 +845,6 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data)
          draw.width              = width;
          draw.height             = height;
          draw.texture            = mui->textures.bg;
-         draw.handle_alpha       = 0.75f;
-         draw.force_transparency = true;
          draw.color              = &white_transp_bg[0];
          draw.vertex             = NULL;
          draw.tex_coord          = NULL;
@@ -860,7 +856,7 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data)
                 || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
                 || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
                )
-               && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+               && draw.texture)
             draw.color             = &white_bg[0];
 
          mui_draw_bg(&draw);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 45259afd62..d1a9b7bfee 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,6 @@ static void xmb_draw_bg(
       unsigned width,
       unsigned height,
       float alpha,
-      bool force_transparency,
       uintptr_t texture_id,
       float *coord_black,
       float *coord_white)
@@ -1885,8 +1884,6 @@ static void xmb_draw_bg(
    draw.width                = width;
    draw.height               = height;
    draw.color                = &coord_black[0];
-   draw.handle_alpha         = alpha;
-   draw.force_transparency   = force_transparency;
    draw.vertex               = NULL;
    draw.tex_coord            = NULL;
    draw.vertex_count         = 4;
@@ -1894,7 +1891,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_bg(
 
    if (
       !menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_LIBRETRO_RUNNING, NULL)
-      && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+      && draw.texture)
       draw.color             = &coord_white[0];
 
 
@@ -1999,7 +1996,6 @@ static void xmb_frame(void *data)
          width,
          height,
          xmb->alpha,
-         false,
          xmb->textures.bg,
          coord_black,
          coord_white);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 5791af6708..7d3f9ac89d 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -965,8 +965,6 @@ static void zarch_frame(void *data)
    draw.width              = zui->width;
    draw.height             = zui->height;
    draw.texture            = zui->textures.bg;
-   draw.handle_alpha       = 0.75f;
-   draw.force_transparency = false;
    draw.color              = &coord_color[0];
    draw.vertex             = NULL;
    draw.tex_coord          = coord_draw.ptr;
@@ -978,7 +976,7 @@ static void zarch_frame(void *data)
           || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
           || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
          )
-      && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+      && draw.texture)
       draw.color             = &coord_color2[0];
 
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_BLEND_BEGIN, NULL);
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.h b/menu/menu_display.h
index ffd0f8f330..9cb3a79e2e 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.h
+++ b/menu/menu_display.h
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ typedef struct menu_display_ctx_draw
    void *matrix_data;
    uintptr_t texture;
    enum menu_display_prim_type prim_type;
-   float handle_alpha;
-   bool force_transparency;
    float *color;
    const float *vertex;
    const float *tex_coord;