diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index 37734b8ebc..cc4c3aa8ae 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -834,12 +834,19 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data)
       draw.handle_alpha       = 0.75f;
       draw.force_transparency = false;
       draw.color              = &white_transp_bg[0];
-      draw.color2             = &white_bg[0];
       draw.vertex             = NULL;
       draw.tex_coord          = NULL;
       draw.vertex_count       = 4;
       draw.prim_type          = MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP;
 
+      if (
+            (settings->menu.pause_libretro
+             || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
+             || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
+            )
+            && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+         draw.color             = &white_bg[0];
+
       menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_DRAW_BG, &draw);
    }
    else
@@ -868,12 +875,19 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data)
          draw.handle_alpha       = 0.75f;
          draw.force_transparency = true;
          draw.color              = &white_transp_bg[0];
-         draw.color2             = &white_bg[0];
          draw.vertex             = NULL;
          draw.tex_coord          = NULL;
          draw.vertex_count       = 4;
          draw.prim_type          = MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP;
 
+         if (
+               (settings->menu.pause_libretro
+                || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
+                || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
+               )
+               && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+            draw.color             = &white_bg[0];
+
          menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_DRAW_BG, &draw);
 
          /* Restore opacity of transposed white background */
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index ede9257837..daafc3cde2 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1978,12 +1978,19 @@ static void xmb_frame(void *data)
    draw.handle_alpha       = xmb->alpha;
    draw.force_transparency = false;
    draw.color              = &coord_color[0];
-   draw.color2             = &coord_color2[0];
    draw.vertex             = NULL;
    draw.tex_coord          = NULL;
    draw.vertex_count       = 4;
    draw.prim_type          = MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP;
 
+   if (
+         (settings->menu.pause_libretro
+          || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
+          || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
+         )
+      && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+      draw.color             = &coord_color2[0];
+
    xmb_draw_bg(&draw);
 
    xmb_draw_text(xmb,
@@ -2110,12 +2117,19 @@ static void xmb_frame(void *data)
       draw.handle_alpha       = xmb->alpha;
       draw.force_transparency = true;
       draw.color              = &coord_color[0];
-      draw.color2             = &coord_color2[0];
       draw.vertex             = NULL;
       draw.tex_coord          = NULL;
       draw.vertex_count       = 4;
       draw.prim_type          = MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP;
 
+      if (
+            (settings->menu.pause_libretro
+             || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
+             || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
+            )
+            && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+         draw.color             = &coord_color2[0];
+
       xmb_draw_bg(&draw);
 
       xmb_render_messagebox_internal(xmb, msg);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 3a4bb20c97..43cc3072f4 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "../menu_display.h"
 #include "../menu_navigation.h"
 #include "../menu_hash.h"
+#include "../../retroarch.h"
 
 #include "../../gfx/font_driver.h"
 
@@ -1102,12 +1103,19 @@ static void zarch_frame(void *data)
    draw.handle_alpha       = 0.75f;
    draw.force_transparency = false;
    draw.color              = &coord_color[0];
-   draw.color2             = &coord_color2[0];
    draw.vertex             = NULL;
    draw.tex_coord          = coord_draw.ptr;
    draw.vertex_count       = 4;
    draw.prim_type          = MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP;
 
+   if (
+         (settings->menu.pause_libretro
+          || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
+          || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
+         )
+      && !draw.force_transparency && draw.texture)
+      draw.color             = &coord_color2[0];
+
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_DRAW_BG, &draw);
 
    zui->rendering = false;
diff --git a/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_d3d.cpp b/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_d3d.cpp
index c89631e4a0..82f2c893c0 100644
--- a/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_d3d.cpp
+++ b/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_d3d.cpp
@@ -192,14 +192,6 @@ static void menu_display_d3d_draw_bg(void *data)
 
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_VIEWPORT, NULL);
 
-   if (
-         (   settings->menu.pause_libretro
-          || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
-          || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
-         )
-      && !draw->force_transparency && draw->texture)
-      coords.color = (const float*)draw->color2;
-
    draw->x           = 0;
    draw->y           = 0;
    draw->matrix_data = (math_matrix_4x4*)
diff --git a/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_gl.c b/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_gl.c
index 26b502c8f8..ffee11126c 100644
--- a/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_gl.c
+++ b/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_gl.c
@@ -166,14 +166,6 @@ static void menu_display_gl_draw_bg(void *data)
 
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_VIEWPORT, NULL);
 
-   if (
-         (settings->menu.pause_libretro
-          || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
-          || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
-         )
-      && !draw->force_transparency && draw->texture)
-      coords.color = (const float*)draw->color2;
-
    draw->x           = 0;
    draw->y           = 0;
    draw->coords      = &coords;
diff --git a/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_vulkan.c b/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_vulkan.c
index 7e059baee2..faf20381ed 100644
--- a/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_vulkan.c
+++ b/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_vulkan.c
@@ -161,14 +161,6 @@ static void menu_display_vk_draw_bg(void *data)
 
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_VIEWPORT, NULL);
 
-   if (
-         (settings->menu.pause_libretro
-          || !rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL) 
-          || rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL)
-         )
-      && !draw->force_transparency && draw->texture)
-      coords.color = (const float*)draw->color2;
-
    draw->x           = 0;
    draw->y           = 0;
    draw->coords      = &coords;
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.h b/menu/menu_display.h
index 76157b5282..1116310101 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.h
+++ b/menu/menu_display.h
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ typedef struct menu_display_ctx_draw
    float handle_alpha;
    bool force_transparency;
    float *color;
-   float *color2;
    const float *vertex;
    const float *tex_coord;
    size_t vertex_count;