diff --git a/data/widgets/new_sprite.xml b/data/widgets/new_sprite.xml
index a74f6b9f6..5a4079350 100644
--- a/data/widgets/new_sprite.xml
+++ b/data/widgets/new_sprite.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!-- ASEPRITE -->
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2001-2013 by David Capello -->
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2001-2013, 2015 by David Capello -->
 <gui>
   <window text="New Sprite" id="new_sprite">
     <box vertical="true">
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
           <listitem text="Black" />
           <listitem text="White" />
           <listitem text="Magenta" />
-          <listitem text="Background Color" />
         </listbox>
       </view>
 
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_new_file.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_new_file.cpp
index 5f8e68060..303b0448d 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_new_file.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_new_file.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "app/load_widget.h"
 #include "app/modules/editors.h"
 #include "app/modules/palettes.h"
-#include "app/ui/color_bar.h"
 #include "app/ui/workspace.h"
 #include "app/ui_context.h"
 #include "app/util/clipboard.h"
@@ -69,8 +68,7 @@ void NewFileCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
     app::Color::fromMask(),
     app::Color::fromRgb(0, 0, 0),
     app::Color::fromRgb(255, 255, 255),
-    app::Color::fromRgb(255, 0, 255),
-    ColorBar::instance()->getBgColor()
+    app::Color::fromRgb(255, 0, 255)
   };
 
   // Load the window widget
@@ -84,9 +82,13 @@ void NewFileCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
   }
   w = get_config_int("NewSprite", "Width", 320);
   h = get_config_int("NewSprite", "Height", 240);
-  bg = get_config_int("NewSprite", "Background", 4); // Default = Background color
+  bg = get_config_int("NewSprite", "Background", 1); // Default = Black
   // ncolors = get_config_int("NewSprite", "Colors", 256);
 
+  if (bg == 4) // Convert old default (Background color) to new default (Black)
+    bg = 1;
+  bg = MID(0, bg, 3);
+
   // If the clipboard contains an image, we can show the size of the
   // clipboard as default image size.
   gfx::Size clipboardSize;
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ void NewFileCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
     // Select the color
     app::Color color = app::Color::fromMask();
 
-    if (bg >= 0 && bg <= 4) {
+    if (bg >= 0 && bg <= 3) {
       color = bg_table[bg];
       ok = true;
     }