diff --git a/source/renderer/Renderer.cpp b/source/renderer/Renderer.cpp
index 42b646dac8..ca911e86c8 100644
--- a/source/renderer/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/renderer/Renderer.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,12 @@ CRenderer::CRenderer()
 	CColor skycolor;
 	CFG_GET_VAL("skycolor", skystring);
 	if (skycolor.ParseString(skystring, 255.f))
-		SetClearColor(skycolor.AsSColor4ub());
+	{
+		m_ClearColor[0] = skycolor.r;
+		m_ClearColor[1] = skycolor.g;
+		m_ClearColor[2] = skycolor.b;
+		m_ClearColor[3] = skycolor.a;
+	}
 
 	m_LightEnv = nullptr;
 
@@ -646,15 +651,6 @@ void CRenderer::SetSimulation(CSimulation2* simulation)
 	m->terrainRenderer.SetSimulation(simulation);
 }
 
-// SetClearColor: set color used to clear screen in BeginFrame()
-void CRenderer::SetClearColor(SColor4ub color)
-{
-	m_ClearColor[0] = float(color.R) / 255.0f;
-	m_ClearColor[1] = float(color.G) / 255.0f;
-	m_ClearColor[2] = float(color.B) / 255.0f;
-	m_ClearColor[3] = float(color.A) / 255.0f;
-}
-
 void CRenderer::RenderShadowMap(const CShaderDefines& context)
 {
 	PROFILE3_GPU("shadow map");
diff --git a/source/renderer/Renderer.h b/source/renderer/Renderer.h
index e03043df95..9733e2d2bd 100644
--- a/source/renderer/Renderer.h
+++ b/source/renderer/Renderer.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void SetSimulation(CSimulation2* simulation);
 
-	// set color used to clear screen in BeginFrame()
-	void SetClearColor(SColor4ub color);
-
 	// trigger a reload of shaders (when parameters they depend on have changed)
 	void MakeShadersDirty();
 
diff --git a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/ActorViewer.cpp b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/ActorViewer.cpp
index 7465947d1b..f1340efceb 100644
--- a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/ActorViewer.cpp
+++ b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/ActorViewer.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ public:
 	bool AxesMarkerEnabled;
 	int PropPointsMode; // 0 disabled, 1 for point markers, 2 for point markers + axes
 
-	SColor4ub Background;
-
 	CTerrain Terrain;
 
 	CColladaManager ColladaManager;
@@ -267,7 +265,6 @@ ActorViewer::ActorViewer()
 	m.SelectionBoxEnabled = false;
 	m.AxesMarkerEnabled = false;
 	m.PropPointsMode = 0;
-	m.Background = SColor4ub(0, 0, 0, 255);
 
 	// Create a tiny empty piece of terrain, just so we can put shadows
 	// on it without having to think too hard
@@ -463,12 +460,6 @@ void ActorViewer::SetEnabled(bool enabled)
 	}
 }
 
-void ActorViewer::SetBackgroundColor(const SColor4ub& color)
-{
-	m.Background = color;
-	m.Terrain.SetBaseColor(color);
-}
-
 void ActorViewer::SetWalkEnabled(bool enabled)    { m.WalkEnabled = enabled; }
 void ActorViewer::SetGroundEnabled(bool enabled)  { m.GroundEnabled = enabled; }
 void ActorViewer::SetWaterEnabled(bool enabled)
@@ -509,8 +500,6 @@ void ActorViewer::Render()
 {
 	m.Terrain.MakeDirty(RENDERDATA_UPDATE_COLOR);
 
-	g_Renderer.SetClearColor(m.Background);
-
 	// Set simulation context for rendering purposes
 	g_Renderer.SetSimulation(&m.Simulation2);
 
diff --git a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/ActorViewer.h b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/ActorViewer.h
index ae11c526d1..85f8b13711 100644
--- a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/ActorViewer.h
+++ b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/ActorViewer.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public:
 	void SetActor(const CStrW& id, const CStr8& animation, player_id_t playerID);
 	void SetEnabled(bool enabled);
 	void UnloadObjects();
-	void SetBackgroundColor(const SColor4ub& color);
 	void SetWalkEnabled(bool enabled);
 	void SetGroundEnabled(bool enabled);
 	void SetWaterEnabled(bool enabled);
diff --git a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/View.cpp b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/View.cpp
index 966b34555f..dcae2ccb7e 100644
--- a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/View.cpp
+++ b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/View.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -163,12 +163,8 @@ void AtlasViewActor::SetParam(const std::wstring& name, int value)
 		m_ActorViewer->SetPropPointsMode(value);
 }
 
-void AtlasViewActor::SetParam(const std::wstring& name, const AtlasMessage::Color& value)
+void AtlasViewActor::SetParam(const std::wstring& UNUSED(name), const AtlasMessage::Color& UNUSED(value))
 {
-	if (name == L"background")
-	{
-		m_ActorViewer->SetBackgroundColor(SColor4ub(value.r, value.g, value.b, 255));
-	}
 }