diff --git a/lib/gui/esubtitle.cpp b/lib/gui/esubtitle.cpp
index a550640504..1dd69956d4 100644
--- a/lib/gui/esubtitle.cpp
+++ b/lib/gui/esubtitle.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ int eSubtitleWidget::event(int event, void *data, void *data2)
 				if (!element.m_text.empty())
 				{
 					eRect &area = element.m_area;
-					if (eConfigManager::getConfigBoolValue("config.subtitles.showbackground"))
+					if (bcktrans != 255)
 					{
 						ePtr<eTextPara> para = new eTextPara(area);
 						para->setFont(subtitleStyles[Subtitle_TTX].font);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ int eSubtitleWidget::event(int event, void *data, void *data2)
 							bbox.setHeight(bboxHeight);
 							area.setTop(area.top() - borderwidth);
 						}
-						painter.setForegroundColor(gRGB(0,0,0,64));
+						painter.setForegroundColor(gRGB(0,0,0,bcktrans));
 						painter.fill(bbox);
 						borderwidth = 0;
 					}
diff --git a/lib/python/Components/UsageConfig.py b/lib/python/Components/UsageConfig.py
index 41f7d8d01b..5c7a0c9240 100644
--- a/lib/python/Components/UsageConfig.py
+++ b/lib/python/Components/UsageConfig.py
@@ -976,18 +976,6 @@ def setZapmode(el):
 	config.subtitles.dvb_subtitles_original_position = ConfigSelection(default="0", choices=[("0", _("Original")), ("1", _("Fixed")), ("2", _("Relative"))])
 	config.subtitles.dvb_subtitles_centered = ConfigYesNo(default=False)
 	config.subtitles.subtitle_bad_timing_delay = ConfigSelection(default="0", choices=subtitle_delay_choicelist)
-	config.subtitles.dvb_subtitles_backtrans = ConfigSelection(default="0", choices=[
-		("0", _("No transparency")),
-		("25", _("10%")),
-		("50", _("20%")),
-		("75", _("30%")),
-		("100", _("40%")),
-		("125", _("50%")),
-		("150", _("60%")),
-		("175", _("70%")),
-		("200", _("80%")),
-		("225", _("90%")),
-		("255", _("Full transparency"))])
 	config.subtitles.pango_subtitle_colors = ConfigSelection(default="0", choices=[
 		("0", _("alternative")),
 		("1", _("white")),