diff --git a/src/widget/woverview.cpp b/src/widget/woverview.cpp
index 1bf3e2673e33..55ea0552a633 100644
--- a/src/widget/woverview.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/woverview.cpp
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ void WOverview::setup(const QDomNode& node, const SkinContext& context) {
         m_endOfTrackColor = WSkinColor::getCorrectColor(m_endOfTrackColor);
     }
 
-    QPalette palette; //Qt4 update according to http://doc.trolltech.com/4.4/qwidget-qt3.html#setBackgroundColor (this could probably be cleaner maybe?)
-    palette.setColor(this->backgroundRole(), m_qColorBackground);
-    setPalette(palette);
-
     // setup hotcues and cue and loop(s)
     m_marks.setup(m_group, node, context, m_signalColors);
 
@@ -286,7 +282,8 @@ void WOverview::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * /*unused*/) {
     ScopedTimer t("WOverview::paintEvent");
 
     QPainter painter(this);
-    // Fill with transparent pixels
+    painter.fillRect(rect(), m_qColorBackground);
+
     if (!m_backgroundPixmap.isNull()) {
         painter.drawPixmap(rect(), m_backgroundPixmap);
     }