diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/notes.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/notes.js
index 844039d3d..4b24f67eb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/notes.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/notes.js
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ let Note = {
           Note.dragging = true;
           Note.clear_timeouts();
           Note.Body.hide_all();
-          if (Note.embed) {
-            var $bg = $note_box_inner.find("div.bg")
-            if ($bg.length) {
-              $bg.hide();
-            }
-          }
           e.stopPropagation();
         }
       );
@@ -87,14 +81,6 @@ let Note = {
         "dragstop.danbooru resizestop.danbooru",
         function(e) {
           Note.dragging = false;
-          if (Note.embed) {
-            var $note_box_inner = $(e.currentTarget);
-            var $bg = $note_box_inner.find("div.bg")
-            if ($bg.length) {
-              $bg.show();
-              Note.Box.resize_inner_border($note_box_inner.closest(".note-box"));
-            }
-          }
           e.stopPropagation();
         }
       );
@@ -157,14 +143,6 @@ let Note = {
       if ($inner_border.height() >= $note_box.height() - 2) {
         $note_box.height($inner_border.height() + 2);
       }
-
-      if (Note.embed) {
-        var $bg = $inner_border.find("div.bg");
-        if ($bg.length) {
-          $bg.height($inner_border.height());
-          $bg.width($inner_border.width());
-        }
-      }
     },
 
     scale: function($note_box) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/notes.scss b/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/notes.scss
index f535d8f60..3b6e75be1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/notes.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/specific/notes.scss
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ div#note-container {
         opacity: 0.4;
       }
 
-      div.bg {
-        height: 100%;
-        text-align: center;
-        display: table-cell;
-        vertical-align: middle;
-      }
-
       div.ui-resizable-handle {
         display: none;
       }