=== modified file 'src/bubble.c'
--- src/bubble.c	2012-07-28 18:35:57 +0000
+++ src/bubble.c	2013-04-17 21:55:57 +0000
@@ -676,12 +676,6 @@
 	cairo_paint (cr);
 	cairo_set_operator (cr, CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVER);
 
-	GdkRGBA color;
-	gchar* color_string = NULL;
-    color_string = defaults_get_bubble_bg_color (d);
-	gdk_rgba_parse (&color, color_string);
-    g_free (color_string);
-
 	// Apply color tweaks
 	NotifyHSVColor hsv_color;
 	gtk_rgb_to_hsv (color.red, color.green, color.blue,
@@ -712,16 +706,16 @@
 		cairo_fill (cr);
 		cairo_set_operator (cr, CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVER);
 		cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,
-				       color.red,
-				       color.green,
-				       color.blue,
+				       BUBBLE_BG_COLOR_R,
+				       BUBBLE_BG_COLOR_G,
+				       BUBBLE_BG_COLOR_B,
 				       BUBBLE_BG_COLOR_A);
 	}
 	else
 		cairo_set_source_rgb (cr,
-				       color.red,
-				       color.green,
-				       color.blue);
+				       BUBBLE_BG_COLOR_R,
+				       BUBBLE_BG_COLOR_G,
+				       BUBBLE_BG_COLOR_B);
 
 	draw_round_rect (
 		cr,

=== modified file 'src/defaults.c'
--- src/defaults.c	2012-07-28 18:35:57 +0000
+++ src/defaults.c	2013-04-17 21:55:57 +0000
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@
 #define GNOME_DESKTOP_SCHEMA         "org.gnome.desktop.interface"
 #define GSETTINGS_FONT_KEY           "font-name"
 
-/* unity settings */
-#define UNITY_SCHEMA                 "com.canonical.Unity"
-#define GSETTINGS_AVG_BG_COL_KEY     "average-bg-color"
-
 static guint g_defaults_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
 /*-- internal API ------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -290,52 +286,6 @@
 }
 
 void
-defaults_refresh_bg_color_property (Defaults *self)
-{
-	Atom         real_type;
-	gint         result;
-	gint         real_format;
-	gulong       items_read;
-	gulong       items_left;
-	gchar*       colors;
-	Atom         representative_colors_atom;
-	Display*     display;
-
-	g_return_if_fail ((self != NULL) && IS_DEFAULTS (self));
-
-	representative_colors_atom = gdk_x11_get_xatom_by_name ("_GNOME_BACKGROUND_REPRESENTATIVE_COLORS");
-	display = gdk_x11_display_get_xdisplay (gdk_display_get_default ());
-
-	gdk_error_trap_push ();
-	result = XGetWindowProperty (display,
-				     GDK_ROOT_WINDOW (),
-				     representative_colors_atom,
-				     0L,
-				     G_MAXLONG,
-				     False,
-				     XA_STRING,
-				     &real_type,
-				     &real_format,
-				     &items_read,
-				     &items_left,
-				     (guchar **) &colors);
-	gdk_flush ();
-	gdk_error_trap_pop_ignored ();
-
-	if (result == Success && items_read)
-	{
-		/* by treating the result as a nul-terminated string, we
-		 * select the first colour in the list.
-		 */
-		g_object_set (self,
-			      "bubble-bg-color",
-			      colors,
-			      NULL);
-		XFree (colors);
-	}
-}
-
-void
 defaults_refresh_screen_dimension_properties (Defaults *self)
 {
 	Atom         real_type;
@@ -416,7 +366,6 @@
 	self = DEFAULTS (gobject);
 
 	defaults_refresh_screen_dimension_properties (self);
-	defaults_refresh_bg_color_property (self);
 
 	/* grab system-wide font-face/size and DPI */
 	_get_font_size_dpi (self);
@@ -533,7 +482,7 @@
 {
 	/* "connect" to the required GSettings schemas */
 	self->nosd_settings  = g_settings_new (NOTIFY_OSD_SCHEMA);
-	self->gnome_settings = g_settings_new (GNOME_DESKTOP_SCHEMA);
+	self->gnome_settings = g_settings_new (GNOME_DESKTOP_SCHEMA);;
 
 	g_signal_connect (self->gnome_settings,
 					  "changed",
@@ -1798,8 +1747,6 @@
 	if (!self || !IS_DEFAULTS (self))
 		return NULL;
 
-	defaults_refresh_bg_color_property (self);
-
 	g_object_get (self,
 		      "bubble-bg-color",
 		      &bubble_bg_color,

=== modified file 'src/defaults.h'
--- src/defaults.h	2012-07-28 18:35:57 +0000
+++ src/defaults.h	2013-04-17 21:55:57 +0000
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@
 defaults_get_screen_dpi (Defaults* self);
 
 void
-defaults_refresh_bg_property (Defaults *self);
-
-void
 defaults_refresh_screen_dimension_properties (Defaults *self);
 
 void