diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
index 76ae267e7c65..ad18f69bce50 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "content/public/browser/navigation_handle.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/render_frame_host.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/render_view_host.h"
-#include "content/public/browser/render_widget_host_view.h"
 #include "content/public/common/user_agent.h"
 #include "ipc/ipc_channel.h"
 #include "net/http/http_response_headers.h"
@@ -338,14 +337,6 @@ void InspectableWebContentsImpl::CloseDevTools() {
     }
     embedder_message_dispatcher_.reset();
     web_contents_->Focus();
-
-    // Restore background color of the page since closing devtools changes the
-    // color to the default white. TODO(brenca): remove this once this fix is
-    // not necessary
-    const auto view = web_contents_->GetRenderWidgetHostView();
-    if (view) {
-      view->SetBackgroundColor(view->background_color());
-    }
   }
 }