diff --git a/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/composables/PaywallBackground.kt b/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/composables/PaywallBackground.kt
index 5550535a2c..f16754d5ff 100644
--- a/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/composables/PaywallBackground.kt
+++ b/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/composables/PaywallBackground.kt
@@ -12,11 +12,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
-import com.revenuecat.purchases.paywalls.PaywallData
-import com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.R
 import com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.data.processed.TemplateConfiguration
 import com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.extensions.conditional
-import com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.extensions.defaultBackgroundPlaceholder
 import com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.isFullScreen
 
 // Current implementation uses a transformation on API level < 31, modifier on > 31.
@@ -41,15 +38,7 @@ internal fun BoxScope.PaywallBackground(templateConfiguration: TemplateConfigura
             blur(BackgroundUIConstants.blurSize, edgeTreatment = BlurredEdgeTreatment.Unbounded)
         }
 
-    if (templateConfiguration.configuration.images.background == PaywallData.defaultBackgroundPlaceholder) {
-        LocalImage(
-            resource = R.drawable.default_background,
-            modifier = modifier,
-            contentScale = BackgroundUIConstants.contentScale,
-            transformation = backwardsCompatibleTransformation,
-            alpha = imageAlpha,
-        )
-    } else if (templateConfiguration.images.backgroundUri != null) {
+    if (templateConfiguration.images.backgroundUri != null) {
         // Don't display background images on footer unless it's blurred
         if (shouldBlur || templateConfiguration.mode.isFullScreen) {
             RemoteImage(
diff --git a/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/composables/RemoteImage.kt b/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/composables/RemoteImage.kt
index 26a3efbf51..79f4498b15 100644
--- a/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/composables/RemoteImage.kt
+++ b/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/composables/RemoteImage.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.composables
 
-import androidx.annotation.DrawableRes
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
@@ -31,29 +30,6 @@ import com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.helpers.Logger
 import com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.helpers.getPreviewPlaceholderBlocking
 import com.revenuecat.purchases.ui.revenuecatui.helpers.isInPreviewMode
 
-@SuppressWarnings("LongParameterList")
-@Composable
-internal fun LocalImage(
-    @DrawableRes resource: Int,
-    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
-    contentScale: ContentScale = ContentScale.Fit,
-    contentDescription: String? = null,
-    transformation: Transformation? = null,
-    alpha: Float = 1f,
-    colorFilter: ColorFilter? = null,
-) {
-    Image(
-        source = ImageSource.Local(resource),
-        placeholderSource = null,
-        modifier = modifier,
-        contentScale = contentScale,
-        contentDescription = contentDescription,
-        transformation = transformation,
-        alpha = alpha,
-        colorFilter = colorFilter,
-    )
-}
-
 /**
  * @param supportImagePreview: set to false to not show any image in previews and just a colored box. This is to avoid
  * modifying Paywalls V1 previews.
@@ -86,15 +62,11 @@ internal fun RemoteImage(
 private sealed class ImageSource {
 
     @Immutable
-    data class Local(@DrawableRes val resource: Int) : ImageSource() {
-        override val data: Any = resource
-    }
-
-    @Immutable
-    data class Remote(val urlString: String) : ImageSource() {
+    data class Remote(override val urlString: String) : ImageSource() {
         override val data: Any = urlString
     }
 
+    abstract val urlString: String
     abstract val data: Any
 }
 
@@ -197,12 +169,7 @@ private fun AsyncImage(
         alpha = alpha,
         colorFilter = colorFilter,
         onError = {
-            val error = when (source) {
-                is ImageSource.Local -> "Error loading local image: '${source.resource}'"
-                is ImageSource.Remote -> "Error loading image from '${source.urlString}'"
-            }
-
-            Logger.e(error, it.result.throwable)
+            Logger.e("Error loading image from '${source.urlString}'", it.result.throwable)
             onError?.invoke(it)
         },
     )
diff --git a/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/extensions/PaywallDataExtensions.kt b/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/extensions/PaywallDataExtensions.kt
index 08255a28c7..a74a8d0107 100644
--- a/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/extensions/PaywallDataExtensions.kt
+++ b/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/kotlin/com/revenuecat/purchases/ui/revenuecatui/extensions/PaywallDataExtensions.kt
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ internal fun PaywallData.Companion.createDefaultForIdentifiers(
         config = PaywallData.Configuration(
             packageIds = packageIdentifiers,
             images = PaywallData.Configuration.Images(
-                background = PaywallData.defaultBackgroundPlaceholder,
                 icon = PaywallData.defaultAppIconPlaceholder,
             ),
             colors = PaywallData.defaultColors(currentColors),
@@ -71,9 +70,6 @@ internal val PaywallData.Companion.defaultTemplate: PaywallTemplate
 internal val PaywallData.Companion.defaultAppIconPlaceholder: String
     get() = "revenuecatui_default_paywall_app_icon"
 
-internal val PaywallData.Companion.defaultBackgroundPlaceholder: String
-    get() = "revenuecatui_default_paywall_background"
-
 // endregion
 
 // region Private defaults
diff --git a/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/res/drawable/default_background.jpg b/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/res/drawable/default_background.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 794c5ad2ec..0000000000
Binary files a/ui/revenuecatui/src/main/res/drawable/default_background.jpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/ui/revenuecatui/src/test/resources/default_template.json b/ui/revenuecatui/src/test/resources/default_template.json
index 3efdbd9243..21812aa1d8 100644
--- a/ui/revenuecatui/src/test/resources/default_template.json
+++ b/ui/revenuecatui/src/test/resources/default_template.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     },
     "display_restore_purchases" : true,
     "images_webp" : {
-      "background" : "revenuecatui_default_paywall_background",
+      "background" : null,
       "header" : null,
       "icon" : "revenuecatui_default_paywall_app_icon"
     },