diff --git a/kitty/graphics.h b/kitty/graphics.h
index 4a25fb739..55015e88a 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.h
+++ b/kitty/graphics.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned int height, width;
     uint8_t* bitmap;
     uint32_t refcnt;
-    BackgroundImageAnchor anchor;
 } BackgroundImage;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index 78f0219e0..9c3ce2e5b 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -417,15 +417,15 @@ draw_bg(OSWindow *w) {
         bgimage_constants_set = true;
     }
     float translate_left = 0.0f, translate_top = 0.0f;
-    if (OPT(background_image_layout) != SCALED) {
-        if (w->bgimage->anchor == NORTH || w->bgimage->anchor == CENTER || w->bgimage->anchor == SOUTH) {
+    if (OPT(background_image_layout) == TILING || OPT(background_image_layout) == MIRRORED) {
+        if (OPT(background_image_anchor) == NORTH || OPT(background_image_anchor) == CENTER || OPT(background_image_anchor) == SOUTH) {
             translate_left = ((float)w->window_width / 2.0f - (float)w->bgimage->width / 2.0f) / (float)w->bgimage->width;
-        } else if (w->bgimage->anchor == NORTHEAST || w->bgimage->anchor == EAST || w->bgimage->anchor == SOUTHEAST) {
+        } else if (OPT(background_image_anchor) == NORTHEAST || OPT(background_image_anchor) == EAST || OPT(background_image_anchor) == SOUTHEAST) {
             translate_left = ((float)w->window_width - (float)w->bgimage->width) / (float)w->bgimage->width;
         }
-        if (w->bgimage->anchor == WEST || w->bgimage->anchor == CENTER || w->bgimage->anchor == EAST) {
+        if (OPT(background_image_anchor) == WEST || OPT(background_image_anchor) == CENTER || OPT(background_image_anchor) == EAST) {
             translate_top = ((float)w->window_height / 2.0f - (float)w->bgimage->height / 2.0f) / (float)w->bgimage->height;
-        } else if (w->bgimage->anchor == SOUTHWEST || w->bgimage->anchor == SOUTH || w->bgimage->anchor == SOUTHEAST) {
+        } else if (OPT(background_image_anchor) == SOUTHWEST || OPT(background_image_anchor) == SOUTH || OPT(background_image_anchor) == SOUTHEAST) {
             translate_top = ((float)w->window_height - (float)w->bgimage->height) / (float)w->bgimage->height;
         }
     }
diff --git a/kitty/state.c b/kitty/state.c
index 9de2462ec..b1243971d 100644
--- a/kitty/state.c
+++ b/kitty/state.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ add_os_window() {
             global_state.bgimage = calloc(1, sizeof(BackgroundImage));
             if (!global_state.bgimage) fatal("Out of memory allocating the global bg image object");
             global_state.bgimage->refcnt++;
-            global_state.bgimage->anchor = OPT(background_image_anchor);
             size_t size;
             if (png_path_to_bitmap(OPT(background_image), &global_state.bgimage->bitmap, &global_state.bgimage->width, &global_state.bgimage->height, &size)) {
                 send_bgimage_to_gpu(OPT(background_image_layout), global_state.bgimage);
@@ -994,7 +993,6 @@ pyset_background_image(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args) {
             make_os_window_context_current(os_window);
             free_bgimage(&os_window->bgimage, true);
             os_window->bgimage = bgimage;
-            os_window->bgimage->anchor = anchor;
             os_window->render_calls = 0;
             if (bgimage) bgimage->refcnt++;
         END_WITH_OS_WINDOW