diff --git a/src/battle_anim.c b/src/battle_anim.c
index 9a7f7543f..de75f0bfa 100644
--- a/src/battle_anim.c
+++ b/src/battle_anim.c
@@ -1084,16 +1084,8 @@ void MoveBattlerSpriteToBG(enum BattlerId battler, bool8 toBG_2, bool8 setSprite
     {
         enum BattlerPosition battlerPosition;
 
-        if (IsContest() == TRUE)
-        {
-            RequestDma3Fill(0, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(16)), 0x2000, 1);
-            RequestDma3Fill(0xFF, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(30)), 0x1000, 0);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            RequestDma3Fill(0, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(8)), 0x2000, DMA3_32BIT);
-            RequestDma3Fill(0xFF, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(28)), 0x1000, DMA3_16BIT);
-        }
+        RequestDma3Fill(0, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(8)), 0x2000, DMA3_32BIT);
+        RequestDma3Fill(0, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(28)), 0x1000, DMA3_16BIT);
 
         GetBattleAnimBg1Data(&animBg);
         CpuFill16(0, animBg.bgTiles, 0x1000);