diff --git a/doc/contributions.txt b/doc/contributions.txt
index 3b14ce5125ffd0823a401a43c78fe869aaf8fdf8..7f467696de8dcefc00053a936d4f13f70e203620 100644
--- a/doc/contributions.txt
+++ b/doc/contributions.txt
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ Thickbrick Sleaford
 	VWR-9287
 	VWR-13483
 	VWR-13947
+	VWR-24420
 Thraxis Epsilon
 	SVC-371
 	VWR-383
diff --git a/indra/llimage/llpngwrapper.cpp b/indra/llimage/llpngwrapper.cpp
index fe737e2072ab3be51faaa4052463221a22638668..2cc7d3c460c7ed93146271a1e013ab26d7ef7b49 100644
--- a/indra/llimage/llpngwrapper.cpp
+++ b/indra/llimage/llpngwrapper.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ LLPngWrapper::LLPngWrapper()
 	  mCompressionType( 0 ),
 	  mFilterMethod( 0 ),
 	  mFinalSize( 0 ),
-	  mHasBKGD(false),
-	  mBackgroundColor(),
 	  mGamma(0.f)
 {
 }
@@ -111,9 +109,9 @@ void LLPngWrapper::writeFlush(png_structp png_ptr)
 }
 
 // Read the PNG file using the libpng.  The low-level interface is used here
-// because we want to do various transformations (including setting the
-// matte background if any, and applying gama) which can't be done with
-// the high-level interface. The scanline also begins at the bottom of
+// because we want to do various transformations (including applying gama)
+// which can't be done with the high-level interface.
+// The scanline also begins at the bottom of
 // the image (per SecondLife conventions) instead of at the top, so we
 // must assign row-pointers in "reverse" order.
 BOOL LLPngWrapper::readPng(U8* src, LLImageRaw* rawImage, ImageInfo *infop)
@@ -201,8 +199,7 @@ void LLPngWrapper::normalizeImage()
 	//		2. Convert grayscales to RGB
 	//		3. Create alpha layer from transparency
 	//		4. Ensure 8-bpp for all images
-	//		5. Apply background matte if any
-	//		6. Set (or guess) gamma
+	//		5. Set (or guess) gamma
 
 	if (mColorType == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_PALETTE)
 	{
@@ -229,12 +226,6 @@ void LLPngWrapper::normalizeImage()
 	{
 		png_set_strip_16(mReadPngPtr);
 	}
-	mHasBKGD = png_get_bKGD(mReadPngPtr, mReadInfoPtr, &mBackgroundColor);
-	if (mHasBKGD)
-	{
-		png_set_background(mReadPngPtr, mBackgroundColor,
-			PNG_BACKGROUND_GAMMA_FILE, 1, 1.0);
-	}
 
 #if LL_DARWIN
 	const F64 SCREEN_GAMMA = 1.8;
@@ -261,7 +252,6 @@ void LLPngWrapper::updateMetaData()
     mBitDepth = png_get_bit_depth(mReadPngPtr, mReadInfoPtr);
     mColorType = png_get_color_type(mReadPngPtr, mReadInfoPtr);
 	mChannels = png_get_channels(mReadPngPtr, mReadInfoPtr);
-	mHasBKGD = png_get_bKGD(mReadPngPtr, mReadInfoPtr, &mBackgroundColor);
 }
 
 // Method to write raw image into PNG at dest. The raw scanline begins
diff --git a/indra/llimage/llpngwrapper.h b/indra/llimage/llpngwrapper.h
index 47a4207d6677a9927ed2322cd817359025e758e5..739f4359961c6155bcfb3bd68fb11c70326b8883 100644
--- a/indra/llimage/llpngwrapper.h
+++ b/indra/llimage/llpngwrapper.h
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ class LLPngWrapper
 
 	U32 mFinalSize;
 
-	bool mHasBKGD;
-	png_color_16p mBackgroundColor;
-
 	F64 mGamma;
 
 	std::string mErrorMessage;