diff --git a/panels/background/bg-wallpapers-source.c b/panels/background/bg-wallpapers-source.c
index 7d3b644..c79fd97 100644
--- a/panels/background/bg-wallpapers-source.c
+++ b/panels/background/bg-wallpapers-source.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ bg_wallpapers_source_constructed (GObject *object)
                            G_CALLBACK (item_added), self, G_CONNECT_SWAPPED);
 
   /* Try adding the default background first */
-  load_default_bg (self);
+  //load_default_bg (self);
 
   cc_background_xml_load_list_async (self->xml, NULL, list_load_cb, self);
 }
