diff --git a/VSAlert/VSAlertController.h b/VSAlert/VSAlertController.h
index 4090eca..0661205 100644
--- a/VSAlert/VSAlertController.h
+++ b/VSAlert/VSAlertController.h
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, VSAlertControllerAnimationStyle) {
  @name Configuring Alert Appearance
  */
 
-/**
- The background color of the alert.
- */
-@property (NS_NONATOMIC_IOSONLY, strong, nonnull) UIColor *alertBackgroundColor UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
-
 /**
  The color of the alert title. The default value is black.
  */
diff --git a/VSAlert/VSAlertController.m b/VSAlert/VSAlertController.m
index c140dbd..3450213 100644
--- a/VSAlert/VSAlertController.m
+++ b/VSAlert/VSAlertController.m
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 @interface VSAlertControllerAppearanceProxy : UIView<UIAppearance>
 
-@property (NS_NONATOMIC_IOSONLY, strong, nonnull) UIColor *alertBackgroundColor UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
 @property (NS_NONATOMIC_IOSONLY, strong, nonnull) UIColor *alertTitleTextColor UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
 @property (NS_NONATOMIC_IOSONLY, strong, nonnull) UIColor *alertMessageTextColor UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
 @property (NS_NONATOMIC_IOSONLY, strong, nonnull) UIFont *alertTitleTextFont UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ @interface VSAlertControllerAppearanceProxy : UIView<UIAppearance>
 
 @implementation VSAlertControllerAppearanceProxy
 
-@synthesize alertBackgroundColor = _alertBackgroundColor;
 @synthesize alertTitleTextColor = _alertTitleTextColor;
 @synthesize alertTitleTextFont = _alertTitleTextFont;
 @synthesize alertMessageTextColor = _alertMessageTextColor;
@@ -553,7 +551,6 @@ @implementation VSAlertController {
 static os_log_t alert_log;
 
 // Explicitly synthesize Ivars from header
-@synthesize alertBackgroundColor = _alertBackgroundColor;
 @synthesize alertTitleTextColor = _alertTitleTextColor;
 @synthesize alertMessageTextColor = _alertMessageTextColor;
 @synthesize alertTitleTextFont = _alertTitleTextFont;
@@ -781,19 +778,6 @@ - (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
 
 #pragma mark - Property Access Methods
 
-- (UIColor *)alertBackgroundColor {
-    
-    return _alertBackgroundColor;
-    
-}
-
-- (void)setAlertBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)alertBackgroundColor {
-    
-    _alertBackgroundColor = alertBackgroundColor;
-    self.alertView.backgroundColor = self.alertBackgroundColor;
-    
-}
-
 - (UIColor *)alertTitleTextColor {
     
     return _alertTitleTextColor;
@@ -1021,8 +1005,7 @@ - (void)_setUpAlertController {
     _presentAnimator = [[VSAlertControllerTransitionAnimator alloc] init];
     _dismissAnimator = [[VSAlertControllerTransitionAnimator alloc] init];
     
-    // Set up propertie without accessors for use with UIAppearance
-    _alertBackgroundColor = [VSAlertController appearance].alertBackgroundColor ? [VSAlertController appearance].alertBackgroundColor : [UIColor whiteColor];
+    //     Set up propertie without accessors for use with UIAppearance
     _alertTitleTextColor = [VSAlertController appearance].alertTitleTextColor ? [VSAlertController appearance].alertTitleTextColor : [UIColor blackColor];
     _alertTitleTextFont = [VSAlertController appearance].alertTitleTextFont ? [VSAlertController appearance].alertTitleTextFont : [UIFont systemFontOfSize:17.0f weight:UIFontWeightSemibold];
     _alertMessageTextColor = [VSAlertController appearance].alertMessageTextColor ? [VSAlertController appearance].alertMessageTextColor : [UIColor blackColor];
@@ -1097,7 +1080,7 @@ - (void)_setUpAlertMaskBackground {
 - (void)_setUpAlertView {
     
     self.alertView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
-    self.alertView.backgroundColor = self.alertBackgroundColor;
+    self.alertView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
     self.alertView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
     
     [self.alertMaskBackground addSubview:self.alertView];