diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 5b78eec54c04b5578faa605929c489f5cfd076a0..d4a347fc40cdd8f7bef4b01b72288ce6e8d1fce9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ feh_LDADD         = -lX11 -lz -lpng @IMLIB_LIBS@ @GIBLIB_LIBS@
 images_DATA = about.png menubg_default.png menubg_sky.png \
 menubg_chrome.png menubg_brushed.png \
 menubg_pastel.png menubg_aluminium.png menubg_aqua.png \
-menubg_wood.png menubg_britney.png menubg_black.png
+menubg_wood.png menubg_black.png
 
 imagesdir=$(prefix)/share/feh/images
 EXTRA_DIST = $(images_DATA)
diff --git a/src/menubg_britney.png b/src/menubg_britney.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b1b94ee41fe2eefff6adedda9d80f016e02088f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Binary files a/src/menubg_britney.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index d9d803dc0890598e438da1b8f3a1b14da1dc6273..20f4ea63340bc175c1b17c7542533377e4d0bb77 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ feh_create_default_config(char *rcfile)
            "orange --menu-bg " PREFIX "/share/feh/images/menubg_orange.png\n"
            "light --menu-bg " PREFIX "/share/feh/images/menubg_light.png\n"
            "black --menu-bg " PREFIX "/share/feh/images/menubg_black.png --menu-style " PREFIX "/share/feh/fonts/black.style\n"
-           "britney --menu-bg " PREFIX "/share/feh/images/menubg_britney.png\n");
+   );
    fclose(fp);
 
    D_RETURN_(4);