diff --git a/src/js/app/index.js b/src/js/app/index.js
index 8a76df36..6af036eb 100644
--- a/src/js/app/index.js
+++ b/src/js/app/index.js
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ var vcsModeRefresh = function(eventData) {
   if (!window.$) { return; }
 
   var mode = eventData.mode;
+  var isGit = eventData.mode === 'git';
+
   var displayMode = mode.slice(0, 1).toUpperCase() + mode.slice(1);
   var otherMode = (displayMode === 'Git') ? 'Hg' : 'Git';
   var regex = new RegExp(otherMode, 'g');
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ var vcsModeRefresh = function(eventData) {
     var text = $(el).text().replace(regex, displayMode);
     $(el).text(text);
   });
+
+  $('body').toggleClass('gitMode', isGit);
+  $('body').toggleClass('hgMode', !isGit);
 };
 
 var intlRefresh = function() {
@@ -280,8 +285,6 @@ function CommandUI() {
   var CommandHistoryView = require('../react_views/CommandHistoryView.jsx');
   var MainHelperBarView = require('../react_views/MainHelperBarView.jsx');
 
-  var backgroundView = new Views.BackgroundView();
-
   this.commandCollection = new Collections.CommandCollection();
   this.commandBuffer = new Collections.CommandBuffer({
     collection: this.commandCollection
diff --git a/src/js/views/index.js b/src/js/views/index.js
index 191a92cd..a7a0a93d 100644
--- a/src/js/views/index.js
+++ b/src/js/views/index.js
@@ -481,20 +481,6 @@ var NextLevelConfirm = ConfirmCancelTerminal.extend({
   }
 });
 
-var BackgroundView = Backbone.View.extend({
-  initialize: function() {
-    this.$body = $('body');
-    Main.getEvents().on('vcsModeChange', this.updateMode, this);
-  },
-
-  updateMode: function(eventData) {
-    eventData = eventData || {};
-    var isGit = eventData.mode === 'git';
-    this.$body.toggleClass('gitMode', isGit);
-    this.$body.toggleClass('hgMode', !isGit);
-  }
-});
-
 var ViewportAlert = Backbone.View.extend({
   initialize: function(options) {
     this.grabBatons();
@@ -695,7 +681,6 @@ var CanvasTerminalHolder = BaseView.extend({
 });
 
 exports.BaseView = BaseView;
-exports.BackgroundView = BackgroundView;
 exports.GeneralButton = GeneralButton;
 exports.ModalView = ModalView;
 exports.ModalTerminal = ModalTerminal;