diff --git a/src/Views/Wallpaper.vala b/src/Views/Wallpaper.vala
index 07251444a..bcfd5f638 100644
--- a/src/Views/Wallpaper.vala
+++ b/src/Views/Wallpaper.vala
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ public class PantheonShell.Wallpaper : Gtk.Box {
         }
 
         gnome_background_settings.set_string ("picture-uri", uri);
+        gnome_background_settings.set_string ("picture-uri-dark", "");
     }
 
     private void update_checked_wallpaper (Gtk.FlowBox box, Gtk.FlowBoxChild child) {