diff --git a/src/components/appRouter.js b/src/components/appRouter.js
index 30553ea9b..b834f1e83 100644
--- a/src/components/appRouter.js
+++ b/src/components/appRouter.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { appHost } from './apphost';
 import appSettings from '../scripts/settings/appSettings';
-import backdrop, { setBackdropTransparency } from './backdrop/backdrop';
+import { clearBackdrop, setBackdropTransparency } from './backdrop/backdrop';
 import browser from '../scripts/browser';
 import { Events } from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
 import globalize from '../scripts/globalize';
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class AppRouter {
     }
 
     beginConnectionWizard() {
-        backdrop.clearBackdrop();
+        clearBackdrop();
         loading.show();
         ServerConnections.connect({
             enableAutoLogin: appSettings.enableAutoLogin()
diff --git a/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.js b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.js
index c27f03aae..0c84defc8 100644
--- a/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.js
+++ b/src/components/backdrop/backdrop.js
@@ -349,10 +349,3 @@ export function setBackdropTransparency(level) {
         backdropElem.classList.remove('hide');
     }
 }
-
-export default {
-    setBackdrops: setBackdrops,
-    setBackdrop: setBackdrop,
-    clearBackdrop: clearBackdrop,
-    externalBackdrop: externalBackdrop
-};
diff --git a/src/components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol.js b/src/components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol.js
index 53b61949e..fdb15b272 100644
--- a/src/components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol.js
+++ b/src/components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import escapeHtml from 'escape-html';
 import datetime from '../../scripts/datetime';
-import backdrop from '../backdrop/backdrop';
+import { clearBackdrop, setBackdrops } from '../backdrop/backdrop';
 import listView from '../listview/listview';
 import imageLoader from '../images/imageLoader';
 import { playbackManager } from '../playback/playbackmanager';
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function updateNowPlayingInfo(context, state, serverId) {
             });
         });
         setImageUrl(context, state, url);
-        backdrop.setBackdrops([item]);
+        setBackdrops([item]);
         apiClient.getItem(apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), item.Id).then(function (fullItem) {
             const userData = fullItem.UserData || {};
             const likes = userData.Likes == null ? '' : userData.Likes;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function updateNowPlayingInfo(context, state, serverId) {
             context.querySelector('.nowPlayingPageUserDataButtons').innerHTML = '<button is="emby-ratingbutton" type="button" class="listItemButton paper-icon-button-light" data-id="' + fullItem.Id + '" data-serverid="' + fullItem.ServerId + '" data-itemtype="' + fullItem.Type + '" data-likes="' + likes + '" data-isfavorite="' + userData.IsFavorite + '"><span class="material-icons favorite" aria-hidden="true"></span></button>';
         });
     } else {
-        backdrop.clearBackdrop();
+        clearBackdrop();
         context.querySelector('.nowPlayingPageUserDataButtons').innerHTML = '';
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/tabbedview/tabbedview.js b/src/components/tabbedview/tabbedview.js
index b5c54d41b..46b14ed36 100644
--- a/src/components/tabbedview/tabbedview.js
+++ b/src/components/tabbedview/tabbedview.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import backdrop from '../backdrop/backdrop';
+import { clearBackdrop } from '../backdrop/backdrop';
 import * as mainTabsManager from '../maintabsmanager';
 import layoutManager from '../layoutManager';
 import '../../elements/emby-tabs/emby-tabs';
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class TabbedView {
 
     onResume() {
         this.setTitle();
-        backdrop.clearBackdrop();
+        clearBackdrop();
 
         const currentTabController = this.currentTabController;
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/itemDetails/index.js b/src/controllers/itemDetails/index.js
index 3f9448d5a..f814418be 100644
--- a/src/controllers/itemDetails/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/itemDetails/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import * as userSettings from '../../scripts/settings/userSettings';
 import cardBuilder from '../../components/cardbuilder/cardBuilder';
 import datetime from '../../scripts/datetime';
 import mediaInfo from '../../components/mediainfo/mediainfo';
-import backdrop from '../../components/backdrop/backdrop';
+import { clearBackdrop, setBackdrops } from '../../components/backdrop/backdrop';
 import listView from '../../components/listview/listview';
 import itemContextMenu from '../../components/itemContextMenu';
 import itemHelper from '../../components/itemHelper';
@@ -514,9 +514,9 @@ function setTrailerButtonVisibility(page, item) {
 
 function renderBackdrop(item) {
     if (dom.getWindowSize().innerWidth >= 1000) {
-        backdrop.setBackdrops([item]);
+        setBackdrops([item]);
     } else {
-        backdrop.clearBackdrop();
+        clearBackdrop();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/autoBackdrops.js b/src/scripts/autoBackdrops.js
index 02e73ff3d..2334d1690 100644
--- a/src/scripts/autoBackdrops.js
+++ b/src/scripts/autoBackdrops.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import backdrop from '../components/backdrop/backdrop';
+import { clearBackdrop, setBackdrops } from '../components/backdrop/backdrop';
 import * as userSettings from './settings/userSettings';
 import libraryMenu from './libraryMenu';
 import { pageClassOn } from '../utils/dashboard';
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ function showBackdrop(type, parentId) {
     if (apiClient) {
         getBackdropItemIds(apiClient, apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), type, parentId).then(function (images) {
             if (images.length) {
-                backdrop.setBackdrops(images.map(function (i) {
+                setBackdrops(images.map(function (i) {
                     i.BackdropImageTags = [i.tag];
                     return i;
                 }));
             } else {
-                backdrop.clearBackdrop();
+                clearBackdrop();
             }
         });
     }
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ pageClassOn('pageshow', 'page', function () {
                 showBackdrop(type, parentId);
             } else {
                 page.classList.remove('backdropPage');
-                backdrop.clearBackdrop();
+                clearBackdrop();
             }
         } else {
-            backdrop.clearBackdrop();
+            clearBackdrop();
         }
     }
 });