diff --git a/common/locales/en/character.json b/common/locales/en/character.json
index ce734d7584..300baa9c7c 100644
--- a/common/locales/en/character.json
+++ b/common/locales/en/character.json
@@ -136,5 +136,5 @@
     "displayNameDescription3": "and scroll down to the Registration section to change your login name.",
     "unequipBattleGear": "Unequip Battle Gear",
     "unequipCostume": "Unequip Costume",
-    "unequipPetMountBackground": "Unequip Pet, Mount, Background"
+    "unequipPetMountBackground": "Unequip Pet, Mount"
 }
diff --git a/website/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js b/website/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
index f2e8d36d01..5f01c0b4f6 100644
--- a/website/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
+++ b/website/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
@@ -267,8 +267,10 @@ habitrpg.controller("InventoryCtrl",
             user.ops.equip({params:{type: 'mount', key: mount}});
           }
 
-          var background = user.preferences.background;
-          User.user.ops.unlock({query:{path:"background."+background}});
+          // var background = user.preferences.background;
+          // User.user.ops.unlock({query:{path:"background."+background}});
+          // commented out until we fix this bug:
+          // https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/4857#issuecomment-80722868
 
           break;
       }