diff --git a/panel_extreme.p8 b/panel_extreme.p8
index 77bdefa..a387584 100644
--- a/panel_extreme.p8
+++ b/panel_extreme.p8
@@ -129,15 +129,8 @@ end
 -- (currently a placeholder)
 
 function init_title()
-
+ --background gradient
  pal({[0]=0x82,0x82,0x84,0x84,4,4,0x89,0x89,0x8e,0x8e,0x8f,0x8f,15,15,0x87,0x87},2)
-	local antbar = ants.new{
-  progress=-0.5,
-  bgcolor=8,
-  fgcolor=10,
-  trcolor=9,
-  speed=1/15,
-  w=128,h=2}
 
  return view.of{
   bg.new{c=15},
@@ -148,18 +141,6 @@ function init_title()
 	   self.x=32+6*cos(time()/3.7)
    end,
   },
-  {update = function()
-   local p = antbar.progress + 0.003
-   if p > 1.5 then
-   	p = -0.5
-   	antbar.speed += 1/30
-   end
-   antbar.progress = p
-  end},
-  view.new{
-   views=antbar,
-   y=50,h=2,
-  },
  }
 end