diff --git a/source/Background/index.ts b/source/Background/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cb0ff5c..0000000
--- a/source/Background/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export {};
diff --git a/source/manifest.json b/source/manifest.json
index c73e1a8..c3ffb81 100644
--- a/source/manifest.json
+++ b/source/manifest.json
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@
   "__chrome__minimum_chrome_version": "49",
   "__opera__minimum_opera_version": "36",
 
-  "background": {
-    "scripts": [
-      "js/background.bundle.js"
-    ],
-    "__chrome|opera__persistent": false
-  },
-
   "content_scripts": [{
     "matches": [
       "*://*.encora.it/*"
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 6cdcefe..8600969 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const extensionReloaderPlugin =
               entries: {
                   // TODO: reload manifest on update
                   contentScript: "contentScript",
-                  background: "background",
                   extensionPage: ["popup", "options"],
               },
           })
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
     entry: {
         manifest: path.join(sourcePath, "manifest.json"),
-        background: path.join(sourcePath, "Background", "index.ts"),
         contentScript: path.join(sourcePath, "ContentScript", "index.ts"),
     },