diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/Items/MoleculeCollectionViewCell.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/Items/MoleculeCollectionViewCell.swift
index f6fe580f..04694bc1 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/Items/MoleculeCollectionViewCell.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/Items/MoleculeCollectionViewCell.swift
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ open class MoleculeCollectionViewCell: CollectionViewCell {
     open override func reset() {
         super.reset()
         molecule?.reset()
-        backgroundColor = .mvmWhite
     }
     
     open override class func nameForReuse(with model: MoleculeModelProtocol, _ delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?) -> String? {
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
index 7f088b4c..04fc5e70 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Organisms/Carousel/Carousel.swift
@@ -148,11 +148,9 @@ open class Carousel: View {
         
         guard let carouselModel = model as? CarouselModel else { return }
         accessibilityLabel = carouselModel.accessibilityText
-        collectionView.backgroundColor = backgroundColor
         collectionView.layer.borderColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
         collectionView.layer.borderWidth = (carouselModel.border ?? false) ? 1 : 0
         (collectionView.collectionViewLayout as? CarouselCollectionLayout)?.useLines = (carouselModel.border ?? false)
-        backgroundColor = .white
         (collectionView.collectionViewLayout as? UICollectionViewFlowLayout)?.minimumLineSpacing = carouselModel.spacing ?? 0
 
         itemWidthPercent = carouselModel.itemWidthPercent / 100.0
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/CollectionViewCell.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/CollectionViewCell.swift
index ce910bfb..4ac48dfc 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/CollectionViewCell.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/CollectionViewCell.swift
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ open class CollectionViewCell: UICollectionViewCell, MoleculeViewProtocol, MVMCo
     
     open func reset() {
         molecule?.reset()
-        backgroundColor = .mvmWhite
+        backgroundColor = .clear
         width = nil
     }