diff --git a/examples/basic/colorpicker.c b/examples/basic/colorpicker.c
index 8d0c0f36..22e647cc 100644
--- a/examples/basic/colorpicker.c
+++ b/examples/basic/colorpicker.c
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ int main() {
 
 	window = MwVaCreateWidget(MwWindowClass, "main", NULL, MwDEFAULT,
 				  MwDEFAULT, 640, 480, MwNtitle, "color picker", NULL);
-	MwSetText(window, MwNbackground, MwGetInteger(window, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultBackground : MwDefaultDarkBackground);
+	MwSetText(window, MwNbackground, "#000000");
 
 	button = MwVaCreateWidget(MwButtonClass, "button", window, 160, 180, 320, 120,
 				  MwNtext, "change window background",
 				  NULL);
+	MwSetText(button, MwNbackground, MwGetInteger(button, MwNdarkTheme) ? MwDefaultDarkBackground : MwDefaultBackground);
 
 	MwAddUserHandler(button, MwNactivateHandler, color_picker, NULL);
 
diff --git a/include/Mw/LowLevel/Wayland.h b/include/Mw/LowLevel/Wayland.h
index 662cf7ae..a94d1c81 100644
--- a/include/Mw/LowLevel/Wayland.h
+++ b/include/Mw/LowLevel/Wayland.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
 #include <cairo/cairo.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
-#include <dbus/dbus.h>
 
 MWDECL int MwLLWaylandCallInit(void);
 
@@ -36,7 +35,8 @@ typedef struct wayland_call_table {
 	void* lib;
 	void* xkb_lib;
 	void* cairo_lib;
-	void* dbus_lib;
+#if WAYLAND_LOAD_OPENGL
+#endif
 
 	int (*wl_display_dispatch_pending)(struct wl_display* display);
 	void (*wl_display_disconnect)(struct wl_display* display);
@@ -125,21 +125,6 @@ typedef struct wayland_call_table {
 	void (*cairo_set_antialias)(cairo_t*, cairo_antialias_t);
 	void (*cairo_set_operator)(cairo_t* cr, cairo_operator_t op);
 
-	void (*dbus_error_init)(DBusError* error);
-	DBusConnection* (*dbus_bus_get)(DBusBusType type, DBusError* error);
-	dbus_bool_t (*dbus_error_is_set)(const DBusError* error);
-	void (*dbus_error_free)(DBusError* error);
-	DBusMessage* (*dbus_message_new_method_call)(const char* bus_name, const char* path, const char* iface, const char* method);
-	void (*dbus_message_iter_init_append)(DBusMessage* message, DBusMessageIter* iter);
-	dbus_bool_t (*dbus_message_iter_append_basic)(DBusMessageIter* iter, int type, const void* value);
-	DBusMessage* (*dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block)(DBusConnection* connection, DBusMessage* message, int timeout_milliseconds, DBusError* error);
-	void (*dbus_message_unref)(DBusMessage* message);
-	dbus_bool_t (*dbus_message_iter_init)(DBusMessage* message, DBusMessageIter* iter);
-	int (*dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type)(DBusMessageIter* iter);
-	void (*dbus_message_iter_recurse)(DBusMessageIter* iter, DBusMessageIter* sub);
-	void (*dbus_connection_unref)(DBusConnection* connection);
-	void (*dbus_message_iter_get_basic)(DBusMessageIter* iter, void* value);
-
 } wayland_call_table_t;
 
 extern wayland_call_table_t wl_call_tbl;
@@ -240,34 +225,6 @@ MwInline int wayland_load_funcs() {
 	CAIRO_FUNC(cairo_pattern_set_filter);
 #undef CAIRO_FUNC
 
-	wl_call_tbl.dbus_lib = MwDynamicOpen("libdbus-1.so");
-	if(!wl_call_tbl.dbus_lib) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Will not be able to detect dark theme: dbus library (libdbus-1.so) not found.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-#define DBUS_FUNC(x) \
-	wl_call_tbl.x = MwDynamicSymbol(wl_call_tbl.dbus_lib, #x); \
-	if(!x) { \
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Will not be able to detect dark theme: dbus function %s (libdbus-1.so) not found.\n", #x); \
-		return 0; \
-	}
-
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_error_init);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_bus_get);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_error_is_set);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_error_free);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_message_new_method_call);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_message_iter_init_append);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_message_iter_append_basic);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_message_unref);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_message_iter_init);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_message_iter_recurse);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_connection_unref);
-	DBUS_FUNC(dbus_message_iter_get_basic);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -479,14 +436,6 @@ struct _MwLLWayland {
 	struct zwp_locked_pointer_v1*		locked_pointer;
 	MwBool					pointer_constrained;
 
-	MwBool		dark_theme_detection;
-	time_t		dbus_timer;
-	DBusConnection* dbus_conn;
-	DBusError	dbus_err;
-	DBusMessage*	dbus_msg;
-	DBusMessage*	dbus_reply;
-	DBusMessageIter dbus_args, dbus_variant, dbus_inner_variant;
-
 	/* clipboard related stuff.
 	 * Note that unlike most interfaces, we don't keep zwp_primary_selection stuff in a wayland_protocol_t because we use wl_data_device as a fallback and want to have it share memory space.*/
 
diff --git a/pl/rules.pl b/pl/rules.pl
index d6f72fb6..3da19289 100644
--- a/pl/rules.pl
+++ b/pl/rules.pl
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ if (grep(/^wayland$/, @backends)) {
     scan_wayland_protocol("unstable", "pointer-constraints", "-unstable-v1");
     scan_wayland_protocol("unstable", "relative-pointer",    "-unstable-v1");
 
-    add_cflags("-I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include");
-
     $gl_libs = "-lGL -lGLU";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland.c b/src/backend/wayland.c
index 715effc0..7f6247fb 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland.c
@@ -1816,101 +1816,6 @@ static void widget_setup(MwLL r, MwLL parent, int x, int y, int width, int heigh
 		MwLLEndDraw(r);
 	}
 }
-
-static void dark_theme_detection_setup(MwLL handle) {
-	const char* namespace	     = "org.freedesktop.appearance";
-	const char* key		     = "color-scheme"; /* 0=no preference, 1=dark, 2=light */
-	MwU32	    value	     = 0;
-	int	    translated_value = 0;
-
-	if(!wl_call_tbl.dbus_lib) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	time(&handle->wayland.dbus_timer);
-
-	wl_call_tbl.dbus_error_init(&handle->wayland.dbus_err);
-
-	handle->wayland.dbus_conn = wl_call_tbl.dbus_bus_get(0 /* DBUS_BUS_SESSION */, &handle->wayland.dbus_err);
-	if(wl_call_tbl.dbus_error_is_set(&handle->wayland.dbus_err)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Could not detect dark theme: Connection error: %s\n", handle->wayland.dbus_err.message);
-		wl_call_tbl.dbus_error_free(&handle->wayland.dbus_err);
-		return;
-	}
-	if(!handle->wayland.dbus_conn) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Could not detect dark theme: Failed to connect to session bus\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	handle->wayland.dbus_msg = wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_new_method_call(
-	    "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop",
-	    "/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop",
-	    "org.freedesktop.portal.Settings",
-	    "Read");
-	if(!handle->wayland.dbus_msg) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Could not detect dark theme: Failed to create message\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_init_append(handle->wayland.dbus_msg, &handle->wayland.dbus_args);
-	wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&handle->wayland.dbus_args, 's', &namespace);
-	wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&handle->wayland.dbus_args, 's', &key);
-}
-
-static void detect_dark_theme(MwLL handle) {
-	const char* namespace = "org.freedesktop.appearance";
-	const char* key	      = "color-scheme"; /* 0=no preference, 1=dark, 2=light */
-	MwU32	    value     = 0;
-
-	if(!handle->wayland.dbus_conn) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	handle->wayland.dbus_reply = wl_call_tbl.dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(handle->wayland.dbus_conn, handle->wayland.dbus_msg, 100, &handle->wayland.dbus_err);
-
-	if(wl_call_tbl.dbus_error_is_set(&handle->wayland.dbus_err)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Could not detect dark theme: Send error: %s\n", handle->wayland.dbus_err.message);
-		wl_call_tbl.dbus_error_free(&handle->wayland.dbus_err);
-		return;
-	}
-	if(!handle->wayland.dbus_reply) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Could not detect dark theme: No reply received\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if(!wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_init(handle->wayland.dbus_reply, &handle->wayland.dbus_args)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Could not detect dark theme: Reply has no arguments\n");
-		wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_unref(handle->wayland.dbus_reply);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if(wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&handle->wayland.dbus_args) != 'v') {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] Could not detect dark theme: Expected outer variant\n");
-		wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_unref(handle->wayland.dbus_reply);
-		return;
-	}
-	wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_recurse(&handle->wayland.dbus_args, &handle->wayland.dbus_variant);
-
-	/* Some portals wrap the value in a second variant */
-	if(wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&handle->wayland.dbus_variant) == 'v') {
-		wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_recurse(&handle->wayland.dbus_variant, &handle->wayland.dbus_inner_variant);
-		wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&handle->wayland.dbus_inner_variant, &value);
-	} else {
-		wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&handle->wayland.dbus_variant, &value);
-	}
-
-	MwLLDispatch(handle, dark_theme, &value);
-}
-
-static void dark_theme_detection_destroy(MwLL handle) {
-	if(!wl_call_tbl.dbus_lib) {
-		return;
-	}
-	if(handle->wayland.dbus_msg) wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_unref(handle->wayland.dbus_msg);
-	if(handle->wayland.dbus_reply) wl_call_tbl.dbus_message_unref(handle->wayland.dbus_reply);
-	if(handle->wayland.dbus_conn) wl_call_tbl.dbus_connection_unref(handle->wayland.dbus_conn);
-}
-
 static MwLL MwLLCreateImpl(MwLL parent, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
 	MwLL r;
 	r = malloc(sizeof(*r));
@@ -1919,11 +1824,6 @@ static MwLL MwLLCreateImpl(MwLL parent, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
 
 	widget_setup(r, parent, x, y, width, height, MWLL_WAYLAND_UNKNOWN);
 
-	if(!parent) {
-		dark_theme_detection_setup(r);
-		r->wayland.dark_theme_detection = MwTRUE;
-	}
-
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -1936,11 +1836,6 @@ static void MwLLDestroyImpl(MwLL handle) {
 	};
 	int select_ret;
 
-	event_loop(handle);
-	// wl_display_cancel_read(handle->wayland.display);
-
-	wl_flush(handle);
-
 	if(pthread_mutex_timedlock(&handle->wayland.eventsMutex, &t) != 0) {
 		printf("WARNING: Couldn't call MwLLDestroyImpl due to deadlock.\n");
 		return;
@@ -1948,6 +1843,8 @@ static void MwLLDestroyImpl(MwLL handle) {
 
 	MwLLDestroyCommon(handle);
 
+	event_loop(handle);
+
 	/* sleep long enough that any active attempts to wait for the mutex will have given up and we can safely unlock/destroy it */
 	tv.tv_sec  = 0;
 	tv.tv_usec = 1000;
@@ -1958,10 +1855,7 @@ static void MwLLDestroyImpl(MwLL handle) {
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&handle->wayland.eventsMutex);
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&handle->wayland.eventsMutex);
 
-	if(!handle->wayland.dbus_conn) {
-		dark_theme_detection_destroy(handle);
-	}
-
+	// framebuffer_destroy(&handle->wayland);
 	buffer_destroy(&handle->wayland.cursor);
 	wl_region_destroy(handle->wayland.region);
 
@@ -1994,12 +1888,7 @@ static void MwLLDestroyImpl(MwLL handle) {
 	shfree(handle->wayland.wl_protocol_map);
 	shfree(handle->wayland.wl_protocol_setup_map);
 
-	wl_keyboard_destroy(handle->wayland.keyboard);
-	wl_pointer_destroy(handle->wayland.pointer);
-
-	wl_flush(handle);
-
-	// free(handle);
+	free(handle);
 
 	if(currentlyHeldWidget == handle) {
 		currentlyHeldWidget = NULL;
@@ -2242,14 +2131,6 @@ static int MwLLPendingImpl(MwLL handle) {
 	};
 	int pending = 0;
 
-	if(handle->wayland.dark_theme_detection) {
-		if(handle->wayland.dbus_conn) {
-			detect_dark_theme(handle);
-			handle->wayland.dark_theme_detection = MwFALSE;
-			MwLLDispatch(handle, draw, NULL);
-		}
-	}
-
 	if(!handle->wayland.did_initial_resize) {
 		recursive_dispatch_resize(handle);
 		handle->wayland.did_initial_resize = 1;
@@ -2668,9 +2549,6 @@ static void MwLLEndStateChangeImpl(MwLL handle) {
 
 		widget_setup(handle, handle->wayland.parent, handle->wayland.detach_point.x, handle->wayland.detach_point.y, handle->wayland.ww, handle->wayland.wh, handle->wayland.type_to_be);
 
-		if(!handle->wayland.parent)
-			handle->wayland.dark_theme_detection = MwTRUE;
-
 		if(handle->common.user) {
 			MwWidget w = handle->common.user;
 			int	 i;