diff --git a/layouts/xe_official/layout.html b/layouts/xe_official/layout.html
index 6c802c9bc..a17bb9f19 100644
--- a/layouts/xe_official/layout.html
+++ b/layouts/xe_official/layout.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <load target="css/white.css" cond="$layout_info->colorset=='white'" />
 <load target="css/black.css" cond="$layout_info->colorset=='black'" />
 <style type="text/css" cond="$layout_info->background_image">
-body{background:url({getUrl()}{$layout_info->background_image}) repeat-x left top;}
+body{background:url({$layout_info->background_image}) repeat-x left top;}
 </style>
 <!--@if(!$layout_info->colorset)-->{@$layout_info->colorset = "default"}<!--@end-->
 <div class="xe">
diff --git a/themes/xe_greystone/layouts/xe_greystone/layout.html b/themes/xe_greystone/layouts/xe_greystone/layout.html
index 7cd2bbb82..7bdfdf4c0 100644
--- a/themes/xe_greystone/layouts/xe_greystone/layout.html
+++ b/themes/xe_greystone/layouts/xe_greystone/layout.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 <!--@if($layout_info->background_image)-->
 <style type="text/css">
-    body {  background:#FFFFFF url({getUrl()}{$layout_info->background_image}) repeat-x left top; }
+    body {  background:#FFFFFF url({$layout_info->background_image}) repeat-x left top; }
 </style>
 <!--@end-->
 
diff --git a/themes/xe_sapphire/layouts/xe_sapphire/layout.html b/themes/xe_sapphire/layouts/xe_sapphire/layout.html
index aa83902e7..73b1975d0 100644
--- a/themes/xe_sapphire/layouts/xe_sapphire/layout.html
+++ b/themes/xe_sapphire/layouts/xe_sapphire/layout.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <!--%import("css/default.css")-->
 <!--@if($layout_info->background_image)-->
 <style type="text/css">
-    body {  background:#FFFFFF url({getUrl()}{$layout_info->background_image}) repeat-x left top; }
+    body {  background:#FFFFFF url({$layout_info->background_image}) repeat-x left top; }
 </style>
 <!--@end-->
 <!--@if(!$layout_info->colorset)-->