diff --git a/playdate/matrix_c/Source/images/fade-gradient.png b/playdate/matrix_c/Source/images/fade-gradient.png
index 3571ae8..7c8f97f 100644
Binary files a/playdate/matrix_c/Source/images/fade-gradient.png and b/playdate/matrix_c/Source/images/fade-gradient.png differ
diff --git a/playdate/matrix_c/main.c b/playdate/matrix_c/main.c
index faa23d1..dc1f070 100644
--- a/playdate/matrix_c/main.c
+++ b/playdate/matrix_c/main.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static void init(void)
 			LCDBitmap *variant = gfx->copyBitmap(glyph);
 			glyphs[i * numFades + j] = variant;
 			gfx->pushContext(variant);
-			gfx->setDrawMode(kDrawModeWhiteTransparent);
 			gfx->drawBitmap(fadeGradient, fade * (glyphWidth - fadeGradientWidth), 0, kBitmapUnflipped);
 			gfx->popContext();
 		}
diff --git a/playdate/matrix_lua/Source/images/fade-gradient.png b/playdate/matrix_lua/Source/images/fade-gradient.png
index 3571ae8..7c8f97f 100644
Binary files a/playdate/matrix_lua/Source/images/fade-gradient.png and b/playdate/matrix_lua/Source/images/fade-gradient.png differ
diff --git a/playdate/matrix_lua/Source/main.lua b/playdate/matrix_lua/Source/main.lua
index 35e3005..e39340c 100644
--- a/playdate/matrix_lua/Source/main.lua
+++ b/playdate/matrix_lua/Source/main.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ do
 			local variant = glyph:copy()
 			glyphs[i][j] = variant
 			gfx.pushContext(variant)
-			gfx.setImageDrawMode(gfx.kDrawModeWhiteTransparent);
 			fadeGradient:draw(fade * (glyphWidth - fadeGradient.width), 0)
 			gfx.popContext()
 		end