diff --git a/firmware/panic.c b/firmware/panic.c
index 66b9e4d7eb..0790835ac5 100644
--- a/firmware/panic.c
+++ b/firmware/panic.c
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 #include "led.h"
 #include "power.h"
 #include "system.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_BACKLIGHT
-#include "backlight-target.h"
-#endif
 
 static char panic_buf[128];
 #define LINECHARS (LCD_WIDTH/SYSFONT_WIDTH)
@@ -82,10 +79,6 @@ void panicf( const char *fmt, ...)
     lcd_update();
     DEBUGF("%s", panic_buf);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_BACKLIGHT
-    _backlight_on();
-#endif
-
     set_cpu_frequency(0);
     
 #ifdef HAVE_ATA_POWER_OFF
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/system-arm.c b/firmware/target/arm/system-arm.c
index 7d38b17979..5c5a18c867 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/system-arm.c
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/system-arm.c
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "lcd.h"
 #include "font.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_BACKLIGHT
-#include "backlight-target.h"
-#endif
 
 static const char* const uiename[] = {
     "Undefined instruction",
@@ -51,10 +48,6 @@ void __attribute__((noreturn)) UIE(unsigned int pc, unsigned int num)
     lcd_puts(0, 1, str);
     lcd_update();
 
-#ifdef HAVE_BACKLIGHT
-    _backlight_on();
-#endif
-
     disable_interrupt(IRQ_FIQ_STATUS);
 
     system_exception_wait(); /* If this returns, try to reboot */