diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/general/home_tab_button_color.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/general/home_tab_button_color.h
index 1550b57e7..b45bd7a92 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/general/home_tab_button_color.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/general/home_tab_button_color.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ namespace HomeTabButtonColor
  */
 enum Source
 {
-    Automatic,      ///< Extract color from background, or use theme color if no background
-    FromBackground, ///< Always extract color from background
+    FromThemeColors, ///< Use the theme's identity accent colors
+    FromBackground,  ///< Extract colour from the background image
 };
 
 struct Entry
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct Entry
 
 inline QList<Entry> all()
 {
-    static QList<Entry> entries = {{Automatic, QT_TR_NOOP("Automatic")},
+    static QList<Entry> entries = {{FromThemeColors, QT_TR_NOOP("From theme colors")},
                                    {FromBackground, QT_TR_NOOP("Extract from background")}};
 
     return entries;
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ inline QList<Entry> all()
  * Safely converts an int into the corresponding Source.
  *
  * @param value The int value
- * @return The Source. Returns Source::Automatic if the value is not within range
+ * @return The Source. Returns Source::FromThemeColors if the value is not within range
  */
 inline Source intToSource(int value)
 {
     if (value > FromBackground) {
-        return Automatic; // default
+        return FromThemeColors; // default
     }
 
     return static_cast<Source>(value);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/general/home_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/general/home_widget.cpp
index 0f96dcd52..27fd065a5 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/general/home_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/general/home_widget.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,6 @@ void HomeWidget::loadBackgroundSourceDeck()
     backgroundSourceDeck = deckOpt.has_value() ? deckOpt.value().deckList : DeckList();
 }
 
-static bool usesThemeBackground()
-{
-    QString sourceId = SettingsCache::instance().appearance().getHomeTabBackgroundSource();
-    return BackgroundSources::fromId(sourceId) == BackgroundSources::Theme;
-}
-
 static QPair<QColor, QColor> paletteDerivedButtonColors()
 {
     return {themeManager->appColor(AppColor::AccentStrong), themeManager->appColor(AppColor::AccentSoft)};
@@ -123,17 +117,8 @@ QPair<QColor, QColor> HomeWidget::determineButtonColor() const
         HomeTabButtonColor::intToSource(SettingsCache::instance().appearance().getHomeTabButtonColorSourceIndex());
 
     switch (colorSource) {
-        case HomeTabButtonColor::Automatic: {
-            if (usesThemeBackground() && themeManager->isBuiltInTheme()) {
-                // Built-in themes paint a static theme background; follow the
-                // theme's identity accent colors rather than sampling the image.
-                return paletteDerivedButtonColors();
-            } else {
-                // Non-built-in themes may ship their own background art, so
-                // extract the button colors from the image actually painted.
-                return extractDominantColors(background);
-            }
-        }
+        case HomeTabButtonColor::FromThemeColors:
+            return paletteDerivedButtonColors();
         case HomeTabButtonColor::FromBackground:
             return extractDominantColors(background);
     }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/settings_page/appearance_settings_page.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/settings_page/appearance_settings_page.cpp
index c8494f095..c45373757 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/settings_page/appearance_settings_page.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/settings_page/appearance_settings_page.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void AppearanceSettingsPage::retranslateUi()
     homeTabDisplayCardNameCheckBox.setText(tr("Display card name of background in bottom right"));
     homeTabButtonColorSourceLabel.setText(tr("Home tab button color:"));
     homeTabButtonColorSourceBox.setToolTip(
-        tr("Automatic: extract from background if present, otherwise use theme default"));
+        tr("Use the theme's identity accent colors, or extract colors from the background image"));
 
     playmatGroupBox->setTitle(tr("Playmat settings"));
     playmatVisibilityLabel.setText(tr("Playmat visibility:"));