diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
index 2db845748..2012d9c34 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ void DIntermissionScreen::Drawer ()
 		if (CheckOverlay(i))
 			screen->DrawTexture (TexMan.GetTexture(mOverlays[i].mPic), mOverlays[i].x, mOverlays[i].y, DTA_320x200, true, TAG_DONE);
 	}
-	if (!mFlatfill) screen->FillBorder (NULL);
 	if (mSubtitle)
 	{
 		const char *sub = mSubtitle.GetChars();
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@ void DIntermissionScreenFader::Drawer ()
 			if (CheckOverlay(i))
 				screen->DrawTexture (TexMan.GetTexture(mOverlays[i].mPic), mOverlays[i].x, mOverlays[i].y, DTA_320x200, true, DTA_ColorOverlay, color, TAG_DONE);
 		}
-		screen->FillBorder (NULL);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -756,7 +754,6 @@ void DIntermissionScreenScroller::Drawer ()
 			DTA_Masked, false,
 			TAG_DONE);
 
-		screen->FillBorder (NULL);
 		mBackground = mSecondPic;
 	}
 	else 
@@ -921,6 +918,7 @@ void DIntermissionController::Drawer ()
 {
 	if (mScreen != NULL)
 	{
+		screen->FillBorder(nullptr);
 		mScreen->Drawer();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/wi_stuff.cpp b/src/wi_stuff.cpp
index 9c666fec9..4a5cf4866 100644
--- a/src/wi_stuff.cpp
+++ b/src/wi_stuff.cpp
@@ -599,7 +599,6 @@ void DInterBackground::drawBackground(int state, bool drawsplat, bool snl_pointe
 			// placing the animations precisely where they belong on the base pic
 			animwidth = background->GetDisplayWidthDouble();
 			animheight = background->GetDisplayHeightDouble();
-			screen->FillBorder(NULL);
 			screen->DrawTexture(background, 0, 0, DTA_Fullscreen, true, TAG_DONE);
 		}
 		else
@@ -724,6 +723,7 @@ void WI_Drawer()
 		ScaleOverrider s;
 		IFVIRTUALPTRNAME(WI_Screen, "StatusScreen", Drawer)
 		{
+			screen->FillBorder(nullptr);
 			VMValue self = WI_Screen;
 			VMCall(func, &self, 1, nullptr, 0);
 			screen->ClearClipRect();	// make sure the scripts don't leave a valid clipping rect behind.