diff --git a/backup/CHANGES_14_15.txt b/backup/CHANGES_14_15.txt
index 0327a9edc86..bca175ef99e 100644
--- a/backup/CHANGES_14_15.txt
+++ b/backup/CHANGES_14_15.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ Now I show the specific detailed status of every item in the process:
           uploaded contents to work).
 23. TODO: Add support for metacourses in backup and restore. Show a new option
           to decide what to do (ignore, process).
-
+24. DONE: Take out THEME from backup directory.
 Eloy (stronk7)
 23-01-2004
diff --git a/backup/backup.php b/backup/backup.php
index 49f46bcc14a..9613c271148 100644
--- a/backup/backup.php
+++ b/backup/backup.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
     //Print form     
     print_heading("$strcoursebackup: $course->fullname ($course->shortname)");
-    print_simple_box_start("center", "", "$THEME->cellheading");
+    print_simple_box_start("center");
 
     //Adjust some php variables to the execution of this script
     @ini_set("max_execution_time","3000");
diff --git a/backup/backup_check.html b/backup/backup_check.html
index acf1d437a66..32ecf8b5a9c 100644
--- a/backup/backup_check.html
+++ b/backup/backup_check.html
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         $backup_user_files = 0;
         $backup_logs = 0;
         }
-        print_simple_box("<font color=\"red\">".get_string("backupnoneusersinfo")."</font>","center", "70%", "$THEME->cellheading", "20", "noticebox");
+        print_simple_box("<font color=\"red\">".get_string("backupnoneusersinfo")."</font>","center", "70%", '', "20", "noticebox");
         echo "<hr noshade size=\"1\">";
     }
 
diff --git a/backup/backuplib.php b/backup/backuplib.php
index e6fa4f61767..a8b453b67a7 100644
--- a/backup/backuplib.php
+++ b/backup/backuplib.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 
     function backup_get_needed_users ($courseid) {
         
-        global $CFG, $THEME;
+        global $CFG;
 
         $result = false;
 
diff --git a/backup/db/mysql.php b/backup/db/mysql.php
index d5c74a11847..ac175e82934 100644
--- a/backup/db/mysql.php
+++ b/backup/db/mysql.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function backup_upgrade($oldversion=0) {
     } 
 
     if ($oldversion < 2003082600 and $result) {
-        print_simple_box("This is the first non-alpha release of the Backup/Restore module.<p>Thanks for upgrading!","center", "50%", "$THEME->cellheading", "20", "noticebox");
+        print_simple_box("This is the first non-alpha release of the Backup/Restore module.<p>Thanks for upgrading!","center", "50%", '', "20", "noticebox");
     }
 
     if ($oldversion < 2003112700 and $result) {
diff --git a/backup/log.php b/backup/log.php
index bd02c7da86e..4bfcf08d4f3 100644
--- a/backup/log.php
+++ b/backup/log.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                       $strlogs);
 
         print_heading($backuploglaststatus);
-        print_simple_box_start("center", "", "$THEME->cellheading");
+        print_simple_box_start('center');
         //Now, get every record from backup_courses
         $courses = get_records("backup_courses");
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         $coursename = get_field("course","fullname","id","$courseid");
         print_heading("$strcourse: $coursename");
 
-        print_simple_box_start("center", "", "$THEME->cellheading");
+        print_simple_box_start('center');
         
         //First, me get all the distinct backups for that course in backup_log
         $executions = get_records_sql("SELECT DISTINCT laststarttime,laststarttime
diff --git a/backup/restore.php b/backup/restore.php
index dda9e1cf958..4bf37a62ca0 100644
--- a/backup/restore.php
+++ b/backup/restore.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     }
     //Print form
     print_heading("$strcourserestore".((empty($to) ? ': '.basename($file) : '')));
-    print_simple_box_start("center", "", "$THEME->cellheading");
+    print_simple_box_start('center');
     
     //Adjust some php variables to the execution of this script
     @ini_set("max_execution_time","3000");
diff --git a/backup/restorelib.php b/backup/restorelib.php
index 73bdc626696..2149597a953 100644
--- a/backup/restorelib.php
+++ b/backup/restorelib.php
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@
             $message->serverrelease = $CFG->release;
             $message->backupversion = $info->backup_moodle_version;
             $message->backuprelease = $info->backup_moodle_release;
-            print_simple_box(get_string('noticenewerbackup','',$message), "center", "70%", "$THEME->cellheading2", "20", "noticebox");
+            print_simple_box(get_string('noticenewerbackup','',$message), "center", "70%", '', "20", "noticebox");
             
         }