diff --git a/agb/src/display/mod.rs b/agb/src/display/mod.rs
index c18ec604..6d9ceb83 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/mod.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/mod.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ unsafe fn set_graphics_mode(mode: DisplayMode) {
     let current = current & (!0b111);
     let s = current | (mode as u16 & 0b111);
 
+    // disable blank screen
+    let s = s & !(1 << 7);
+
     DISPLAY_CONTROL.set(s);
 }
 
diff --git a/agb/src/display/tiled/tiled0.rs b/agb/src/display/tiled/tiled0.rs
index 86b73876..ad5da7fb 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/tiled/tiled0.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/tiled/tiled0.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use core::cell::RefCell;
 
 use crate::{
     bitarray::Bitarray,
-    display::{set_graphics_mode, set_graphics_settings, DisplayMode, GraphicsSettings, Priority},
+    display::{set_graphics_mode, DisplayMode, Priority},
 };
 
 use super::{MapLoan, RegularMap};
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pub struct Tiled0 {
 
 impl Tiled0 {
     pub(crate) unsafe fn new() -> Self {
-        set_graphics_settings(GraphicsSettings::empty() | GraphicsSettings::SPRITE1_D);
         set_graphics_mode(DisplayMode::Tiled0);
 
         Self {