diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/MainActivity.java
index 6a4e17146..7c7aee197 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/MainActivity.java
@@ -440,9 +440,6 @@ private void showTabs() throws ExtractionException {
         drawerItems.getMenu()
                 .add(R.id.menu_tabs_group, ITEM_ID_HISTORY, ORDER, R.string.action_history)
                 .setIcon(ThemeHelper.resolveResourceIdFromAttr(this, R.attr.ic_history));
-        drawerItems.getMenu()
-                .add(R.id.menu_tabs_group, ITEM_ID_BG_PLAYER, ORDER, R.string.background_player)
-                .setIcon(ThemeHelper.resolveResourceIdFromAttr(this, R.attr.ic_play_arrow));
 
         //Settings and About
         drawerItems.getMenu()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/player/BackgroundPlayerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/player/BackgroundPlayerActivity.java
index 20f46d20c..414b71809 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/player/BackgroundPlayerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/player/BackgroundPlayerActivity.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipelegacy.player;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipelegacy.R;
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 public final class BackgroundPlayerActivity extends ServicePlayerActivity {
 
     private static final String TAG = "BackgroundPlayerActivity";
-	private static final boolean DEBUG = BasePlayer.DEBUG;
 
     @Override
     public String getTag() {
@@ -73,19 +72,8 @@ public Intent getPlayerShutdownIntent() {
         return new Intent(ACTION_CLOSE);
     }
 
-	@Override
-	protected void onDestroy() {
-		super.onDestroy();
-		if (DEBUG) {
-			Log.d(TAG, "destroy() called");
-		}
-		/*
-		* Not until we are sure the application main window is actually closed
-		* For further ref:
-		* https://developer.android.com/reference/android/
-		* app/activityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo
-		*
-		* getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(getPlayerShutdownIntent());
-		*/
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/util/NavigationHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/util/NavigationHelper.java
index ec76735b7..bfc16780a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/util/NavigationHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipelegacy/util/NavigationHelper.java
@@ -149,13 +149,8 @@ public static void playOnPopupPlayer(final Context context,
     public static void playOnBackgroundPlayer(final Context context,
 	                                          final PlayQueue queue,
                                               final boolean resumePlayback) {
-        //Toast.makeText(context, R.string.background_player_playing_toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
-        //        .show();
-		final Intent playerIntent
-		        = getPlayerIntent(context, BackgroundPlayerActivity.class, queue, resumePlayback);
-		playerIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-		context.startActivity(playerIntent);
-
+        Toast.makeText(context, R.string.background_player_playing_toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
+                .show();
         startService(context,
                 getPlayerIntent(context, BackgroundPlayer.class, queue, resumePlayback));
     }