diff --git a/interface_config.js b/interface_config.js
index b0b8e78bd..bb02e3f6b 100644
--- a/interface_config.js
+++ b/interface_config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ var interfaceConfig = {
     // methods allowing to use variables both in css and js.
     DEFAULT_BACKGROUND: '#474747',
 
+    /**
+     * Whether or not the blurred video background for large video should be
+     * displayed on browsers that can support it.
+     */
+    DISABLE_VIDEO_BACKGROUND: false,
+
     INITIAL_TOOLBAR_TIMEOUT: 20000,
     TOOLBAR_TIMEOUT: 4000,
     TOOLBAR_ALWAYS_VISIBLE: false,
@@ -142,17 +148,7 @@ var interfaceConfig = {
      *
      * @type {boolean}
      */
-    VIDEO_QUALITY_LABEL_DISABLED: false,
-
-    /**
-     * Temporary feature flag to debug performance with the large video
-     * background blur. On initial implementation, blur was always enabled so a
-     * falsy value here will be used to keep blur enabled, as will the value
-     * "video", and will render the blur over a video element. The value
-     * "canvas" will display the blur over a canvas element, while the value
-     * "off" will prevent the background from rendering.
-     */
-    _BACKGROUND_BLUR: 'canvas'
+    VIDEO_QUALITY_LABEL_DISABLED: false
 
     /**
      * Specify custom URL for downloading android mobile app.
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoContainer.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoContainer.js
index e323b16eb..271022cf9 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoContainer.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoContainer.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { browser } from '../../../react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet';
 import {
     ORIENTATION,
-    LargeVideoBackground,
-    LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas
+    LargeVideoBackground
 } from '../../../react/features/large-video';
 /* eslint-enable no-unused-vars */
 
@@ -689,21 +688,17 @@ export class VideoContainer extends LargeContainer {
      */
     _updateBackground() {
         // Do not the background display on browsers that might experience
-        // performance issues from the presence of the background.
-        if (interfaceConfig._BACKGROUND_BLUR === 'off'
+        // performance issues from the presence of the background or if
+        // explicitly disabled.
+        if (interfaceConfig.DISABLE_VIDEO_BACKGROUND
                 || browser.isFirefox()
                 || browser.isSafariWithWebrtc()
                 || browser.isTemasysPluginUsed()) {
             return;
         }
 
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-        const Background = interfaceConfig._BACKGROUND_BLUR === 'canvas'
-            ? LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas
-            : LargeVideoBackground;
-
         ReactDOM.render(
-            <Background
+            <LargeVideoBackground
                 hidden = { this._hideBackground }
                 mirror = {
                     this.stream
diff --git a/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackground.web.js b/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackground.web.js
index 7091a4c88..ee502666f 100644
--- a/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackground.web.js
+++ b/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackground.web.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
+// @flow
 
-import { Video } from '../../base/media';
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
 
 /**
  * Constants to describe the dimensions of the video. Landscape videos
@@ -23,66 +22,125 @@ export const ORIENTATION = {
  * @private
  * @type {Object}
  */
-export const ORIENTATION_TO_CLASS = {
+const ORIENTATION_TO_CLASS = {
     [ORIENTATION.LANDSCAPE]: 'fit-full-width',
     [ORIENTATION.PORTRAIT]: 'fit-full-height'
 };
 
+/**
+ * The type of the React {@code Component} props of
+ * {@link LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas}.
+ */
+type Props = {
+
+    /**
+     * Additional CSS class names to add to the root of the component.
+     */
+    className: String,
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not the background should have its visibility hidden.
+     */
+    hidden: boolean,
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not the video should display flipped horizontally, so left
+     * becomes right and right becomes left.
+     */
+    mirror: boolean,
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the component should ensure full width of the video is displayed
+     * (landscape) or full height (portrait).
+     */
+    orientationFit: string,
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not to display a filter on the video to visually indicate a
+     * problem with the video being displayed.
+     */
+    showLocalProblemFilter: boolean,
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not to display a filter on the video to visually indicate a
+     * problem with the video being displayed.
+     */
+    showRemoteProblemFilter: boolean,
+
+    /**
+     * The video stream to display.
+     */
+    videoElement: Object
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Implements a React Component which shows a video element intended to be used
  * as a background to fill the empty space of container with another video.
  *
  * @extends Component
  */
-export class LargeVideoBackground extends Component {
+export class LargeVideoBackground extends Component<Props> {
+    _canvasEl: Object;
+
+    _updateCanvasInterval: *;
+
     /**
-     * {@code LargeVideoBackground} component's property types.
+     * Initializes new {@code LargeVideoBackground} instance.
      *
-     * @static
+     * @param {*} props - The read-only properties with which the new instance
+     * is to be initialized.
      */
-    static propTypes = {
-        /**
-         * Additional CSS class names to add to the root of the component.
-         */
-        className: PropTypes.string,
+    constructor(props: Props) {
+        super(props);
 
-        /**
-         * Whether or not the background should have its visibility hidden.
-         */
-        hidden: PropTypes.bool,
+        // Bind event handlers so they are only bound once per instance.
+        this._setCanvasEl = this._setCanvasEl.bind(this);
+        this._updateCanvas = this._updateCanvas.bind(this);
+    }
 
-        /**
-         * Whether or not the video should display flipped horizontally, so
-         * left becomes right and right becomes left.
-         */
-        mirror: PropTypes.bool,
+    /**
+     * If the canvas is not hidden, sets the initial interval to update the
+     * image displayed in the canvas.
+     *
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    componentDidMount() {
+        if (this.props.videoElement && !this.props.hidden) {
+            this._updateCanvas();
+            this._setUpdateCanvasInterval();
+        }
+    }
 
-        /**
-         * Whether the component should ensure full width of the video is
-         * displayed (landscape) or full height (portrait).
-         */
-        orientationFit: PropTypes.oneOf([
-            ORIENTATION.LANDSCAPE,
-            ORIENTATION.PORTRAIT
-        ]),
+    /**
+     * Starts or stops the interval to update the image displayed in the canvas.
+     *
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @param {Object} nextProps - The read-only React {@code Component} props
+     * with which the new instance is to be initialized.
+     */
+    componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps: Props) {
+        if (this.props.hidden && !nextProps.hidden) {
+            this._clearCanvas();
+            this._setUpdateCanvasInterval();
+        }
 
-        /**
-         * Whether or not to display a filter on the video to visually indicate
-         * a problem with the video being displayed.
-         */
-        showLocalProblemFilter: PropTypes.bool,
+        if ((!this.props.hidden && nextProps.hidden)
+            || !nextProps.videoElement) {
+            this._clearCanvas();
+            this._clearUpdateCanvasInterval();
+        }
+    }
 
-        /**
-         * Whether or not to display a filter on the video to visually indicate
-         * a problem with the video being displayed.
-         */
-        showRemoteProblemFilter: PropTypes.bool,
-
-        /**
-         * The video stream to display.
-         */
-        videoTrack: PropTypes.object
-    };
+    /**
+     * Clears the interval for updating the image displayed in the canvas.
+     *
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        this._clearUpdateCanvasInterval();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Implements React's {@link Component#render()}.
@@ -96,8 +154,7 @@ export class LargeVideoBackground extends Component {
             mirror,
             orientationFit,
             showLocalProblemFilter,
-            showRemoteProblemFilter,
-            videoTrack
+            showRemoteProblemFilter
         } = this.props;
         const orientationClass = orientationFit
             ? ORIENTATION_TO_CLASS[orientationFit] : '';
@@ -105,17 +162,91 @@ export class LargeVideoBackground extends Component {
             hidden ? 'invisible' : ''} ${orientationClass} ${
             showLocalProblemFilter ? 'videoProblemFilter' : ''} ${
             showRemoteProblemFilter ? 'remoteVideoProblemFilter' : ''}`;
-        const videoTrackModel = {
-            jitsiTrack: hidden ? null : videoTrack
-        };
 
         return (
             <div className = { classNames }>
-                <Video
-                    autoPlay = { true }
+                <canvas
                     id = 'largeVideoBackground'
-                    videoTrack = { videoTrackModel } />
+                    ref = { this._setCanvasEl } />
             </div>
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes any image displayed on the canvas.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    _clearCanvas() {
+        const cavnasContext = this._canvasEl.getContext('2d');
+
+        cavnasContext.clearRect(
+            0, 0, this._canvasEl.width, this._canvasEl.height);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the interval for updating the image displayed in the canvas.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    _clearUpdateCanvasInterval() {
+        clearInterval(this._updateCanvasInterval);
+    }
+
+    _setCanvasEl: () => void;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the instance variable for the component's canvas element so it can
+     * be accessed directly for drawing on.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} element - The DOM element for the component's canvas.
+     * @private
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    _setCanvasEl(element) {
+        this._canvasEl = element;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts the interval for updating the image displayed in the canvas.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    _setUpdateCanvasInterval() {
+        this._clearUpdateCanvasInterval();
+        this._updateCanvasInterval = setInterval(this._updateCanvas, 200);
+    }
+
+    _updateCanvas: () => void;
+
+    /**
+     * Draws the current frame of the passed in video element onto the canvas.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    _updateCanvas() {
+        const { videoElement } = this.props;
+        const { videoWidth, videoHeight } = videoElement;
+        const {
+            height: canvasHeight,
+            width: canvasWidth
+        } = this._canvasEl;
+        const cavnasContext = this._canvasEl.getContext('2d');
+
+        if (this.props.orientationFit === ORIENTATION.LANDSCAPE) {
+            const heightScaledToFit = (canvasWidth / videoWidth) * videoHeight;
+
+            cavnasContext.drawImage(
+                videoElement, 0, 0, canvasWidth, heightScaledToFit);
+        } else {
+            const widthScaledToFit = (canvasHeight / videoHeight) * videoWidth;
+
+            cavnasContext.drawImage(
+                videoElement, 0, 0, widthScaledToFit, canvasHeight);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas.native.js b/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas.native.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas.web.js b/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas.web.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cdf2a43a7..000000000
--- a/react/features/large-video/components/LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas.web.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
-
-import { ORIENTATION, ORIENTATION_TO_CLASS } from './LargeVideoBackground';
-
-/**
- * The type of the React {@code Component} props of
- * {@link LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas}.
- */
-type Props = {
-
-    /**
-     * Additional CSS class names to add to the root of the component.
-     */
-    className: String,
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not the background should have its visibility hidden.
-     */
-    hidden: boolean,
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not the video should display flipped horizontally, so left
-     * becomes right and right becomes left.
-     */
-    mirror: boolean,
-
-    /**
-     * Whether the component should ensure full width of the video is displayed
-     * (landscape) or full height (portrait).
-     */
-    orientationFit: String,
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not to display a filter on the video to visually indicate a
-     * problem with the video being displayed.
-     */
-    showLocalProblemFilter: boolean,
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not to display a filter on the video to visually indicate a
-     * problem with the video being displayed.
-     */
-    showRemoteProblemFilter: boolean,
-
-    /**
-     * The video stream to display.
-     */
-    videoElement: Object
-};
-
-
-/**
- * Implements a React Component which shows a video element intended to be used
- * as a background to fill the empty space of container with another video.
- *
- * @extends Component
- */
-export class LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas extends Component<Props> {
-    _canvasEl: Object;
-
-    _updateCanvasInterval: *;
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes new {@code LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas} instance.
-     *
-     * @param {*} props - The read-only properties with which the new instance
-     * is to be initialized.
-     */
-    constructor(props: Props) {
-        super(props);
-
-        // Bind event handlers so they are only bound once per instance.
-        this._setCanvasEl = this._setCanvasEl.bind(this);
-        this._updateCanvas = this._updateCanvas.bind(this);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * If the canvas is not hidden, sets the initial interval to update the
-     * image displayed in the canvas.
-     *
-     * @inheritdoc
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    componentDidMount() {
-        if (this.props.videoElement && !this.props.hidden) {
-            this._updateCanvas();
-            this._setUpdateCanvasInterval();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Starts or stops the interval to update the image displayed in the canvas.
-     *
-     * @inheritdoc
-     * @param {Object} nextProps - The read-only React {@code Component} props
-     * with which the new instance is to be initialized.
-     */
-    componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps: Props) {
-        if (this.props.hidden && !nextProps.hidden) {
-            this._clearCanvas();
-            this._setUpdateCanvasInterval();
-        }
-
-        if ((!this.props.hidden && nextProps.hidden)
-            || !nextProps.videoElement) {
-            this._clearCanvas();
-            this._clearUpdateCanvasInterval();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Clears the interval for updating the image displayed in the canvas.
-     *
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    componentWillUnmount() {
-        this._clearUpdateCanvasInterval();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Implements React's {@link Component#render()}.
-     *
-     * @inheritdoc
-     * @returns {ReactElement}
-     */
-    render() {
-        const {
-            hidden,
-            mirror,
-            orientationFit,
-            showLocalProblemFilter,
-            showRemoteProblemFilter
-        } = this.props;
-        const orientationClass = orientationFit
-            ? ORIENTATION_TO_CLASS[orientationFit] : '';
-        const classNames = `large-video-background ${mirror ? 'flip-x' : ''} ${
-            hidden ? 'invisible' : ''} ${orientationClass} ${
-            showLocalProblemFilter ? 'videoProblemFilter' : ''} ${
-            showRemoteProblemFilter ? 'remoteVideoProblemFilter' : ''}`;
-
-        return (
-            <div className = { classNames }>
-                <canvas
-                    id = 'largeVideoBackground'
-                    ref = { this._setCanvasEl } />
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Removes any image displayed on the canvas.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _clearCanvas() {
-        const cavnasContext = this._canvasEl.getContext('2d');
-
-        cavnasContext.clearRect(
-            0, 0, this._canvasEl.width, this._canvasEl.height);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Clears the interval for updating the image displayed in the canvas.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _clearUpdateCanvasInterval() {
-        clearInterval(this._updateCanvasInterval);
-    }
-
-    _setCanvasEl: () => void;
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the instance variable for the component's canvas element so it can
-     * be accessed directly for drawing on.
-     *
-     * @param {Object} element - The DOM element for the component's canvas.
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _setCanvasEl(element) {
-        this._canvasEl = element;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Starts the interval for updating the image displayed in the canvas.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _setUpdateCanvasInterval() {
-        this._clearUpdateCanvasInterval();
-        this._updateCanvasInterval = setInterval(this._updateCanvas, 200);
-    }
-
-    _updateCanvas: () => void;
-
-    /**
-     * Draws the current frame of the passed in video element onto the canvas.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _updateCanvas() {
-        const { videoElement } = this.props;
-        const { videoWidth, videoHeight } = videoElement;
-        const {
-            height: canvasHeight,
-            width: canvasWidth
-        } = this._canvasEl;
-        const cavnasContext = this._canvasEl.getContext('2d');
-
-        if (this.props.orientationFit === ORIENTATION.LANDSCAPE) {
-            const heightScaledToFit = (canvasWidth / videoWidth) * videoHeight;
-
-            cavnasContext.drawImage(
-                videoElement, 0, 0, canvasWidth, heightScaledToFit);
-        } else {
-            const widthScaledToFit = (canvasHeight / videoHeight) * videoWidth;
-
-            cavnasContext.drawImage(
-                videoElement, 0, 0, widthScaledToFit, canvasHeight);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/react/features/large-video/components/index.js b/react/features/large-video/components/index.js
index 8411ea2ac..248352f5f 100644
--- a/react/features/large-video/components/index.js
+++ b/react/features/large-video/components/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 export { default as LargeVideo } from './LargeVideo';
 export * from './LargeVideoBackground';
-export * from './LargeVideoBackgroundCanvas';