diff --git a/librx/RootViewController.swift b/librx/RootViewController.swift
index 3eeca3c..6663581 100644
--- a/librx/RootViewController.swift
+++ b/librx/RootViewController.swift
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ class RootViewController: RESideMenu, RESideMenuDelegate{
         self.contentViewShadowEnabled = true
         
         self.contentViewController = (self.storyboard?.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("TabbarContentViewController"))! as UIViewController
-        self.leftMenuViewController = (self.storyboard?.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("LeftMenuViewController"))! as UIViewController
-        self.backgroundImage = UIImage(named: "MenuBackground")
         
     }