diff --git a/app/static/app/js/MapView.jsx b/app/static/app/js/MapView.jsx
index a62bfa8f..91aeaa95 100644
--- a/app/static/app/js/MapView.jsx
+++ b/app/static/app/js/MapView.jsx
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ class MapView extends React.Component {
 
     this.state = {
       opacity: 100,
-      opacityOnMap: true,
       selectedMapType: props.selectedMapType,
       tiles: this.getTilesByMapType(props.selectedMapType)
     };
 
     this.updateOpacity = this.updateOpacity.bind(this);
-    this.updateOpacityOnMap = this.updateOpacityOnMap.bind(this);
     this.getTilesByMapType = this.getTilesByMapType.bind(this);
     this.handleMapTypeButton = this.handleMapTypeButton.bind(this);
   }
@@ -66,15 +64,9 @@ class MapView extends React.Component {
       opacity: parseFloat(evt.target.value),
     });
   }
-  
-  updateOpacityOnMap(evt) {
-    this.setState({
-      opacityOnMap: evt.target.checked,
-    });
-  }
 
   render(){
-    const { opacity, opacityOnMap } = this.state;
+    const { opacity } = this.state;
     let mapTypeButtons = [
       {
         label: "Orthophoto",
@@ -111,12 +103,10 @@ class MapView extends React.Component {
           tiles={this.state.tiles} 
           showBackground={true} 
           opacity={opacity}
-          opacityOnMap={opacityOnMap}
           mapType={this.state.selectedMapType} 
           public={this.props.public} />
         <div className="opacity-slider theme-secondary hidden-xs">
           Opacity: <input type="range" step="1" value={opacity} onChange={this.updateOpacity} />
-          <input type="checkbox" checked={opacityOnMap ? "checked" : ""} title="When checked, the underlying map will be affected by the opacity slider." onChange={this.updateOpacityOnMap} />
         </div>
       </div>);
   }
diff --git a/app/static/app/js/components/Map.jsx b/app/static/app/js/components/Map.jsx
index 886fb199..ae9abad4 100644
--- a/app/static/app/js/components/Map.jsx
+++ b/app/static/app/js/components/Map.jsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
     minzoom: 0,
     showBackground: false,
     opacity: 100,
-    opacityOnMap: true,
     mapType: "orthophoto",
     public: false
   };
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ class Map extends React.Component {
     showBackground: PropTypes.bool,
     tiles: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
     opacity: PropTypes.number,
-    opacityOnMap: PropTypes.bool,
     mapType: PropTypes.oneOf(['orthophoto', 'dsm', 'dtm']),
     public: PropTypes.bool
   };
@@ -333,21 +331,8 @@ https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
-    let opacity = this.props.opacity / 100;
-    
-    Object.values(this.autolayers._layers)
-      .filter(layerContainer => layerContainer.overlay)
-      .map(layerContainer => layerContainer.layer)
-      .filter(layer => !this.imageryLayers.includes(layer))
-      .filter(layer => layer.setOpacity)
-      .forEach(layer => layer.setOpacity(opacity));
-    
-    
-    if (!this.props.opacityOnMap) {
-      opacity = 1;
-    }  
     this.imageryLayers.forEach(imageryLayer => {
-      imageryLayer.setOpacity(opacity);
+      imageryLayer.setOpacity(this.props.opacity / 100);
       this.updatePopupFor(imageryLayer);
     });
 
diff --git a/app/static/app/js/css/MapView.scss b/app/static/app/js/css/MapView.scss
index e51cdb14..5a886e7f 100644
--- a/app/static/app/js/css/MapView.scss
+++ b/app/static/app/js/css/MapView.scss
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@
         position: relative;
         top: 6px;
     }
-    
-    input[type="checkbox"]{
-      margin-left: 6px
-    }
 
     .opacity-slider{
         text-align: center;
-        width: 225px;
+        width: 220px;
         position: absolute;
         bottom: -32px;
         left: 50%;