diff --git a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
index c8d74b428..9f31c2a54 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
 
     if spannedRows is 1
       [
-        top: startPixelPosition.top
+        top: startPixelPosition.top - @scrollTop
         height: lineHeightInPixels
         left: startPixelPosition.left
         width: endPixelPosition.left - startPixelPosition.left
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
 
       # First row, extending from selection start to the right side of screen
       regions.push(
-        top: startPixelPosition.top
+        top: startPixelPosition.top - @scrollTop
         left: startPixelPosition.left
         height: lineHeightInPixels
         right: 0
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
       # Middle rows, extending from left side to right side of screen
       if spannedRows > 2
         regions.push(
-          top: startPixelPosition.top + lineHeightInPixels
+          top: startPixelPosition.top + lineHeightInPixels - @scrollTop
           height: endPixelPosition.top - startPixelPosition.top - lineHeightInPixels
           left: 0
           right: 0
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
       # Last row, extending from left side of screen to selection end
       if screenRange.end.column > 0
         regions.push(
-          top: endPixelPosition.top
+          top: endPixelPosition.top - @scrollTop
           height: lineHeightInPixels
           left: 0
           width: endPixelPosition.left
diff --git a/src/tile-component.coffee b/src/tile-component.coffee
index 0b97467c7..550e2c272 100644
--- a/src/tile-component.coffee
+++ b/src/tile-component.coffee
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ class TileComponent
       @domNode.style['-webkit-transform'] = "translate3d(0, #{@newState.tiles[@id].top}px, 0px)"
       @oldState.tiles[@id]?.top = @newState.tiles[@id].top
 
-    if @newState.backgroundColor isnt @oldState.backgroundColor
-      @domNode.style.backgroundColor = @newState.backgroundColor
-      @oldState.backgroundColor = @newState.backgroundColor
-
     @removeLineNodes() unless @oldState.indentGuidesVisible is @newState.indentGuidesVisible
     @updateLineNodes()