diff --git a/lib/models/isar/sw_theme.dart b/lib/models/isar/sw_theme.dart
index 1f006dd83..dc79e4f04 100644
--- a/lib/models/isar/sw_theme.dart
+++ b/lib/models/isar/sw_theme.dart
@@ -59,15 +59,22 @@ class StackTheme {
   // ==== gradientBackground =====================================================
 
   @ignore
-  Gradient get gradientBackground =>
+  Gradient? get gradientBackground {
+    if (gradientBackgroundString == null) {
+      _gradientBackground = null;
+    } else {
       _gradientBackground ??= GradientExt.fromJson(
         Map<String, dynamic>.from(
-          jsonDecode(gradientBackgroundString) as Map,
+          jsonDecode(gradientBackgroundString!) as Map,
         ),
       );
+    }
+    return _gradientBackground;
+  }
+
   @ignore
   Gradient? _gradientBackground;
-  final String gradientBackgroundString;
+  final String? gradientBackgroundString;
 
   // ==== boxShadows =====================================================
 
@@ -1643,7 +1650,7 @@ class StackTheme {
           parseColor(json["colors"]["background"]["background"] as String),
       backgroundAppBarInt: parseColor(
           json["colors"]["background"]["backgroundAppBar"] as String),
-      gradientBackgroundString: jsonEncode(json["gradients"] as Map),
+      gradientBackgroundString: json["gradients"] as String?,
       standardBoxShadowString:
           jsonEncode(json["box_shadows"]["standard"] as Map),
       homeViewButtonBarBoxShadowString:
diff --git a/lib/themes/defaults/dark.dart b/lib/themes/defaults/dark.dart
index cc7de678f..19f140003 100644
--- a/lib/themes/defaults/dark.dart
+++ b/lib/themes/defaults/dark.dart
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ final Map<String, dynamic> darkJson = {
       "nav": "0xFF3E4148",
     },
   },
-  "gradients": {
-    //   "background": {
-    //     "type": "Linear",
-    //     "begin": {"x": 0.0, "y": 1.0},
-    //     "end": {"x": -1.0, "y": 1.0},
-    //     "colors": ["0xFF638227", "0xFF638227"]
-    //   }
-  },
   "overlay": "0xFF111215",
   "shadow": "0x0F2D3132",
   "text_subtitles": {
diff --git a/lib/utilities/extensions/impl/gradient.dart b/lib/utilities/extensions/impl/gradient.dart
index f34a24fe5..8af06d421 100644
--- a/lib/utilities/extensions/impl/gradient.dart
+++ b/lib/utilities/extensions/impl/gradient.dart
@@ -1,68 +1,32 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/extensions/impl/string.dart';
 
-// todo: delete this map (example)
-final map = {
-  "name": "Dark",
-  "coinColors": {
-    "bitcoin": "0xFF267352",
-  },
-  "assets": {
-    "circleLock": "svg/somerandomnamecreatedbythemecreator.svg",
-  },
-  "colors": {
-    "background": "0xFF848383",
-  },
-  "gradients": {
-    "gradientBackground": {
-      "gradientType": "linear",
-      "begin": {
-        "x": 0.0,
-        "y": 1.0,
-      },
-      "end": {
-        "x": -1.0,
-        "y": 1.0,
-      },
-      "colors": [
-        "0xFF638227",
-        "0xFF632827",
-      ]
-    }
-  }
-};
-
 extension GradientExt on Gradient {
   static Gradient fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
-    print("THIS GRADIENTS IS ${json.isEmpty}");
-    if (!json.isEmpty) {
-      switch (json["background"]["type"]) {
-        case "Linear":
-          final colorStrings =
-              List<String>.from(json["background"]["colors"] as List);
-          return LinearGradient(
-            begin: Alignment(
-              json["background"]["begin"]["x"] as double,
-              json["background"]["begin"]["y"] as double,
-            ),
-            end: Alignment(
-              json["background"]["end"]["x"] as double,
-              json["background"]["end"]["y"] as double,
-            ),
-            colors: colorStrings
-                .map(
-                  (e) => Color(
-                    e.toBigIntFromHex.toInt(),
-                  ),
-                )
-                .toList(),
-          );
+    switch (json["background"]["type"]) {
+      case "Linear":
+        final colorStrings =
+            List<String>.from(json["background"]["colors"] as List);
+        return LinearGradient(
+          begin: Alignment(
+            json["background"]["begin"]["x"] as double,
+            json["background"]["begin"]["y"] as double,
+          ),
+          end: Alignment(
+            json["background"]["end"]["x"] as double,
+            json["background"]["end"]["y"] as double,
+          ),
+          colors: colorStrings
+              .map(
+                (e) => Color(
+                  e.toBigIntFromHex.toInt(),
+                ),
+              )
+              .toList(),
+        );
 
-        default:
-          throw ArgumentError("Invalid json gradient: $json");
-      }
+      default:
+        throw ArgumentError("Invalid json gradient: $json");
     }
-    throw ArgumentError("Invalid json gradient: $json");
-    // if ()
   }
 }