diff --git a/base b/base
index feac06d12..96b4291d6 160000
--- a/base
+++ b/base
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit feac06d12bcf49dca180e650e1c811a50950ee9a
+Subproject commit 96b4291d630f591d5ab271542cd5b43a3fb568d9
diff --git a/frontend/device/cervantes/powerd.lua b/frontend/device/cervantes/powerd.lua
index 9763415ab..22b8541ec 100644
--- a/frontend/device/cervantes/powerd.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/cervantes/powerd.lua
@@ -131,11 +131,7 @@ end
 
 function CervantesPowerD:setIntensityHW(intensity)
     if self.fl == nil then return end
-    if self.fl_warmth == nil then
-        self.fl:setBrightness(intensity)
-    else
-        self.fl:setNaturalBrightness(intensity, self.fl_warmth)
-    end
+    self.fl:setBrightness(intensity)
     self.hw_intensity = intensity
     -- Now that we have set intensity, we need to let BasePowerD
     -- know about possibly changed frontlight state (if we came
diff --git a/frontend/device/kobo/powerd.lua b/frontend/device/kobo/powerd.lua
index 95370e904..b9adeb90e 100644
--- a/frontend/device/kobo/powerd.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/kobo/powerd.lua
@@ -232,11 +232,7 @@ end
 
 function KoboPowerD:setIntensityHW(intensity)
     if self.fl == nil then return end
-    if self.fl_warmth == nil then
-        self.fl:setBrightness(intensity)
-    else
-        self.fl:setNaturalBrightness(intensity, self.fl_warmth)
-    end
+    self.fl:setBrightness(intensity)
     self.hw_intensity = intensity
     -- Now that we have set intensity, we need to let BasePowerD
     -- know about possibly changed frontlight state (if we came