diff --git a/assets/animations.json b/assets/animations.json
index 95f228b..27ba938 100644
--- a/assets/animations.json
+++ b/assets/animations.json
@@ -194,5 +194,19 @@
     "stationary": true,
     "toggled": false,
     "looped": true
+  },
+  "test_floor": {
+    "_type": "Animation",
+    "easing": 0,
+    "ease_rate": 0.5,
+    "scale_x": 1.0,
+    "scale_y": 1.0,
+    "max_scale": 0.4,
+    "simple": true,
+    "frames": 1,
+    "speed": 1.0,
+    "stationary": true,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   }
 }
diff --git a/assets/config.json b/assets/config.json
index 195ec1f..17eafe5 100644
--- a/assets/config.json
+++ b/assets/config.json
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@
       "frame_height": 832
     },
     "test_floor":
-    {"path": "assets/boss2/boss_fight_scene_1_floor.png",
-      "frame_width": 1080,
-      "frame_height": 720
+    {"path": "assets/bossfights/test_floor.png",
+      "frame_width": 1920,
+      "frame_height": 1080
     },
     "test_player":
     {"path": "assets/bossfights/test_player.png",
diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index 359ba61..d91b522 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ namespace components {
 
   struct AnimatedScene {
     std::string background;
-    std::optional<std::string> floor;
-    std::string floor_pos;
     json actors;
     json fixtures;
   };
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ namespace components {
   using ComponentMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, ReflFuncSignature>;
 
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Tile, display, foreground, background);
-  ENROLL_COMPONENT(AnimatedScene, background, floor, floor_pos, actors, fixtures);
+  ENROLL_COMPONENT(AnimatedScene, background, actors, fixtures);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Sprite, name, scale);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Curative, hp);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(LightSource, strength, radius);
diff --git a/scene.cpp b/scene.cpp
index 5f345b2..3313b4b 100644
--- a/scene.cpp
+++ b/scene.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace scene {
       float x = config["x"];
       float y = config["y"];
 
+      // BUG: need to make animation optional
       auto anim = animation::load(sprite_name);
       if(and_play) anim.play();
       anim.scale_x = scale_x;
@@ -42,11 +43,6 @@ namespace scene {
       $actor_name_ids.try_emplace(element.name, $actors.size() - 1);
     }
 
-    // floor is std::optional
-    if($scene.floor) {
-      $floor_sprite = textures::get_sprite(*$scene.floor);
-    }
-
     for(auto& fixture : $scene.fixtures) {
       auto element = config_scene_element(fixture, true, true);
       $fixtures.push_back(element);
@@ -68,10 +64,6 @@ namespace scene {
         "[floor4|player5|player6|player7|player8|_]"
         );
 
-    if($scene.floor) {
-      position_sprite($floor_sprite, $scene.floor_pos, 1.0f, 1.0f, false);
-    }
-
     for(auto& actor : $actors) {
       actor.pos = position_sprite(actor.st, actor.cell,
           actor.scale_x, actor.scale_y, false, actor.x, actor.y);
@@ -88,10 +80,6 @@ namespace scene {
   }
 
   void Engine::render(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
-    if($floor_sprite.sprite) {
-      window.draw(*$floor_sprite.sprite);
-    }
-
     $ui.render(window);
 
     for(auto& fixture : $fixtures) {
@@ -99,7 +87,7 @@ namespace scene {
     }
 
     for(auto& actor : $actors) {
-      window.draw(*actor.st.sprite);
+       window.draw(*actor.st.sprite);
     }
 
     if(DEBUG) $ui.debug_layout(window);
diff --git a/scene.hpp b/scene.hpp
index 929de1b..d74966e 100644
--- a/scene.hpp
+++ b/scene.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ namespace scene {
 
   struct Engine {
     guecs::UI $ui;
-    SpriteTexture $floor_sprite;
     components::AnimatedScene& $scene;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, int> $actor_name_ids;
     std::vector<Element> $fixtures;
diff --git a/tests/components.cpp b/tests/components.cpp
index e888e4d..cfa1a06 100644
--- a/tests/components.cpp
+++ b/tests/components.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ TEST_CASE("make sure json_mods works", "[components]") {
   for(auto& comp_data : config["RAT_KING"]["components"]) {
     if(comp_data["_type"] == "AnimatedScene") {
       auto comp = components::convert<components::AnimatedScene>(comp_data);
-      // the boss fight for the rat king doesn't have a stage so false=optional
-      REQUIRE(comp.floor == std::nullopt);
     }
   }
 
@@ -49,7 +47,5 @@ TEST_CASE("make sure json_mods works", "[components]") {
   auto rat_king = world.entity();
 
   components::configure_entity(world, rat_king, config["RAT_KING"]["components"]);
-
   auto boss = world.get<AnimatedScene>(rat_king);
-  REQUIRE(boss.floor == std::nullopt);
 }