diff --git a/act/plotting/geodisplay.py b/act/plotting/geodisplay.py
index f26379df39..b01d425b43 100644
--- a/act/plotting/geodisplay.py
+++ b/act/plotting/geodisplay.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def geoplot(
         img_tile=None,
         img_tile_args={},
         tile=8,
-        stamen='terrain-background',
         cartopy_feature=None,
         cmap='rainbow',
         text=None,
@@ -210,16 +209,9 @@ def geoplot(
         else:
             plt.title(title)
 
-        if stamen and img_tile is None:
-            tiler = img_tiles.Stamen(stamen)
+        if img_tile is not None:
+            tiler = getattr(img_tiles, img_tile)(**img_tile_args)
             ax.add_image(tiler, tile)
-            warnings.warn(
-                "Stamen is deprecated in Cartopy and in future versions of ACT, "
-                "please use img_tile to specify the image background. ")
-        else:
-            if img_tile is not None:
-                tiler = getattr(img_tiles, img_tile)(**img_tile_args)
-                ax.add_image(tiler, tile)
 
         colorbar_map = None
         if cmap is not None:
diff --git a/act/tests/test_plotting.py b/act/tests/test_plotting.py
index b549594137..6c6d0010ca 100644
--- a/act/tests/test_plotting.py
+++ b/act/tests/test_plotting.py
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ def test_geoplot():
             ],
             text={'Ponca City': [-97.0725, 36.7125]},
             img_tile=None,
-            stamen=None,
         )
         try:
             return geodisplay.fig