How to get rid of checkered background behind the artboards?

[bschaefer6]

...changing the canvas size isn't working.

[Daniel Kramer]

Set artboard background

In the Properties panel (Window > Properties) for the artboard, set the desired value for Artboard Background Color field. You can also set the artboard background to transparent.

[Bojan Živković]

[Bojan Živković · Accepted solution]

Preferences > Transparency and Gamut > Grid Size > None may also do the trick. Note: transparency checkerboard will be disabled completely.

[Miczello]

True solution to this issue:

EDIT > Color Settings

Uncheck this: