diff --git a/js/ui/altTab.js b/js/ui/altTab.js
index d10133568..95306817d 100644
--- a/js/ui/altTab.js
+++ b/js/ui/altTab.js
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ const AppIconMode = {
 };
 
 function _createWindowClone(window, size) {
-    let windowTexture = window.get_texture();
-    let [width, height] = windowTexture.get_size();
+    let [width, height] = window.get_size();
     let scale = Math.min(1.0, size / width, size / height);
-    return new Clutter.Clone({ source: windowTexture,
+    return new Clutter.Clone({ source: window,
                                width: width * scale,
                                height: height * scale,
                                x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index ab95ddb17..04a92b570 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
             return null;
 
         let window = windows[0];
-        let clone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: window.get_texture(),
+        let clone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: window,
                                         x: window.x, y: window.y });
         clone.source.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, function() {
             clone.destroy();
diff --git a/js/ui/workspace.js b/js/ui/workspace.js
index bacc75b6d..a1d1582ae 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspace.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspace.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const WindowClone = new Lang.Class({
         this.metaWindow._delegate = this;
         this._workspace = workspace;
 
-        this._windowClone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: realWindow.get_texture() });
+        this._windowClone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: realWindow });
         // We expect this.actor to be used for all interaction rather than
         // this._windowClone; as the former is reactive and the latter
         // is not, this just works for most cases. However, for DND all