diff --git a/src/core/iconcache.c b/src/core/iconcache.c
index b3ec718c9..1b3690d99 100644
--- a/src/core/iconcache.c
+++ b/src/core/iconcache.c
@@ -394,17 +394,15 @@ try_pixmap_and_mask (MetaDisplay *display,
 
   get_pixmap_geometry (display, src_pixmap, &w, &h, NULL);
 
-  unscaled = meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (NULL,
-                                              src_pixmap,
-                                              0, 0, 0, 0,
+  unscaled = meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (src_pixmap,
+                                              0, 0,
                                               w, h);
 
   if (unscaled && src_mask != None)
     {
       get_pixmap_geometry (display, src_mask, &w, &h, NULL);
-      mask = meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (NULL,
-                                              src_mask,
-                                              0, 0, 0, 0,
+      mask = meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (src_mask,
+                                              0, 0,
                                               w, h);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gdk-compat.h b/src/gdk-compat.h
index 37a169503..5dee8bb6d 100644
--- a/src/gdk-compat.h
+++ b/src/gdk-compat.h
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION (2, 90, 8)
 
 #define gdk_window_get_screen gdk_drawable_get_screen
-#define gdk_pixbuf_get_from_window(dest, window, src_x, src_y, dest_x, dest_y, width, height) \
-    gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable(dest, window, NULL, src_x, src_y, dest_x, dest_y, width, height)
+#define gdk_pixbuf_get_from_window(window, src_x, src_y, width, height) \
+    gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable(NULL, window, NULL, src_x, src_y, 0, 0, width, height)
 
 static inline int
 gdk_window_get_width (GdkWindow *window)
diff --git a/src/include/ui.h b/src/include/ui.h
index 99ccf9da5..ecf84701d 100644
--- a/src/include/ui.h
+++ b/src/include/ui.h
@@ -131,12 +131,9 @@ void            meta_ui_window_menu_free  (MetaWindowMenu     *menu);
 
 
 /* FIXME these lack a display arg */
-GdkPixbuf* meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (GdkPixbuf   *dest,
-                                            Pixmap       xpixmap,
+GdkPixbuf* meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (Pixmap       xpixmap,
                                             int          src_x,
                                             int          src_y,
-                                            int          dest_x,
-                                            int          dest_y,
                                             int          width,
                                             int          height);
 
diff --git a/src/tools/mutter-mag.c b/src/tools/mutter-mag.c
index 14c22e708..a271145ed 100644
--- a/src/tools/mutter-mag.c
+++ b/src/tools/mutter-mag.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ get_pixbuf (void)
            last_grab_width, last_grab_height);
 #endif
   
-  screenshot = gdk_pixbuf_get_from_window (NULL, gdk_get_default_root_window (),
-                                           last_grab_x, last_grab_y, 0, 0,
+  screenshot = gdk_pixbuf_get_from_window (gdk_get_default_root_window (),
+                                           last_grab_x, last_grab_y,
                                            last_grab_width, last_grab_height);
 
   if (screenshot == NULL)
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.c b/src/ui/ui.c
index 83123d121..8870cd0ec 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui.c
@@ -372,12 +372,9 @@ meta_ui_window_menu_free (MetaWindowMenu *menu)
 
 #ifdef USE_GTK3
 GdkPixbuf*
-meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (GdkPixbuf   *dest,
-                                 Pixmap       xpixmap,
+meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (Pixmap       xpixmap,
                                  int          src_x,
                                  int          src_y,
-                                 int          dest_x,
-                                 int          dest_y,
                                  int          width,
                                  int          height)
 {
@@ -414,12 +411,9 @@ meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (GdkPixbuf   *dest,
                                            w_ret, h_ret);
     }
 
-  retval = gdk_pixbuf_get_from_surface (dest,
-                                        surface,
+  retval = gdk_pixbuf_get_from_surface (surface,
                                         src_x,
                                         src_y,
-                                        dest_x,
-                                        dest_y,
                                         width,
                                         height);
   cairo_surface_destroy (surface);
@@ -465,12 +459,9 @@ get_cmap (GdkPixmap *pixmap)
 }
 
 GdkPixbuf*
-meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (GdkPixbuf   *dest,
-                                 Pixmap       xpixmap,
+meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (Pixmap       xpixmap,
                                  int          src_x,
                                  int          src_y,
-                                 int          dest_x,
-                                 int          dest_y,
                                  int          width,
                                  int          height)
 {
@@ -492,11 +483,11 @@ meta_gdk_pixbuf_get_from_pixmap (GdkPixbuf   *dest,
     {
       cmap = get_cmap (drawable);
   
-      retval = gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable (dest,
+      retval = gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable (NULL,
                                              drawable,
                                              cmap,
                                              src_x, src_y,
-                                             dest_x, dest_y,
+                                             0, 0,
                                              width, height);
     }
   if (cmap)