diff --git a/tests/conform/test-cogl-offscreen.c b/tests/conform/test-cogl-offscreen.c
index d9ba05986..626eb4264 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-cogl-offscreen.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-cogl-offscreen.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ test_cogl_offscreen (TestConformSimpleFixture *fixture,
 
   stage = clutter_stage_get_default ();
   clutter_stage_set_color (CLUTTER_STAGE (stage), &stage_color);
-  clutter_actor_set_size (stage, FRAMEBUFFER_WIDTH, FRAMEBUFFER_HEIGHT);
 
   /* We force continuous redrawing of the stage, since we need to skip
    * the first few frames, and we wont be doing anything else that
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-cogl-readpixels.c b/tests/conform/test-cogl-readpixels.c
index e83071c8a..618c19fa7 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-cogl-readpixels.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-cogl-readpixels.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ test_cogl_readpixels (TestConformSimpleFixture *fixture,
 
   stage = clutter_stage_get_default ();
   clutter_stage_set_color (CLUTTER_STAGE (stage), &stage_color);
-  clutter_actor_set_size (stage, FRAMEBUFFER_WIDTH, FRAMEBUFFER_HEIGHT);
 
   /* We force continuous redrawing of the stage, since we need to skip
    * the first few frames, and we wont be doing anything else that
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-cogl-viewport.c b/tests/conform/test-cogl-viewport.c
index 704474219..96e3d4777 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-cogl-viewport.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-cogl-viewport.c
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ test_cogl_viewport (TestConformSimpleFixture *fixture,
 
   stage = clutter_stage_get_default ();
   clutter_stage_set_color (CLUTTER_STAGE (stage), &stage_color);
-  clutter_actor_set_size (stage, FRAMEBUFFER_WIDTH, FRAMEBUFFER_HEIGHT);
 
   /* We force continuous redrawing of the stage, since we need to skip
    * the first few frames, and we wont be doing anything else that
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-pick.c b/tests/conform/test-pick.c
index 590b3de9a..cd36f2855 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-pick.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-pick.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ test_pick (TestConformSimpleFixture *fixture,
 
   state.stage = clutter_stage_get_default ();
 
-  clutter_actor_set_size (state.stage, STAGE_WIDTH, STAGE_HEIGHT);
   state.actor_width = STAGE_WIDTH / ACTORS_X;
   state.actor_height = STAGE_HEIGHT / ACTORS_Y;