diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-deform-effect.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-deform-effect.c
index fbd524690..eca46e8f9 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-deform-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-deform-effect.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ clutter_deform_effect_paint_target (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
 
   if (priv->is_dirty)
     {
-      graphene_rect_t rect;
       gboolean mapped_buffer;
       CoglVertexP3T2C4 *verts;
       ClutterActor *actor;
@@ -193,12 +192,7 @@ clutter_deform_effect_paint_target (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
       /* if we don't have a target size, fall back to the actor's
        * allocation, though wrong it might be
        */
-      if (clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_rect (effect, &rect))
-        {
-          width = graphene_rect_get_width (&rect);
-          height = graphene_rect_get_height (&rect);
-        }
-      else
+      if (!clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_size (effect, &width, &height))
         clutter_actor_get_size (actor, &width, &height);
 
       /* XXX ideally, the sub-classes should tell us what they