diff --git a/src/cairo-meta-surface.c b/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
index f652de71a..6abb29ac2 100644
--- a/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
@@ -182,26 +182,17 @@ _cairo_meta_surface_finish (void *abstract_surface)
 }
 
 static cairo_status_t
-_cairo_meta_surface_acquire_source_image_transformed (
-    void			 *abstract_surface,
-    cairo_matrix_t		 *device_transform,
-    cairo_image_surface_t	**image_out,
-    void			**image_extra)
+_cairo_meta_surface_acquire_source_image (void			 *abstract_surface,
+					  cairo_image_surface_t	**image_out,
+					  void			**image_extra)
 {
     cairo_status_t status;
     cairo_meta_surface_t *surface = abstract_surface;
     cairo_surface_t *image;
-    double width = surface->width_pixels;
-    double height = surface->height_pixels;
-
-    cairo_matrix_transform_distance (device_transform, &width, &height);
 
     image = _cairo_image_surface_create_with_content (surface->content,
-						      ceil (width),
-						      ceil (height));
-
-    _cairo_surface_set_device_scale (image,
-				     device_transform->xx, device_transform->yy);
+						      surface->width_pixels,
+						      surface->height_pixels);
 
     status = _cairo_meta_surface_replay (&surface->base, image);
     if (status) {
@@ -215,19 +206,6 @@ _cairo_meta_surface_acquire_source_image_transformed (
     return status;
 }
 
-static cairo_status_t
-_cairo_meta_surface_acquire_source_image (void			 *abstract_surface,
-					  cairo_image_surface_t	**image_out,
-					  void			**image_extra)
-{
-    cairo_matrix_t identity;
-
-    cairo_matrix_init_identity (&identity);
-
-    return _cairo_meta_surface_acquire_source_image_transformed (
-	abstract_surface, &identity, image_out, image_extra);
-}
-
 static void
 _cairo_meta_surface_release_source_image (void			*abstract_surface,
 					  cairo_image_surface_t	*image,
@@ -651,13 +629,7 @@ static const cairo_surface_backend_t cairo_meta_surface_backend = {
     _cairo_meta_surface_fill,
     _cairo_meta_surface_show_glyphs,
 
-    _cairo_meta_surface_snapshot,
-
-    NULL, /* is_similar */
-    NULL, /* reset */
-    NULL, /* fill_stroke */
-
-    _cairo_meta_surface_acquire_source_image_transformed
+    _cairo_meta_surface_snapshot
 };
 
 static cairo_path_fixed_t *
diff --git a/src/cairo-pattern.c b/src/cairo-pattern.c
index 1975daf3f..c0bfbaf6b 100644
--- a/src/cairo-pattern.c
+++ b/src/cairo-pattern.c
@@ -1702,12 +1702,9 @@ _cairo_pattern_acquire_surface_for_surface (cairo_surface_pattern_t   *pattern,
     {
 	cairo_image_surface_t *image;
 
-	status = _cairo_surface_acquire_source_image_transformed (
-	    pattern->surface,
-	    &dst->device_transform,
-	    &image,
-	    &attr->extra);
-
+	status = _cairo_surface_acquire_source_image (pattern->surface,
+						      &image,
+						      &attr->extra);
 	if (status)
 	    return status;
 
diff --git a/src/cairo-surface.c b/src/cairo-surface.c
index 833737c8c..ba39b9bf8 100644
--- a/src/cairo-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-surface.c
@@ -968,26 +968,6 @@ _cairo_surface_acquire_source_image (cairo_surface_t         *surface,
 						    image_out, image_extra));
 }
 
-cairo_status_t
-_cairo_surface_acquire_source_image_transformed (cairo_surface_t	 *surface,
-						 cairo_matrix_t		 *device_transform,
-						 cairo_image_surface_t  **image_out,
-						 void                   **image_extra)
-{
-    assert (!surface->finished);
-
-    if (surface->status)
-	return surface->status;
-
-    if (surface->backend->acquire_source_image_transformed == NULL)
-	return _cairo_surface_acquire_source_image (surface,
-						    image_out, image_extra);
-
-    return _cairo_surface_set_error (surface,
-	    surface->backend->acquire_source_image_transformed (
-		surface, device_transform, image_out, image_extra));
-}
-
 /**
  * _cairo_surface_release_source_image:
  * @surface: a #cairo_surface_t
diff --git a/src/cairoint.h b/src/cairoint.h
index f930b512c..8716bd474 100755
--- a/src/cairoint.h
+++ b/src/cairoint.h
@@ -738,12 +738,6 @@ struct _cairo_surface_backend {
 				 cairo_matrix_t		*stroke_ctm_inverse,
 				 double			 stroke_tolerance,
 				 cairo_antialias_t	 stroke_antialias);
-
-    cairo_warn cairo_status_t
-    (*acquire_source_image_transformed)	(void                    *abstract_surface,
-					 cairo_matrix_t		 *device_trasnform,
-					 cairo_image_surface_t  **image_out,
-					 void                   **image_extra);
 };
 
 #include "cairo-surface-private.h"
@@ -1727,12 +1721,6 @@ _cairo_surface_acquire_source_image (cairo_surface_t         *surface,
 				     cairo_image_surface_t  **image_out,
 				     void                   **image_extra);
 
-cairo_private cairo_status_t
-_cairo_surface_acquire_source_image_transformed (cairo_surface_t         *surface,
-						 cairo_matrix_t		 *device_trasnform,
-						 cairo_image_surface_t  **image_out,
-						 void                   **image_extra);
-
 cairo_private void
 _cairo_surface_release_source_image (cairo_surface_t        *surface,
 				     cairo_image_surface_t  *image,