diff --git a/test/filter-nearest-offset.c b/test/filter-nearest-offset.c
index d7373c792..f664fbfb4 100644
--- a/test/filter-nearest-offset.c
+++ b/test/filter-nearest-offset.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ draw (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
     cairo_stroke (cr);
 
     surface = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data ((unsigned char *) data,
-						   CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32,
+						   CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24,
 						   STAMP_WIDTH,
 						   STAMP_HEIGHT,
 						   STAMP_WIDTH * 4);
diff --git a/test/move-to-show-surface.c b/test/move-to-show-surface.c
index 74bf51b7b..74cf3a019 100644
--- a/test/move-to-show-surface.c
+++ b/test/move-to-show-surface.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ draw (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
 
     for (i=0; i < 4; i++) {
 	surface = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data ((unsigned char *) &colors[i],
-						       CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32,
+						       CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24,
 						       1, 1, 4);
 	cairo_set_source_surface (cr, surface,
 				  i % 2, i / 2);
diff --git a/test/paint-with-alpha.c b/test/paint-with-alpha.c
index c35f679c5..3292d5f90 100644
--- a/test/paint-with-alpha.c
+++ b/test/paint-with-alpha.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ draw (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
     };
 
     surface = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data ((unsigned char *) data,
-					      CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, 4, 4, 16);
+						   CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, 4, 4, 16);
 
     cairo_scale (cr, 2, 2);
 
diff --git a/test/scale-source-surface-paint.c b/test/scale-source-surface-paint.c
index 9553b9f1c..c2b76d3b0 100644
--- a/test/scale-source-surface-paint.c
+++ b/test/scale-source-surface-paint.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ draw (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
     };
 
     surface = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data ((unsigned char *) data,
-					      CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, 4, 4, 16);
+						   CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, 4, 4, 16);
 
     cairo_scale (cr, 2, 2);
 
diff --git a/test/source-surface-scale-paint.c b/test/source-surface-scale-paint.c
index e5676c944..472630cad 100644
--- a/test/source-surface-scale-paint.c
+++ b/test/source-surface-scale-paint.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ draw (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
     };
 
     surface = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data ((unsigned char *) data,
-					      CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, 4, 4, 16);
+						   CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, 4, 4, 16);
 
     cairo_set_source_surface (cr, surface, 2, 2);
     cairo_pattern_set_filter (cairo_get_source (cr), CAIRO_FILTER_NEAREST);
diff --git a/test/translate-show-surface.c b/test/translate-show-surface.c
index d81ed1ad0..cc0cb0700 100644
--- a/test/translate-show-surface.c
+++ b/test/translate-show-surface.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ draw (cairo_t *cr, int width, int height)
 
     for (i=0; i < 4; i++) {
 	surface = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data ((unsigned char *) &colors[i],
-						       CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32,
+						       CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24,
 						       1, 1, 4);
 	cairo_save (cr);
 	{