diff --git a/widgets/misc/e-canvas-background.c b/widgets/misc/e-canvas-background.c
index 80b3bf0..768222a 100644
--- a/widgets/misc/e-canvas-background.c
+++ b/widgets/misc/e-canvas-background.c
@@ -188,16 +188,14 @@ ecb_init (ECanvasBackground *ecb)
 
 static void
 ecb_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item,
-          GdkDrawable *drawable,
+        cairo_t *cr,
           gint x,
           gint y,
           gint width,
           gint height)
 {
 	ECanvasBackground *ecb = E_CANVAS_BACKGROUND (item);
-        cairo_t *cr;
 
-        cr = gdk_cairo_create (drawable);
         cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,
                                ((ecb->priv->rgba >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0,
                                ((ecb->priv->rgba >> 16) & 0xff) / 255.0,
