diff --git a/src/common/overlaycmn.cpp b/src/common/overlaycmn.cpp
index 722cd5794f..eeb08b7cdd 100644
--- a/src/common/overlaycmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/overlaycmn.cpp
@@ -152,11 +152,6 @@ void wxOverlayImpl::Init( wxDC* dc, int x , int y , int width , int height )
     m_y = y ;
     m_width = width ;
     m_height = height ;
-#if defined(__WXGTK__) && !defined(__WX_DC_BLIT_FIXED__)
-    wxPoint pt = dc->GetDeviceOrigin();
-    x += pt.x;
-    y += pt.y;
-#endif // broken wxGTK wxDC::Blit
     dcMem.Blit(0, 0, m_width, m_height,
         dc, x, y);
     dcMem.SelectObject( wxNullBitmap );
diff --git a/src/generic/caret.cpp b/src/generic/caret.cpp
index 6fb06d61a3..9a9a7bd38e 100644
--- a/src/generic/caret.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/caret.cpp
@@ -243,16 +243,8 @@ void wxCaret::Refresh()
         if ( m_xOld == -1 && m_yOld == -1 )
         {
             // save the part we're going to overdraw
-
-            int x = m_x,
-                y = m_y;
-#if defined(__WXGTK__) && !defined(__WX_DC_BLIT_FIXED__)
-            wxPoint pt = dcWin.GetDeviceOrigin();
-            x += pt.x;
-            y += pt.y;
-#endif // broken wxGTK wxDC::Blit
             dcMem.Blit(0, 0, m_width, m_height,
-                       &dcWin, x, y);
+                       &dcWin, m_x, m_y);
 
             m_xOld = m_x;
             m_yOld = m_y;