diff --git a/src/cairo-xcb-surface-render.c b/src/cairo-xcb-surface-render.c
index cb81507..330bc05 100644
--- a/src/cairo-xcb-surface-render.c
+++ b/src/cairo-xcb-surface-render.c
@@ -1234,9 +1234,11 @@ _cairo_xcb_surface_picture (cairo_xcb_surface_t *target,
 	    return picture;
     }
 
+#if 0
     _cairo_surface_attach_snapshot (source,
 				    &picture->base,
 				    NULL);
+#endif
 
 setup_picture:
     filter = pattern->base.filter;