diff --git a/src/cairo-default-context.c b/src/cairo-default-context.c
index dbd014a..8556a9c 100644
--- a/src/cairo-default-context.c
+++ b/src/cairo-default-context.c
@@ -159,20 +159,6 @@ _cairo_default_context_push_group (void *abstract_cr, cairo_content_t content)
 	status = group_surface->status;
 	if (unlikely (status))
 	    goto bail;
-
-	/* Set device offsets on the new surface so that logically it appears at
-	 * the same location on the parent surface -- when we pop_group this,
-	 * the source pattern will get fixed up for the appropriate target surface
-	 * device offsets, so we want to set our own surface offsets from /that/,
-	 * and not from the device origin. */
-	cairo_surface_set_device_offset (group_surface,
-					 parent_surface->device_transform.x0 - extents.x,
-					 parent_surface->device_transform.y0 - extents.y);
-
-	/* If we have a current path, we need to adjust it to compensate for
-	 * the device offset just applied. */
-        cairo_matrix_init_translate (&matrix, -extents.x, -extents.y);
-	_cairo_path_fixed_transform (cr->path, &matrix);
     }
 
     /* create a new gstate for the redirect */