diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
index 14bc67452..bb5ba4828 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
@@ -1485,95 +1485,6 @@ RootlessFlushWindowColormap (WindowPtr pWin)
   configure_window (winRec->wid, XP_COLORMAP, &wc);
 }
 
-/*
- * SetPixmapOfAncestors
- *  Set the Pixmaps on all ParentRelative windows up the ancestor chain.
- */
-static void
-SetPixmapOfAncestors(WindowPtr pWin)
-{
-    ScreenPtr pScreen = pWin->drawable.pScreen;
-    WindowPtr topWin = TopLevelParent(pWin);
-    RootlessWindowRec *topWinRec = WINREC(topWin);
-
-    while (pWin->backgroundState == ParentRelative) {
-        if (pWin == topWin) {
-            // disallow ParentRelative background state on top level
-            XID pixel = 0;
-            ChangeWindowAttributes(pWin, CWBackPixel, &pixel, serverClient);
-            RL_DEBUG_MSG("Cleared ParentRelative on 0x%x.\n", pWin);
-            break;
-        }
-
-        pWin = pWin->parent;
-        pScreen->SetWindowPixmap(pWin, topWinRec->pixmap);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/*
- * RootlessPaintWindowBackground
- */
-void
-RootlessPaintWindowBackground(WindowPtr pWin, RegionPtr pRegion, int what)
-{
-    ScreenPtr pScreen = pWin->drawable.pScreen;
- 
-    if (IsRoot(pWin))
-        return;
-
-    RL_DEBUG_MSG("paintwindowbackground start (win 0x%x, framed %i) ",
-                 pWin, IsFramedWindow(pWin));
-
-    if (IsFramedWindow(pWin)) {
-        RootlessStartDrawing(pWin);
-        RootlessDamageRegion(pWin, pRegion);
-
-        // For ParentRelative windows, we have to make sure the window
-        // pixmap is set correctly all the way up the ancestor chain.
-        if (pWin->backgroundState == ParentRelative) {
-            SetPixmapOfAncestors(pWin);
-        }
-    }
-
-    SCREEN_UNWRAP(pScreen, PaintWindowBackground);
-    pScreen->PaintWindowBackground(pWin, pRegion, what);
-    SCREEN_WRAP(pScreen, PaintWindowBackground);
-
-    RL_DEBUG_MSG("paintwindowbackground end\n");
-}
-
-
-/*
- * RootlessPaintWindowBorder
- */
-void
-RootlessPaintWindowBorder(WindowPtr pWin, RegionPtr pRegion, int what)
-{
-    RL_DEBUG_MSG("paintwindowborder start (win 0x%x) ", pWin);
-
-    if (IsFramedWindow(pWin)) {
-        RootlessStartDrawing(pWin);
-        RootlessDamageRegion(pWin, pRegion);
-
-        // For ParentRelative windows with tiled borders, we have to make
-        // sure the window pixmap is set correctly all the way up the
-        // ancestor chain.
-        if (!pWin->borderIsPixel &&
-            pWin->backgroundState == ParentRelative)
-        {
-            SetPixmapOfAncestors(pWin);
-        }
-    }
-
-    SCREEN_UNWRAP(pWin->drawable.pScreen, PaintWindowBorder);
-    pWin->drawable.pScreen->PaintWindowBorder(pWin, pRegion, what);
-    SCREEN_WRAP(pWin->drawable.pScreen, PaintWindowBorder);
-
-    RL_DEBUG_MSG("paintwindowborder end\n");
-}
-
-
 /*
  * RootlessChangeBorderWidth
  *  FIXME: untested!