diff --git a/FL/Fl_Bitmap.H b/FL/Fl_Bitmap.H
index 79eba0a4b..47818e7f9 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Bitmap.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Bitmap.H
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ public:
   int alloc_array;
   
 private:
-  int prepare(int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int &cx, int &cy,
-	    int &X, int &Y, int &W, int &H);
   /** for internal use */
   fl_uintptr_t id_;
   int cache_w_, cache_h_; // size of bitmap when cached
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Graphics_Driver.H b/FL/Fl_Graphics_Driver.H
index 05398c4c3..b1ec64c07 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Graphics_Driver.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Graphics_Driver.H
@@ -248,17 +248,7 @@ protected:
   static Fl_Color* pixmap_bg_color(Fl_Pixmap *pm) {return &(pm->pixmap_bg_color);}
   /** For internal library use only */
   static void draw_empty(Fl_Image* img, int X, int Y) {img->draw_empty(X, Y);}
-  /** Accessor to a private member function of Fl_Bitmap */
-  static int prepare(Fl_Bitmap *bm, int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int &cx, int &cy,
-                   int &X, int &Y, int &W, int &H) {
-    return bm->prepare(XP,YP,WP,HP,cx,cy,X,Y,W,H);
-  }
-  /** Accessor to a private member function of Fl_Pixmap */
-  static int prepare(Fl_Pixmap *pm, int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int &cx, int &cy,
-                     int &X, int &Y, int &W, int &H) {
-    return pm->prepare(XP,YP,WP,HP,cx,cy,X,Y,W,H);
-  }
-
+  
   Fl_Graphics_Driver();
   void cache_size(Fl_Image *img, int &width, int &height);
 public:
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Pixmap.H b/FL/Fl_Pixmap.H
index d5c0612db..b6eb178d1 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Pixmap.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Pixmap.H
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ class FL_EXPORT Fl_Pixmap : public Fl_Image {
   void copy_data();
   void delete_data();
   void set_data(const char * const *p);
-  int prepare(int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int &cx, int &cy,
-			 int &X, int &Y, int &W, int &H);
 
 protected:
   void measure();
diff --git a/src/Fl_Bitmap.cxx b/src/Fl_Bitmap.cxx
index 16da1e8b1..476754f0a 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Bitmap.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Bitmap.cxx
@@ -116,19 +116,6 @@ void Fl_Bitmap::draw(int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int cx, int cy) {
   fl_graphics_driver->draw_bitmap(this, XP, YP, WP, HP, cx, cy);
 }
 
-int Fl_Bitmap::prepare(int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int &cx, int &cy,
-		 int &X, int &Y, int &W, int &H)
-{
-  if (!array) {
-    draw_empty(XP, YP);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  if (fl_graphics_driver->start_image(this, XP,YP,WP,HP,cx,cy,X,Y,W,H)) return 1;
-  if (!id_)
-    fl_graphics_driver->cache(this);
-  return 0;
-}
-
 /**
   The destructor frees all memory and server resources that are used by
   the bitmap.
diff --git a/src/Fl_Pixmap.cxx b/src/Fl_Pixmap.cxx
index d7b837915..699b136af 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Pixmap.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Pixmap.cxx
@@ -50,25 +50,6 @@ void Fl_Pixmap::draw(int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int cx, int cy) {
   fl_graphics_driver->draw_pixmap(this, XP, YP, WP, HP, cx, cy);
 }
 
-
-int Fl_Pixmap::prepare(int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int &cx, int &cy,
-			   int &X, int &Y, int &W, int &H) {
-  if (w() < 0) measure();
-  if (!data() || !w()) {
-    draw_empty(XP, YP);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  if (WP == -1) {
-    WP = w();
-    HP = h();
-  }
-  if ( fl_graphics_driver->start_image(this, XP,YP,WP,HP,cx,cy,X,Y,W,H) ) return 1;
-  if (!id_) {
-    fl_graphics_driver->cache(this);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
 /**
   The destructor frees all memory and server resources that are used by
   the pixmap.
diff --git a/src/drivers/Quartz/Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver_image.cxx b/src/drivers/Quartz/Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver_image.cxx
index b0cab9733..ac705fcd5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Quartz/Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver_image.cxx
+++ b/src/drivers/Quartz/Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver_image.cxx
@@ -134,9 +134,14 @@ void fl_rectf(int x, int y, int w, int h, uchar r, uchar g, uchar b) {
 
 void Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver::draw_bitmap(Fl_Bitmap *bm, int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int cx, int cy) {
   int X, Y, W, H;
-  if (Fl_Graphics_Driver::prepare(bm, XP, YP, WP, HP, cx, cy, X, Y, W, H)) {
+  if (!bm->array) {
+    draw_empty(bm, XP, YP);
     return;
   }
+  if (start_image(bm, XP,YP,WP,HP,cx,cy,X,Y,W,H)) return;
+  if (!*id(bm))
+    cache(bm);
+
   if (*Fl_Graphics_Driver::id(bm) && gc_) {
     draw_CGImage((CGImageRef)*Fl_Graphics_Driver::id(bm), X,Y,W,H, cx, cy, bm->w(), bm->h());
   }
@@ -199,7 +204,15 @@ void Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver::draw_rgb(Fl_RGB_Image *img, int XP, int YP, int
 
 void Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver::draw_pixmap(Fl_Pixmap *pxm, int XP, int YP, int WP, int HP, int cx, int cy) {
   int X, Y, W, H;
-  if (Fl_Graphics_Driver::prepare(pxm, XP, YP, WP, HP, cx, cy, X, Y, W, H)) return;
+  if (!pxm->data() || !pxm->w()) {
+    draw_empty(pxm, XP, YP);
+    return;
+  }
+  if ( start_image(pxm, XP,YP,WP,HP,cx,cy,X,Y,W,H) ) return;
+  if (!*id(pxm)) {
+    cache(pxm);
+  }
+  
   CGImageRef cgimg = (CGImageRef)*Fl_Graphics_Driver::id(pxm);
   draw_CGImage(cgimg, X,Y,W,H, cx,cy, pxm->w(), pxm->h());
 }