diff --git a/util/fbsetroot.cc b/util/fbsetroot.cc
index 07f6b685..08599602 100644
--- a/util/fbsetroot.cc
+++ b/util/fbsetroot.cc
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ using std::cerr;
 using std::endl;
 using std::string;
 
-inline int getRootDepth(const FbTk::FbWindow& w) {
-    return (w.depth() == 32 ? 24 : w.depth());
-}
-
-
 fbsetroot::fbsetroot(int argc, char **argv, char *dpy_name)
     : FbTk::App(dpy_name), m_app_name(argv[0]) {
 
@@ -202,7 +197,7 @@ void fbsetroot::solid() {
     pixmap = new Pixmap(XCreatePixmap(display(),
                                       root.window(),
                                       root.width(), root.height(),
-                                      getRootDepth(root)));
+                                      root.depth()));
 
     XFillRectangle(display(), *pixmap, gc.gc(), 0, 0,
                    root.width(), root.height());
@@ -254,7 +249,7 @@ void fbsetroot::modula(int x, int y) {
     // bitmap used as tile, needs to have the same depth as background pixmap
     r_bitmap = XCreatePixmap(display(),
                              root.window(), s, s,
-                             (root.depth() == 32 ? 24 : root.depth()));
+                             root.depth());
 
     FbTk::Color f(fore, screen), b(back, screen);
 
@@ -278,7 +273,7 @@ void fbsetroot::modula(int x, int y) {
     pixmap = new Pixmap(XCreatePixmap(display(),
                                       root.window(),
                                       root.width(), root.height(),
-                                      getRootDepth(root)));
+                                      root.depth()));
 
     XFillRectangle(display(), *pixmap, gc.gc(), 0, 0,
                    root.width(), root.height());
@@ -324,7 +319,7 @@ void fbsetroot::gradient() {
     pixmap = new Pixmap(XCreatePixmap(display(),
                                       root.window(),
                                       root.width(), root.height(),
-                                      getRootDepth(root)));
+                                      root.depth()));
 
 
     XCopyArea(display(), tmp, *pixmap, gc.gc(), 0, 0,