diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.c
index 7348ec57c..4e6fb7a88 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "clutter-build-config.h"
 
+#include "clutter-backend.h"
 #include "clutter-pick-context-private.h"
 
 struct _ClutterPickContext
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ struct _ClutterPickContext
   grefcount ref_count;
 
   ClutterPickMode mode;
-  CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer;
   ClutterPickStack *pick_stack;
 };
 
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ clutter_pick_context_new_for_view (ClutterStageView *view,
   pick_context = g_new0 (ClutterPickContext, 1);
   g_ref_count_init (&pick_context->ref_count);
   pick_context->mode = mode;
-  pick_context->framebuffer =
-    g_object_ref (clutter_stage_view_get_framebuffer (view));
 
-  context = cogl_framebuffer_get_context (pick_context->framebuffer);
+  context = clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
   pick_context->pick_stack = clutter_pick_stack_new (context);
 
   return pick_context;
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ static void
 clutter_pick_context_dispose (ClutterPickContext *pick_context)
 {
   g_clear_pointer (&pick_context->pick_stack, clutter_pick_stack_unref);
-  g_clear_object (&pick_context->framebuffer);
 }
 
 void
@@ -82,15 +79,6 @@ clutter_pick_context_destroy (ClutterPickContext *pick_context)
   clutter_pick_context_unref (pick_context);
 }
 
-/**
- * clutter_pick_context_get_framebuffer: (skip)
- */
-CoglFramebuffer *
-clutter_pick_context_get_framebuffer (ClutterPickContext *pick_context)
-{
-  return pick_context->framebuffer;
-}
-
 /**
  * clutter_pick_context_get_mode: (skip)
  */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.h
index 0faf02825..5792be6b5 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.h
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ void clutter_pick_context_unref (ClutterPickContext *pick_context);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void clutter_pick_context_destroy (ClutterPickContext *pick_context);
 
-CLUTTER_EXPORT
-CoglFramebuffer * clutter_pick_context_get_framebuffer (ClutterPickContext *pick_context);
-
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 ClutterPickMode clutter_pick_context_get_mode (ClutterPickContext *pick_context);