diff --git a/kstyle/oxygenshadowhelper.cpp b/kstyle/oxygenshadowhelper.cpp
index b15ebcb..0821625 100644
--- a/kstyle/oxygenshadowhelper.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/oxygenshadowhelper.cpp
@@ -63,14 +63,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
     ShadowHelper::~ShadowHelper( void )
     {
 
-        #if HAVE_X11
-        if( _helper.isX11() )
-        {
-            foreach( const uint32_t& value, _pixmaps  ) xcb_free_pixmap( _helper.xcbConnection(), value );
-            foreach( const uint32_t& value, _dockPixmaps  ) xcb_free_pixmap( _helper.xcbConnection(), value );
-        }
-        #endif
-
         delete _shadowCache;
 
     }
@@ -78,14 +70,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
     //______________________________________________
     void ShadowHelper::reset( void )
     {
-        #if HAVE_X11
-        if( _helper.isX11() )
-        {
-            // round pixmaps
-            foreach( const uint32_t& value, _pixmaps  ) xcb_free_pixmap( _helper.xcbConnection(), value );
-            foreach( const uint32_t& value, _dockPixmaps  ) xcb_free_pixmap( _helper.xcbConnection(), value );
-        }
-        #endif
 
         _pixmaps.clear();
         _dockPixmaps.clear();
@@ -321,6 +305,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
         // create X11 pixmap
         xcb_pixmap_t pixmap = xcb_generate_id( _helper.xcbConnection() );
         xcb_create_pixmap( _helper.xcbConnection(), 32, pixmap, QX11Info::appRootWindow(), width, height );
+        //xcb_free_pixmap( _helper.xcbConnection(), pixmap );
 
         // create gc
         if( !_gc )