diff --git a/libvo/vo_x11.c b/libvo/vo_x11.c
index 8e34503bb9..9be47c9d8a 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_x11.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_x11.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void check_events(void)
         vo_x11_clearwindow(mDisplay, vo_window);
     else if (ret & VO_EVENT_EXPOSE)
         vo_x11_clearwindow_part(mDisplay, vo_window, myximage->width,
-                                myximage->height, 0);
+                                myximage->height);
     if (ret & VO_EVENT_EXPOSE && int_pause)
         flip_page();
 }
diff --git a/libvo/vo_xv.c b/libvo/vo_xv.c
index 6da354bd5a..5b908684bb 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_xv.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_xv.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void resize(struct vo *vo)
     calc_src_dst_rects(vo, ctx->image_width, ctx->image_height, &ctx->src_rect,
                        &ctx->dst_rect, NULL, NULL);
     struct vo_rect *dst = &ctx->dst_rect;
-    vo_x11_clearwindow_part(vo, vo->x11->window, dst->width, dst->height, 1);
+    vo_x11_clearwindow_part(vo, vo->x11->window, dst->width, dst->height);
     vo_xv_draw_colorkey(vo, dst->left, dst->top, dst->width, dst->height);
 }
 
diff --git a/libvo/x11_common.c b/libvo/x11_common.c
index 12fc661dee..b9e1c03745 100644
--- a/libvo/x11_common.c
+++ b/libvo/x11_common.c
@@ -1129,18 +1129,17 @@ final:
 }
 
 void vo_x11_clearwindow_part(struct vo *vo, Window vo_window,
-                             int img_width, int img_height, int use_fs)
+                             int img_width, int img_height)
 {
     struct vo_x11_state *x11 = vo->x11;
-    struct MPOpts *opts = vo->opts;
     Display *mDisplay = vo->x11->display;
     int u_dheight, u_dwidth, left_ov, left_ov2;
 
     if (x11->f_gc == None)
         return;
 
-    u_dheight = use_fs ? opts->vo_screenheight : vo->dheight;
-    u_dwidth = use_fs ? opts->vo_screenwidth : vo->dwidth;
+    u_dheight = vo->dheight;
+    u_dwidth = vo->dwidth;
     if ((u_dheight <= img_height) && (u_dwidth <= img_width))
         return;
 
@@ -2302,7 +2301,6 @@ int vo_xv_init_colorkey(struct vo *vo)
 void vo_xv_draw_colorkey(struct vo *vo, int32_t x, int32_t y,
                          int32_t w, int32_t h)
 {
-    struct MPOpts *opts = vo->opts;
     struct vo_x11_state *x11 = vo->x11;
   if( x11->xv_ck_info.method == CK_METHOD_MANUALFILL ||
       x11->xv_ck_info.method == CK_METHOD_BACKGROUND   )//less tearing than XClearWindow()
@@ -2312,30 +2310,6 @@ void vo_xv_draw_colorkey(struct vo *vo, int32_t x, int32_t y,
                     x, y,
                     w, h );
   }
-
-  /* draw black bars if needed */
-  /* TODO! move this to vo_x11_clearwindow_part() */
-  if ( vo_fs )
-  {
-    XSetForeground(x11->display, x11->vo_gc, 0 );
-    /* making non-overlap fills, requires 8 checks instead of 4 */
-    if ( y > 0 )
-      XFillRectangle(x11->display, x11->window, x11->vo_gc,
-                      0, 0,
-                      opts->vo_screenwidth, y);
-    if (x > 0)
-      XFillRectangle(x11->display, x11->window, x11->vo_gc,
-                      0, 0,
-                      x, opts->vo_screenheight);
-    if (x + w < opts->vo_screenwidth)
-      XFillRectangle(x11->display, x11->window, x11->vo_gc,
-                      x + w, 0,
-                      opts->vo_screenwidth, opts->vo_screenheight);
-    if (y + h < opts->vo_screenheight)
-      XFillRectangle(x11->display, x11->window, x11->vo_gc,
-                      0, y + h,
-                      opts->vo_screenwidth, opts->vo_screenheight);
-  }
 }
 
 /** \brief Tests if a valid argument for the ck suboption was given. */
diff --git a/libvo/x11_common.h b/libvo/x11_common.h
index ba3d0e2617..ab5188159c 100644
--- a/libvo/x11_common.h
+++ b/libvo/x11_common.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void vo_x11_create_vo_window(struct vo *vo, XVisualInfo *vis,
         int x, int y, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int flags,
 	Colormap col_map, const char *classname, const char *title);
 void vo_x11_clearwindow_part(struct vo *vo, Window vo_window,
-	int img_width, int img_height, int use_fs);
+	int img_width, int img_height);
 void vo_x11_clearwindow(struct vo *vo, Window vo_window);
 void vo_x11_ontop(struct vo *vo);
 void vo_x11_border(struct vo *vo);