diff --git a/include/mbgl/renderer/painter.hpp b/include/mbgl/renderer/painter.hpp
index 9868b5d9d..dedb4dc12 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/renderer/painter.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/renderer/painter.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public:
     void cleanup();
 
 
+    // Renders the backdrop of the OpenGL view. This also paints in areas where we don't have any
+    // tiles whatsoever.
     void clear();
 
     // Updates the default matrices to the current viewport dimensions.
@@ -73,10 +75,6 @@ public:
     // Renders debug information for a tile.
     void renderTileDebug(const Tile& tile);
 
-    // Renders the backdrop of the OpenGL view. This also paints in areas where we don't have any
-    // tiles whatsoever.
-    void renderMatte();
-
     // Renders the red debug frame around a tile, visualizing its perimeter.
     void renderDebugFrame();
 
diff --git a/src/map/map.cpp b/src/map/map.cpp
index ff76de8a5..6124533e6 100644
--- a/src/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map/map.cpp
@@ -560,8 +560,6 @@ void Map::render() {
         source->source->finishRender(painter);
     }
 
-    painter.renderMatte();
-
     // Schedule another rerender when we definitely need a next frame.
     if (transform.needsTransition() || style->hasTransitions()) {
         update();
diff --git a/src/renderer/painter.cpp b/src/renderer/painter.cpp
index a323b0582..c87bcb19a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/painter.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/painter.cpp
@@ -205,21 +205,3 @@ const mat4 &Painter::translatedMatrix(const std::array<float, 2> &translation, c
         return vtxMatrix;
     }
 }
-
-void Painter::renderMatte() {
-    gl::group group("matte");
-    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-    glStencilFunc(GL_EQUAL, 0x0, 0xFF);
-
-    Color matte = {{ 0, 0, 0, 1 }};
-
-    useProgram(plainShader->program);
-    plainShader->setMatrix(nativeMatrix);
-
-    // Draw the clipping mask
-    matteArray.bind(*plainShader, tileStencilBuffer, BUFFER_OFFSET(0));
-    plainShader->setColor(matte);
-    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, (GLsizei)tileStencilBuffer.index());
-
-    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-}