diff --git a/vcl/source/window/cursor.cxx b/vcl/source/window/cursor.cxx
index 0da13be25d16..abbb490d00e7 100644
--- a/vcl/source/window/cursor.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/window/cursor.cxx
@@ -47,11 +47,7 @@ struct ImplCursorData
 static void ImplCursorInvert( ImplCursorData const * pData )
 {
     vcl::Window* pWindow  = pData->mpWindow;
-    std::unique_ptr<PaintBufferGuard> pGuard;
-    const bool bDoubleBuffering = pWindow->SupportsDoubleBuffering();
-    if (bDoubleBuffering)
-        pGuard.reset(new PaintBufferGuard(pWindow->ImplGetWindowImpl()->mpFrameData, pWindow));
-    vcl::RenderContext* pRenderContext = bDoubleBuffering ? pGuard->GetRenderContext() : pWindow;
+    vcl::RenderContext* pRenderContext = pWindow;
     tools::Rectangle aPaintRect;
     bool    bMapMode = pRenderContext->IsMapModeEnabled();
     pRenderContext->EnableMapMode( false );
@@ -117,19 +113,13 @@ static void ImplCursorInvert( ImplCursorData const * pData )
             if ( pData->mnOrientation )
                 aPoly.Rotate( pData->maPixRotOff, pData->mnOrientation );
             pRenderContext->Invert( aPoly, nInvertStyle );
-            if (bDoubleBuffering)
-                aPaintRect = aPoly.GetBoundRect();
         }
     }
     else
     {
         pRenderContext->Invert( aRect, nInvertStyle );
-        if (bDoubleBuffering)
-            aPaintRect = aRect;
     }
     pRenderContext->EnableMapMode( bMapMode );
-    if (bDoubleBuffering)
-        pGuard->SetPaintRect(pRenderContext->PixelToLogic(aPaintRect));
 }
 
 void vcl::Cursor::ImplDraw()