diff --git a/src/core/gcal-shell-search-provider.c b/src/core/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
index 9c6fe5ef..ba68df61 100644
--- a/src/core/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
+++ b/src/core/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
@@ -70,6 +70,39 @@ static GParamSpec* properties[N_PROPS] = { NULL, };
  * Auxiliary methods
  */
 
+GdkTexture*
+paintable_to_texture (GdkPaintable *paintable)
+{
+  g_autoptr (GtkSnapshot) snapshot = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GskRenderNode) node = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GskRenderer) renderer = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GdkTexture) texture = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
+  graphene_rect_t viewport;
+
+  snapshot = gtk_snapshot_new ();
+  gdk_paintable_snapshot (paintable, snapshot,
+                          gdk_paintable_get_intrinsic_width (paintable),
+                          gdk_paintable_get_intrinsic_height (paintable));
+  node = gtk_snapshot_free_to_node (g_steal_pointer (&snapshot));
+
+  renderer = gsk_cairo_renderer_new ();
+  gsk_renderer_realize (renderer, NULL, &error);
+  if (error)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Couldn't realize Cairo renderer: %s", error->message);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  viewport = GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (0, 0,
+                                 gdk_paintable_get_intrinsic_width (paintable),
+                                 gdk_paintable_get_intrinsic_height (paintable));
+  texture = gsk_renderer_render_texture (renderer, node, &viewport);
+  gsk_renderer_unrealize (renderer);
+
+  return g_steal_pointer (&texture);
+}
+
 static gint
 sort_event_data (GcalEvent *a,
                  GcalEvent *b,
@@ -221,8 +254,8 @@ get_result_metas_cb (GcalShellSearchProvider  *self,
   for (i = 0; i < g_strv_length (results); i++)
     {
       g_autoptr (GdkPaintable) paintable = NULL;
+      g_autoptr (GdkTexture) texture = NULL;
       g_autoptr (GVariant) icon_variant = NULL;
-      g_autoptr (GdkPixbuf) gicon = NULL;
 
       uuid = results[i];
       event = g_hash_table_lookup (self->events, uuid);
@@ -232,8 +265,8 @@ get_result_metas_cb (GcalShellSearchProvider  *self,
       g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{sv}", "name", g_variant_new_string (gcal_event_get_summary (event)));
 
       paintable = get_circle_paintable_from_color (gcal_event_get_color (event), 96);
-      gicon = paintable_to_pixbuf (paintable);
-      icon_variant = g_icon_serialize (G_ICON (gicon));
+      texture = paintable_to_texture (paintable);
+      icon_variant = g_icon_serialize (G_ICON (texture));
       g_variant_builder_add (&builder, "{sv}", "icon", icon_variant);
 
       local_datetime = g_date_time_to_local (gcal_event_get_date_start (event));
diff --git a/src/utils/gcal-utils.c b/src/utils/gcal-utils.c
index ccc8a82a..c9e7b252 100644
--- a/src/utils/gcal-utils.c
+++ b/src/utils/gcal-utils.c
@@ -183,49 +183,6 @@ get_circle_paintable_from_color (const GdkRGBA *color,
   return gtk_snapshot_to_paintable (snapshot, &GRAPHENE_SIZE_INIT (size, size));
 }
 
-/**
- * paintable_to_pixbuf:
- * @color: a #GdkRGBA
- * @size: the size of the surface
- *
- * Creates a circular surface filled with @color. The
- * surface is always @size x @size.
- *
- * Returns: (transfer full): a #cairo_surface_t
- */
-GdkPixbuf*
-paintable_to_pixbuf (GdkPaintable *paintable)
-{
-  g_autoptr (GtkSnapshot) snapshot = NULL;
-  g_autoptr (GskRenderNode) node = NULL;
-  g_autoptr (GskRenderer) renderer = NULL;
-  g_autoptr (GdkTexture) texture = NULL;
-  g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
-  graphene_rect_t viewport;
-
-  snapshot = gtk_snapshot_new ();
-  gdk_paintable_snapshot (paintable, snapshot,
-                          gdk_paintable_get_intrinsic_width (paintable),
-                          gdk_paintable_get_intrinsic_height (paintable));
-  node = gtk_snapshot_free_to_node (g_steal_pointer (&snapshot));
-
-  renderer = gsk_cairo_renderer_new ();
-  gsk_renderer_realize (renderer, NULL, &error);
-  if (error)
-    {
-      g_warning ("Couldn't realize Cairo renderer: %s", error->message);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-  viewport = GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (0, 0,
-                                 gdk_paintable_get_intrinsic_width (paintable),
-                                 gdk_paintable_get_intrinsic_height (paintable));
-  texture = gsk_renderer_render_texture (renderer, node, &viewport);
-  gsk_renderer_unrealize (renderer);
-
-  return gdk_pixbuf_get_from_texture (texture);
-}
-
 /**
  * get_color_name_from_source:
  * @source: an #ESource
diff --git a/src/utils/gcal-utils.h b/src/utils/gcal-utils.h
index c5dd8d24..d7be86d9 100644
--- a/src/utils/gcal-utils.h
+++ b/src/utils/gcal-utils.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ GdkPaintable*        gcal_get_paintable_from_color               (const GdkRGBA
 GdkPaintable*        get_circle_paintable_from_color             (const GdkRGBA      *color,
                                                                   gint                size);
 
-GdkPixbuf*           paintable_to_pixbuf                         (GdkPaintable       *paintable);
-
 void                 get_color_name_from_source                  (ESource            *source,
                                                                   GdkRGBA            *out_color);