diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index 2b6efd63..b5ea8e2f 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -2520,30 +2520,8 @@ static int setClipTitleColor(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, XColor * colo
 {
 	if (scr->clip_title_color[widx])
 		WMReleaseColor(scr->clip_title_color[widx]);
+
 	scr->clip_title_color[widx] = WMCreateRGBColor(scr->wmscreen, color->red, color->green, color->blue, True);
-#ifdef GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW
-	if (widx == CLIP_NORMAL) {
-		RImage *image;
-		RColor color1, color2;
-		int pt = CLIP_BUTTON_SIZE * wPreferences.icon_size / 64;
-		int as = pt - 15;	/* 15 = 5+5+5 */
-
-		FREE_PIXMAP(scr->clip_arrow_gradient);
-
-		color1.red = (color->red >> 8) * 6 / 10;
-		color1.green = (color->green >> 8) * 6 / 10;
-		color1.blue = (color->blue >> 8) * 6 / 10;
-
-		color2.red = WMIN((color->red >> 8) * 20 / 10, 255);
-		color2.green = WMIN((color->green >> 8) * 20 / 10, 255);
-		color2.blue = WMIN((color->blue >> 8) * 20 / 10, 255);
-
-		image = RRenderGradient(as + 1, as + 1, &color1, &color2, RDiagonalGradient);
-		RConvertImage(scr->rcontext, image, &scr->clip_arrow_gradient);
-		RReleaseImage(image);
-	}
-#endif				/* GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW */
-
 	wFreeColor(scr, color->pixel);
 
 	return REFRESH_ICON_TITLE_COLOR;
diff --git a/src/dock.c b/src/dock.c
index 96d8c61d..bf3f078e 100644
--- a/src/dock.c
+++ b/src/dock.c
@@ -305,14 +305,7 @@ static void paintClipButtons(WAppIcon * clipIcon, Bool lpushed, Bool rpushed)
 	int as = pt - 15;	/* 15 = 5+5+5 */
 	GC gc = scr->draw_gc;	/* maybe use WMColorGC() instead here? */
 	WMColor *color;
-#ifdef GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW
-	Bool collapsed = clipIcon->dock->collapsed;
-#endif
 
-	/*if (!clipIcon->dock->collapsed)
-	   color = scr->clip_title_color[CLIP_NORMAL];
-	   else
-	   color = scr->clip_title_color[CLIP_COLLAPSED]; */
 	color = scr->clip_title_color[CLIP_NORMAL];
 
 	XSetForeground(dpy, gc, WMColorPixel(color));
@@ -337,14 +330,6 @@ static void paintClipButtons(WAppIcon * clipIcon, Bool lpushed, Bool rpushed)
 		XFillPolygon(dpy, win, scr->draw_gc, p, 3, Convex, CoordModeOrigin);
 		XSetForeground(dpy, scr->draw_gc, scr->black_pixel);
 	}
-#ifdef GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW
-	if (!collapsed) {
-		XSetFillStyle(dpy, scr->copy_gc, FillTiled);
-		XSetTile(dpy, scr->copy_gc, scr->clip_arrow_gradient);
-		XSetClipMask(dpy, scr->copy_gc, None);
-		gc = scr->copy_gc;
-	}
-#endif				/* GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW */
 
 	/* top right arrow */
 	p[0].x = p[3].x = ICON_SIZE - 5 - as;
@@ -357,10 +342,6 @@ static void paintClipButtons(WAppIcon * clipIcon, Bool lpushed, Bool rpushed)
 		XFillPolygon(dpy, win, scr->draw_gc, p, 3, Convex, CoordModeOrigin);
 		XDrawLines(dpy, win, scr->draw_gc, p, 4, CoordModeOrigin);
 	} else {
-#ifdef GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW
-		if (!collapsed)
-			XSetTSOrigin(dpy, gc, ICON_SIZE - 6 - as, 5);
-#endif
 		XFillPolygon(dpy, win, gc, p, 3, Convex, CoordModeOrigin);
 		XDrawLines(dpy, win, gc, p, 4, CoordModeOrigin);
 	}
@@ -376,17 +357,9 @@ static void paintClipButtons(WAppIcon * clipIcon, Bool lpushed, Bool rpushed)
 		XFillPolygon(dpy, win, scr->draw_gc, p, 3, Convex, CoordModeOrigin);
 		XDrawLines(dpy, win, scr->draw_gc, p, 4, CoordModeOrigin);
 	} else {
-#ifdef GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW
-		if (!collapsed)
-			XSetTSOrigin(dpy, gc, 5, ICON_SIZE - 6 - as);
-#endif
 		XFillPolygon(dpy, win, gc, p, 3, Convex, CoordModeOrigin);
 		XDrawLines(dpy, win, gc, p, 4, CoordModeOrigin);
 	}
-#ifdef GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW
-	if (!collapsed)
-		XSetFillStyle(dpy, scr->copy_gc, FillSolid);
-#endif
 }
 
 RImage *wClipMakeTile(WScreen * scr, RImage * normalTile)
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index b95ba29e..74dabae8 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -223,11 +223,6 @@ typedef struct _WScreen {
     Window clip_balloon;	       /* window for workspace name */
 
     int keymove_tick;
-
-#ifdef GRADIENT_CLIP_ARROW
-    Pixmap clip_arrow_gradient;
-#endif
-
     struct RContext *rcontext;	       /* wrlib context */
 
     WMScreen *wmscreen;		       /* for widget library */