diff --git a/vcl/source/outdev/rect.cxx b/vcl/source/outdev/rect.cxx
index 2bdc7abb793b..ecbeb12fbfee 100644
--- a/vcl/source/outdev/rect.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/outdev/rect.cxx
@@ -219,10 +219,6 @@ void OutputDevice::DrawGrid( const tools::Rectangle& rRect, const Size& rDist, D
 
     tools::Rectangle aDstRect( PixelToLogic( Point() ), GetOutputSize() );
     aDstRect.Intersection( rRect );
-    // FIXME: seems we have an off-by-one around the border
-    // here with the cairo / svp backend at least.
-    aDstRect.AdjustRight(1);
-    aDstRect.AdjustBottom(1);
 
     if( aDstRect.IsEmpty() || ImplIsRecordLayout() )
         return;