diff --git a/bar.c b/bar.c
index 6682e72..14d988d 100644
--- a/bar.c
+++ b/bar.c
@@ -963,41 +963,8 @@ get_xinerama_monitors (void)
 xcb_visualid_t
 get_visual (void)
 {
-
-	xcb_depth_iterator_t depth_iter;
-
-	depth_iter = xcb_screen_allowed_depths_iterator (scr);
-	for (; depth_iter.rem; xcb_depth_next (&depth_iter)) {
-		xcb_visualtype_iterator_t visual_iter;
-
-		visual_iter = xcb_depth_visuals_iterator (depth_iter.data);
-		for (; visual_iter.rem; xcb_visualtype_next (&visual_iter)) {
-			if (scr->root_visual == visual_iter.data->visual_id) {
-				visual_ptr = visual_iter.data;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}   
 	visual_ptr = DefaultVisual(dpy, scr_nbr);	
 	return scr->root_visual; //scr->root_visual;
-    /*
-       xcb_depth_iterator_t iter;
-
-       iter = xcb_screen_allowed_depths_iterator(scr);
-       */
-    /* Try to find a RGBA visual */
-    /*	while (iter.rem) {
-    	xcb_visualtype_t *vis = xcb_depth_visuals(iter.data);
-
-    	if (iter.data->depth == 32) {
-    	visual_ptr = vis;
-    	return vis->visual_id;
-    	}
-
-    	xcb_depth_next(&iter);
-    	}
-    	*/
-    /* Fallback to the default one */
 }
 
 void