diff --git a/src/support/ui.rs b/src/support/ui.rs
index c802632a3..337595415 100644
--- a/src/support/ui.rs
+++ b/src/support/ui.rs
@@ -3,29 +3,12 @@
 
 use errors::*;
 use gdk_pixbuf;
-use gdk_pixbuf_sys;
-use glib::translate::FromGlibPtrFull;
-use glib::translate::ToGlibPtr;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk;
 use std::path::*;
 
 
 
-/// Copy a `Pixbuf` explicitly, since they don't implement the `Copy` trait.
-/// Currently does not call `gdk_pixbuf_copy_options()`.
-pub fn copy_pixbuf(pixbuf: &gdk_pixbuf::Pixbuf) -> gdk_pixbuf::Pixbuf {
-
-    let new_pixbuf = unsafe {
-        let gdk_pixbuf = pixbuf.to_glib_none().0;
-        let copy = gdk_pixbuf_sys::gdk_pixbuf_copy(gdk_pixbuf);
-        FromGlibPtrFull::from_glib_full(copy)
-    };
-
-    return new_pixbuf;
-}
-
-
 /// Get a pixbuf by name from the given theme with the requested size.
 /// Note that the size is not enforced, but rather a hint.
 pub fn pixbuf_new_from_theme(
diff --git a/src/ui/tray_icon.rs b/src/ui/tray_icon.rs
index 39a77a508..e29a2c670 100644
--- a/src/ui/tray_icon.rs
+++ b/src/ui/tray_icon.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ impl VolMeter {
         let i_width = pixbuf.get_width() as i64;
         let i_height = pixbuf.get_height() as i64;
 
-        let new_pixbuf = copy_pixbuf(pixbuf);
+        let new_pixbuf = pixbuf.copy();
 
         let vm_width = i_width / 6;
         let x = (self.x_offset_pct as f64 *