diff --git a/src/bin/e_container.c b/src/bin/e_container.c
index caa7f2fbb..919243979 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_container.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_container.c
@@ -83,30 +83,7 @@ e_container_new(E_Manager *man)
    con->bg_evas = ecore_evas_get(con->bg_ecore_evas);
    ecore_evas_name_class_set(con->bg_ecore_evas, "E", "Background_Window");
    ecore_evas_title_set(con->bg_ecore_evas, "Enlightenment Background");
-   if (!getenv("EVAS_RENDER_MODE"))
-     {
-        int have_comp = 0;
-        Eina_List *ll;
-        E_Config_Module *em;
 
-        // FIXME: major hack. checking in advance for comp. eventully comp
-        // will be rolled into e17 core and this won't be needed
-        EINA_LIST_FOREACH(e_config->modules, ll, em)
-          {
-             if (!strcmp(em->name, "comp"))
-               {
-                  have_comp = 1;
-                  break;
-               }
-          }
-        if (!have_comp)
-          {
-             if (getenv("REDRAW_DEBUG"))
-               ecore_evas_avoid_damage_set(con->bg_ecore_evas, !atoi(getenv("REDRAW_DEBUG")));
-             else
-               ecore_evas_avoid_damage_set(con->bg_ecore_evas, ECORE_EVAS_AVOID_DAMAGE_BUILT_IN);
-          }
-     }
    ecore_x_window_lower(con->bg_win);
 
    o = evas_object_rectangle_add(con->bg_evas);