--- a/SimpleView.st	Mon Jul 25 15:47:42 2016 +0200
+++ b/SimpleView.st	Mon Jul 25 15:47:58 2016 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
+
 "
  COPYRIGHT (c) 1989 by Claus Gittinger
               All Rights Reserved
@@ -10553,12 +10555,7 @@
     self clippingBounds:area.
 
     self clearExposedAreaInRedraw ifTrue:[
-        "/ win95 workaround: non-existing bg-pixmap support (obsolete)
-        (viewBackground isImageOrForm and:[ device supportsAnyViewBackgroundPixmaps not ]) ifTrue:[
-            self fillRectangleWithViewBackgroundX:x y:y width:w height:h
-        ] ifFalse:[
-            self clearRectangleX:x y:y width:w height:h.
-        ]
+        self clearRectangleX:x y:y width:w height:h.
     ].
 
     self renderOrRedraw.