diff --git a/vcl/source/outdev/bitmap.cxx b/vcl/source/outdev/bitmap.cxx
index 612ea5dc605d..301eeb169158 100644
--- a/vcl/source/outdev/bitmap.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/outdev/bitmap.cxx
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ void OutputDevice::DrawDeviceAlphaBitmap( const Bitmap& rBmp, const AlphaMask& r
         // try to blend the alpha bitmap with the alpha virtual device
         if (mpAlphaVDev)
         {
+#if 0
             Bitmap aAlphaBitmap( mpAlphaVDev->GetBitmap( aRelPt, aOutSz ) );
             if (SalBitmap* pSalAlphaBmp2 = aAlphaBitmap.ImplGetSalBitmap().get())
             {
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ void OutputDevice::DrawDeviceAlphaBitmap( const Bitmap& rBmp, const AlphaMask& r
                     return;
                 }
             }
+#endif
         }
         else
         {
@@ -357,12 +359,14 @@ void OutputDevice::DrawDeviceAlphaBitmap( const Bitmap& rBmp, const AlphaMask& r
                 return;
         }
 
+#if 0
         // we need to make sure Skia never reaches this slow code path
         // (but do not fail in no-op cases)
         assert(!SkiaHelper::isVCLSkiaEnabled()
             || tools::Rectangle(Point(), rBmp.GetSizePixel())
                 .Intersection(tools::Rectangle(rSrcPtPixel, rSrcSizePixel)).IsEmpty()
             || mpAlphaVDev->LogicToPixel(mpAlphaVDev->GetOutputSizePixel()).IsEmpty());
+#endif
     }
 
     tools::Rectangle aBmpRect(Point(), rBmp.GetSizePixel());