diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtktexttag.sgml b/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtktexttag.sgml
index 3126342702..c807da83e3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtktexttag.sgml
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtktexttag.sgml
@@ -84,16 +84,6 @@ It is working (with minor issues) since 2.8.
 
 
 
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@@ -144,16 +134,6 @@ It is working (with minor issues) since 2.8.
 
 
 
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@@ -466,8 +446,6 @@ modified directly.
 
 @bg_color: 
 @fg_color: 
-@bg_stipple: 
-@fg_stipple: 
 @rise: 
 @underline: 
 @strikethrough: 
diff --git a/gtk/gtktextdisplay.c b/gtk/gtktextdisplay.c
index 0769150e32..b50e757984 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktextdisplay.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktextdisplay.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ gtk_text_renderer_prepare_run (PangoRenderer  *renderer,
   GtkTextRenderer *text_renderer = GTK_TEXT_RENDERER (renderer);
   GdkPangoRenderer *gdk_renderer = GDK_PANGO_RENDERER (renderer);
   GdkColor *bg_color, *fg_color, *underline_color;
-  GdkPixmap *fg_stipple, *bg_stipple;
   GtkTextAppearance *appearance;
 
   PANGO_RENDERER_CLASS (_gtk_text_renderer_parent_class)->prepare_run (renderer, run);
@@ -220,31 +219,6 @@ gtk_text_renderer_prepare_run (PangoRenderer  *renderer,
     underline_color = fg_color;
 
   text_renderer_set_gdk_color (text_renderer, PANGO_RENDER_PART_UNDERLINE, underline_color);
-
-  fg_stipple = appearance->fg_stipple;
-  if (fg_stipple && text_renderer->screen != gdk_drawable_get_screen (fg_stipple))
-    {
-      g_warning ("gtk_text_renderer_prepare_run:\n"
-		 "The foreground stipple bitmap has been created on the wrong screen.\n"
-		 "Ignoring the stipple bitmap information.");
-      fg_stipple = NULL;
-    }
-      
-  gdk_pango_renderer_set_stipple (gdk_renderer, PANGO_RENDER_PART_FOREGROUND, fg_stipple);
-  gdk_pango_renderer_set_stipple (gdk_renderer, PANGO_RENDER_PART_STRIKETHROUGH, fg_stipple);
-  gdk_pango_renderer_set_stipple (gdk_renderer, PANGO_RENDER_PART_UNDERLINE, fg_stipple);
-
-  bg_stipple = appearance->draw_bg ? appearance->bg_stipple : NULL;
-  
-  if (bg_stipple && text_renderer->screen != gdk_drawable_get_screen (bg_stipple))
-    {
-      g_warning ("gtk_text_renderer_prepare_run:\n"
-		 "The background stipple bitmap has been created on the wrong screen.\n"
-		 "Ignoring the stipple bitmap information.");
-      bg_stipple = NULL;
-    }
-  
-  gdk_pango_renderer_set_stipple (gdk_renderer, PANGO_RENDER_PART_BACKGROUND, bg_stipple);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gtk/gtktextlayout.c b/gtk/gtktextlayout.c
index cf40247b67..fba9de5780 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktextlayout.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktextlayout.c
@@ -1424,11 +1424,6 @@ gtk_text_attr_appearance_destroy (PangoAttribute *attr)
 {
   GtkTextAttrAppearance *appearance_attr = (GtkTextAttrAppearance *)attr;
 
-  if (appearance_attr->appearance.bg_stipple)
-    g_object_unref (appearance_attr->appearance.bg_stipple);
-  if (appearance_attr->appearance.fg_stipple)
-    g_object_unref (appearance_attr->appearance.fg_stipple);
-
   g_slice_free (GtkTextAttrAppearance, appearance_attr);
 }
 
@@ -1441,8 +1436,6 @@ gtk_text_attr_appearance_compare (const PangoAttribute *attr1,
 
   return (gdk_color_equal (&appearance1->fg_color, &appearance2->fg_color) &&
           gdk_color_equal (&appearance1->bg_color, &appearance2->bg_color) &&
-          appearance1->fg_stipple ==  appearance2->fg_stipple &&
-          appearance1->bg_stipple ==  appearance2->bg_stipple &&
           appearance1->underline == appearance2->underline &&
           appearance1->strikethrough == appearance2->strikethrough &&
           appearance1->draw_bg == appearance2->draw_bg);
@@ -1479,11 +1472,6 @@ gtk_text_attr_appearance_new (const GtkTextAppearance *appearance)
 
   result->appearance = *appearance;
 
-  if (appearance->bg_stipple)
-    g_object_ref (appearance->bg_stipple);
-  if (appearance->fg_stipple)
-    g_object_ref (appearance->fg_stipple);
-
   return (PangoAttribute *)result;
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtktexttag.c b/gtk/gtktexttag.c
index 500418c870..9131e4179c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktexttag.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktexttag.c
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ enum {
   PROP_FOREGROUND,
   PROP_BACKGROUND_GDK,
   PROP_FOREGROUND_GDK,
-  PROP_BACKGROUND_STIPPLE,
-  PROP_FOREGROUND_STIPPLE,
   PROP_FONT,
   PROP_FONT_DESC,
   PROP_FAMILY,
@@ -112,8 +110,6 @@ enum {
   /* Whether-a-style-arg-is-set args */
   PROP_BACKGROUND_SET,
   PROP_FOREGROUND_SET,
-  PROP_BACKGROUND_STIPPLE_SET,
-  PROP_FOREGROUND_STIPPLE_SET,
   PROP_FAMILY_SET,
   PROP_STYLE_SET,
   PROP_VARIANT_SET,
@@ -199,17 +195,7 @@ gtk_text_tag_class_init (GtkTextTagClass *klass)
                                                          P_("Whether the background color fills the entire line height or only the height of the tagged characters"),
                                                          FALSE,
                                                          GTK_PARAM_READWRITE));
-
   
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
-                                   PROP_BACKGROUND_STIPPLE,
-                                   g_param_spec_object ("background-stipple",
-                                                        P_("Background stipple mask"),
-                                                        P_("Bitmap to use as a mask when drawing the text background"),
-                                                        GDK_TYPE_PIXMAP,
-                                                        GTK_PARAM_READWRITE));  
-
-
   g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
                                    PROP_FOREGROUND,
                                    g_param_spec_string ("foreground",
@@ -226,15 +212,6 @@ gtk_text_tag_class_init (GtkTextTagClass *klass)
                                                        GDK_TYPE_COLOR,
                                                        GTK_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
-  
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
-                                   PROP_FOREGROUND_STIPPLE,
-                                   g_param_spec_object ("foreground-stipple",
-                                                        P_("Foreground stipple mask"),
-                                                        P_("Bitmap to use as a mask when drawing the text foreground"),
-                                                        GDK_TYPE_PIXMAP,
-                                                        GTK_PARAM_READWRITE));  
-  
   g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
                                    PROP_DIRECTION,
                                    g_param_spec_enum ("direction",
@@ -567,18 +544,10 @@ gtk_text_tag_class_init (GtkTextTagClass *klass)
                 P_("Background full height set"),
                 P_("Whether this tag affects background height"));
 
-  ADD_SET_PROP ("background-stipple-set", PROP_BACKGROUND_STIPPLE_SET,
-                P_("Background stipple set"),
-                P_("Whether this tag affects the background stipple"));  
-
   ADD_SET_PROP ("foreground-set", PROP_FOREGROUND_SET,
                 P_("Foreground set"),
                 P_("Whether this tag affects the foreground color"));
 
-  ADD_SET_PROP ("foreground-stipple-set", PROP_FOREGROUND_STIPPLE_SET,
-                P_("Foreground stipple set"),
-                P_("Whether this tag affects the foreground stipple"));
-  
   ADD_SET_PROP ("editable-set", PROP_EDITABLE_SET,
                 P_("Editability set"),
                 P_("Whether this tag affects text editability"));
@@ -1043,46 +1012,6 @@ gtk_text_tag_set_property (GObject      *object,
       }
       break;
 
-    case PROP_BACKGROUND_STIPPLE:
-      {
-        GdkBitmap *bitmap = g_value_get_object (value);
-
-        text_tag->bg_stipple_set = TRUE;
-        g_object_notify (object, "background-stipple-set");
-        
-        if (text_tag->values->appearance.bg_stipple != bitmap)
-          {
-            if (bitmap != NULL)
-              g_object_ref (bitmap);
-
-            if (text_tag->values->appearance.bg_stipple)
-              g_object_unref (text_tag->values->appearance.bg_stipple);
-
-            text_tag->values->appearance.bg_stipple = bitmap;
-          }
-      }
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_FOREGROUND_STIPPLE:
-      {
-        GdkBitmap *bitmap = g_value_get_object (value);
-
-        text_tag->fg_stipple_set = TRUE;
-        g_object_notify (object, "foreground-stipple-set");
-
-        if (text_tag->values->appearance.fg_stipple != bitmap)
-          {
-            if (bitmap != NULL)
-              g_object_ref (bitmap);
-
-            if (text_tag->values->appearance.fg_stipple)
-              g_object_unref (text_tag->values->appearance.fg_stipple);
-
-            text_tag->values->appearance.fg_stipple = bitmap;
-          }
-      }
-      break;
-
     case PROP_FONT:
       {
         PangoFontDescription *font_desc = NULL;
@@ -1333,26 +1262,6 @@ gtk_text_tag_set_property (GObject      *object,
       text_tag->fg_color_set = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       break;
 
-    case PROP_BACKGROUND_STIPPLE_SET:
-      text_tag->bg_stipple_set = g_value_get_boolean (value);
-      if (!text_tag->bg_stipple_set &&
-          text_tag->values->appearance.bg_stipple)
-        {
-          g_object_unref (text_tag->values->appearance.bg_stipple);
-          text_tag->values->appearance.bg_stipple = NULL;
-        }
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_FOREGROUND_STIPPLE_SET:
-      text_tag->fg_stipple_set = g_value_get_boolean (value);
-      if (!text_tag->fg_stipple_set &&
-          text_tag->values->appearance.fg_stipple)
-        {
-          g_object_unref (text_tag->values->appearance.fg_stipple);
-          text_tag->values->appearance.fg_stipple = NULL;
-        }
-      break;
-
     case PROP_FAMILY_SET:
     case PROP_STYLE_SET:
     case PROP_VARIANT_SET:
@@ -1506,16 +1415,6 @@ gtk_text_tag_get_property (GObject      *object,
       g_value_set_boxed (value, &tag->values->appearance.fg_color);
       break;
 
-    case PROP_BACKGROUND_STIPPLE:
-      if (tag->bg_stipple_set)
-        g_value_set_object (value, tag->values->appearance.bg_stipple);
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_FOREGROUND_STIPPLE:
-      if (tag->fg_stipple_set)
-        g_value_set_object (value, tag->values->appearance.fg_stipple);
-      break;
-
     case PROP_FONT:
         {
           gchar *str;
@@ -1661,14 +1560,6 @@ gtk_text_tag_get_property (GObject      *object,
       g_value_set_boolean (value, tag->fg_color_set);
       break;
 
-    case PROP_BACKGROUND_STIPPLE_SET:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, tag->bg_stipple_set);
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_FOREGROUND_STIPPLE_SET:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, tag->fg_stipple_set);
-      break;
-
     case PROP_FAMILY_SET:
     case PROP_STYLE_SET:
     case PROP_VARIANT_SET:
@@ -2028,22 +1919,8 @@ gtk_text_attributes_copy_values (GtkTextAttributes *src,
   if (src == dest)
     return;
 
-  /* Add refs */
-
-  if (src->appearance.bg_stipple)
-    g_object_ref (src->appearance.bg_stipple);
-
-  if (src->appearance.fg_stipple)
-    g_object_ref (src->appearance.fg_stipple);
-
   /* Remove refs */
 
-  if (dest->appearance.bg_stipple)
-    g_object_unref (dest->appearance.bg_stipple);
-
-  if (dest->appearance.fg_stipple)
-    g_object_unref (dest->appearance.fg_stipple);
-
   if (dest->font)
     pango_font_description_free (dest->font);
   
@@ -2104,12 +1981,6 @@ gtk_text_attributes_unref (GtkTextAttributes *values)
     {
       g_assert (!values->realized);
 
-      if (values->appearance.bg_stipple)
-        g_object_unref (values->appearance.bg_stipple);
-
-      if (values->appearance.fg_stipple)
-        g_object_unref (values->appearance.fg_stipple);
-
       if (values->tabs)
         pango_tab_array_free (values->tabs);
 
@@ -2213,24 +2084,6 @@ _gtk_text_attributes_fill_from_tags (GtkTextAttributes *dest,
           dest->pg_bg_color = gdk_color_copy (vals->pg_bg_color);
         }
 
-      if (tag->bg_stipple_set)
-        {
-          g_object_ref (vals->appearance.bg_stipple);
-          if (dest->appearance.bg_stipple)
-            g_object_unref (dest->appearance.bg_stipple);
-          dest->appearance.bg_stipple = vals->appearance.bg_stipple;
-
-          dest->appearance.draw_bg = TRUE;
-        }
-
-      if (tag->fg_stipple_set)
-        {
-          g_object_ref (vals->appearance.fg_stipple);
-          if (dest->appearance.fg_stipple)
-            g_object_unref (dest->appearance.fg_stipple);
-          dest->appearance.fg_stipple = vals->appearance.fg_stipple;
-        }
-
       if (vals->font)
 	{
 	  if (dest->font)
@@ -2344,9 +2197,7 @@ _gtk_text_tag_affects_nonsize_appearance (GtkTextTag *tag)
 
   return
     tag->bg_color_set ||
-    tag->bg_stipple_set ||
     tag->fg_color_set ||
-    tag->fg_stipple_set ||
     tag->strikethrough_set ||
     tag->bg_full_height_set ||
     tag->pg_bg_color_set;
diff --git a/gtk/gtktexttag.h b/gtk/gtktexttag.h
index 39c9f73d92..fd74270138 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktexttag.h
+++ b/gtk/gtktexttag.h
@@ -109,10 +109,8 @@ struct _GtkTextTag
    * this tag does not affect it.
    */
   guint GSEAL (bg_color_set) : 1;
-  guint GSEAL (bg_stipple_set) : 1;
   guint GSEAL (fg_color_set) : 1;
   guint GSEAL (scale_set) : 1;
-  guint GSEAL (fg_stipple_set) : 1;
   guint GSEAL (justification_set) : 1;
   guint GSEAL (left_margin_set) : 1;
   guint GSEAL (indent_set) : 1;
@@ -174,8 +172,6 @@ struct _GtkTextAppearance
   /*< public >*/
   GdkColor bg_color;
   GdkColor fg_color;
-  GdkBitmap *bg_stipple;
-  GdkBitmap *fg_stipple;
 
   /* super/subscript rise, can be negative */
   gint rise;
diff --git a/modules/other/gail/libgail-util/gailmisc.c b/modules/other/gail/libgail-util/gailmisc.c
index 349478ed28..57320d2c1b 100644
--- a/modules/other/gail/libgail-util/gailmisc.c
+++ b/modules/other/gail/libgail-util/gailmisc.c
@@ -640,12 +640,6 @@ gail_misc_add_to_attr_set (AtkAttributeSet   *attrib_set,
                                attrs->appearance.fg_color.green,
                                attrs->appearance.fg_color.blue);
       break;
-    case ATK_TEXT_ATTR_BG_STIPPLE:
-      value = g_strdup (atk_text_attribute_get_value (attr, attrs->appearance.bg_stipple ? 1 : 0));
-      break;
-    case ATK_TEXT_ATTR_FG_STIPPLE:
-      value = g_strdup (atk_text_attribute_get_value (attr, attrs->appearance.fg_stipple ? 1 : 0));
-      break;
     case ATK_TEXT_ATTR_WRAP_MODE:
       value = g_strdup (atk_text_attribute_get_value (attr, attrs->wrap_mode));
       break;
@@ -814,32 +808,6 @@ gail_misc_buffer_get_run_attributes (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
     }
   val_set = FALSE;
 
-  temp_tags = tags;
-  while (temp_tags && !val_set)
-    {
-      GtkTextTag *tag = GTK_TEXT_TAG (temp_tags->data);
-
-      val_set = tag->fg_stipple_set;
-      if (val_set)
-        attrib_set = gail_misc_add_to_attr_set (attrib_set, tag->values, 
-                                                ATK_TEXT_ATTR_FG_STIPPLE);
-      temp_tags = temp_tags->next;
-    }
-  val_set = FALSE;
-
-  temp_tags = tags;
-  while (temp_tags && !val_set)
-    {
-      GtkTextTag *tag = GTK_TEXT_TAG (temp_tags->data);
-
-      val_set = tag->bg_stipple_set;
-      if (val_set)
-        attrib_set = gail_misc_add_to_attr_set (attrib_set, tag->values, 
-                                                ATK_TEXT_ATTR_BG_STIPPLE);
-      temp_tags = temp_tags->next;
-    }
-  val_set = FALSE;
-
   temp_tags = tags;
   while (temp_tags && !val_set)
     {