diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.h b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.h
index 73c5c51221..07ee759aca 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ private:
 
     void setContextClipToPath (const Path&, const AffineTransform&);
     void drawGradient();
-    void createPath (const Path&) const;
     void createPath (const Path&, const AffineTransform&) const;
     void flip() const;
     void applyTransform (const AffineTransform&) const;
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.mm b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.mm
index e74f35fa52..fb67176cf2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.mm
@@ -497,26 +497,14 @@ void CoreGraphicsContext::fillPath (const Path& path, const AffineTransform& tra
 {
     ScopedCGContextState scopedState (context.get());
 
+    setContextClipToPath (path, transform);
+
     if (state->fillType.isColour())
-    {
-        flip();
-        applyTransform (transform);
-        createPath (path);
-
-        if (path.isUsingNonZeroWinding())
-            CGContextFillPath (context.get());
-        else
-            CGContextEOFillPath (context.get());
-    }
+        CGContextFillRect (context.get(), CGContextGetClipBoundingBox (context.get()));
+    else if (state->fillType.isGradient())
+        drawGradient();
     else
-    {
-        setContextClipToPath (path, transform);
-
-        if (state->fillType.isGradient())
-            drawGradient();
-        else
-            drawImage (state->fillType.image, state->fillType.transform, true);
-    }
+        drawImage (state->fillType.image, state->fillType.transform, true);
 }
 
 void CoreGraphicsContext::drawImage (const Image& sourceImage, const AffineTransform& transform)
@@ -770,24 +758,6 @@ void CoreGraphicsContext::drawGradient()
                                      kCGGradientDrawsBeforeStartLocation | kCGGradientDrawsAfterEndLocation);
 }
 
-void CoreGraphicsContext::createPath (const Path& path) const
-{
-    CGContextBeginPath (context.get());
-
-    for (Path::Iterator i (path); i.next();)
-    {
-        switch (i.elementType)
-        {
-            case Path::Iterator::startNewSubPath:  CGContextMoveToPoint (context.get(), i.x1, i.y1); break;
-            case Path::Iterator::lineTo:           CGContextAddLineToPoint (context.get(), i.x1, i.y1); break;
-            case Path::Iterator::quadraticTo:      CGContextAddQuadCurveToPoint (context.get(), i.x1, i.y1, i.x2, i.y2); break;
-            case Path::Iterator::cubicTo:          CGContextAddCurveToPoint (context.get(), i.x1, i.y1, i.x2, i.y2, i.x3, i.y3); break;
-            case Path::Iterator::closePath:        CGContextClosePath (context.get()); break;
-            default:                               jassertfalse; break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void CoreGraphicsContext::createPath (const Path& path, const AffineTransform& transform) const
 {
     CGContextBeginPath (context.get());