diff --git a/include/mapnik/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.hpp b/include/mapnik/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.hpp
index f4bf5ec04..05aa60325 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.hpp
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ private:
     void update_box() const;
 };
 
-geometry_type *origin_point(proj_transform const& prj_trans,
-                            renderer_common const& common);
-
 template <typename F>
 void render_offset_placements(placements_list const& placements,
                               pixel_position const& offset,
@@ -339,9 +336,15 @@ void render_group_symbolizer(group_symbolizer const& sym,
         }
 
         // add a single point geometry at pixel origin
-        // FIXME
-//sub_feature->add_geometry(origin_point(prj_trans, common));
-
+        double x = common.width_ / 2.0, y = common.height_ / 2.0, z = 0.0;
+        common.t_.backward(&x, &y);
+        prj_trans.forward(x, y, z);
+        // note that we choose a point in the middle of the screen to
+        // try to ensure that we don't get edge artefacts due to any
+        // symbolizers with avoid-edges set: only the avoid-edges of
+        // the group symbolizer itself should matter.
+        new_geometry::point origin_pt(x,y);
+        sub_feature->set_geometry(origin_pt);
         // get the layout for this set of properties
         for (auto const& rule : props->get_rules())
         {
diff --git a/src/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.cpp b/src/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
index 3725220fb..617e800e3 100644
--- a/src/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer_common/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -208,19 +208,4 @@ void render_thunk_extractor::update_box() const
     detector.clear();
 }
 
-geometry_type *origin_point(proj_transform const& prj_trans,
-                            renderer_common const& common)
-{
-    // note that we choose a point in the middle of the screen to
-    // try to ensure that we don't get edge artefacts due to any
-    // symbolizers with avoid-edges set: only the avoid-edges of
-    // the group symbolizer itself should matter.
-    double x = common.width_ / 2.0, y = common.height_ / 2.0, z = 0.0;
-    common.t_.backward(&x, &y);
-    prj_trans.forward(x, y, z);
-    geometry_type *geom = new geometry_type(geometry_type::Point);
-    geom->move_to(x, y);
-    return geom;
-}
-
 } // namespace mapnik