diff --git a/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp b/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
index e7b07b14f..4522e3aeb 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
                  mapnik::feature_ptr const& feature,
                  proj_transform const& prj_trans);
     inline bool process(rule::symbolizers const& /*syms*/,
-                        Feature const& /*feature*/,
+                        mapnik::feature_ptr const& /*feature*/,
                         proj_transform const& /*prj_trans*/)
     {
         // agg renderer doesn't support processing of multiple symbolizers.
diff --git a/include/mapnik/cairo_renderer.hpp b/include/mapnik/cairo_renderer.hpp
index 1db8263cd..1c11e605c 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/cairo_renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/cairo_renderer.hpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
                  mapnik::feature_ptr const& feature,
                  proj_transform const& prj_trans);
     inline bool process(rule::symbolizers const& /*syms*/,
-                        Feature const& /*feature*/,
+                        mapnik::feature_ptr const& /*feature*/,
                         proj_transform const& /*prj_trans*/)
     {
         // cairo renderer doesn't support processing of multiple symbolizers.
diff --git a/include/mapnik/grid/grid_renderer.hpp b/include/mapnik/grid/grid_renderer.hpp
index 7fc51e8fe..73cd9a27a 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/grid/grid_renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/grid/grid_renderer.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
                  mapnik::feature_ptr const& feature,
                  proj_transform const& prj_trans);
     inline bool process(rule::symbolizers const& /*syms*/,
-                        Feature const& /*feature*/,
+                        mapnik::feature_ptr const& /*feature*/,
                         proj_transform const& /*prj_trans*/)
     {
         // grid renderer doesn't support processing of multiple symbolizers.
diff --git a/src/feature_style_processor.cpp b/src/feature_style_processor.cpp
index 9d8e81a20..18e05cd9e 100644
--- a/src/feature_style_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/feature_style_processor.cpp
@@ -475,9 +475,7 @@ void feature_style_processor<Processor>::render_style(
 
                 // if the underlying renderer is not able to process the complete set of symbolizers,
                 // process one by one.
-#if defined(SVG_RENDERER)
                 if(!p.process(symbols,feature,prj_trans))
-#endif
                 {
 
                     BOOST_FOREACH (symbolizer const& sym, symbols)
@@ -505,9 +503,7 @@ void feature_style_processor<Processor>::render_style(
                 rule::symbolizers const& symbols = r->get_symbolizers();
                 // if the underlying renderer is not able to process the complete set of symbolizers,
                 // process one by one.
-#if defined(SVG_RENDERER)
                 if(!p.process(symbols,feature,prj_trans))
-#endif
                 {
                     BOOST_FOREACH (symbolizer const& sym, symbols)
                     {
@@ -529,9 +525,7 @@ void feature_style_processor<Processor>::render_style(
                 rule::symbolizers const& symbols = r->get_symbolizers();
                 // if the underlying renderer is not able to process the complete set of symbolizers,
                 // process one by one.
-#if defined(SVG_RENDERER)
                 if(!p.process(symbols,feature,prj_trans))
-#endif
                 {
                     BOOST_FOREACH (symbolizer const& sym, symbols)
                     {