diff --git a/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp b/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
index 40719e866..7309622fc 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <mapnik/symbolizer_enumerations.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/renderer_common.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/image_data.hpp>
-
+#include <mapnik/renderer_common/clipping_extent.hpp>
 // stl
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -146,22 +146,6 @@ public:
     {
         return common_.vars_;
     }
-
-    inline box2d<double> clipping_extent() const
-    {
-        if (common_.t_.offset() > 0)
-        {
-            box2d<double> box = common_.query_extent_;
-            double scale = static_cast<double>(common_.query_extent_.width())/static_cast<double>(common_.width_);
-            // 3 is used here because at least 3 was needed for the 'style-level-compositing-tiled-0,1' visual test to pass
-            // TODO - add more tests to hone in on a more robust #
-            scale *= common_.t_.offset()*3;
-            box.pad(scale);
-            return box;
-        }
-        return common_.query_extent_;
-    }
-
 protected:
     template <typename R>
     void debug_draw_box(R& buf, box2d<double> const& extent,
@@ -182,8 +166,6 @@ private:
     void setup(Map const& m);
 };
 
-std::shared_ptr<image_data_32> render_pattern(rasterizer & ras, marker const& marker, agg::trans_affine const& tr);
-
 } // namespace mapnik
 
 #endif // MAPNIK_AGG_RENDERER_HPP
diff --git a/include/mapnik/renderer_common/clipping_extent.hpp b/include/mapnik/renderer_common/clipping_extent.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8dd70bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mapnik/renderer_common/clipping_extent.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Artem Pavlenko
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef MAPNIK_CLIPPING_EXTENT_HPP
+#define MAPNIK_CLIPPING_EXTENT_HPP
+
+
+#include <mapnik/box2d.hpp>
+
+namespace mapnik {
+
+template <typename T>
+box2d<double> clipping_extent(T const& common)
+{
+    if (common.t_.offset() > 0)
+    {
+        box2d<double> box = common.query_extent_;
+        double scale = static_cast<double>(common.query_extent_.width())/static_cast<double>(common.width_);
+        // 3 is used here because at least 3 was needed for the 'style-level-compositing-tiled-0,1' visual test to pass
+        // TODO - add more tests to hone in on a more robust #
+        scale *= common.t_.offset() * 3;
+        box.pad(scale);
+        return box;
+    }
+    return common.query_extent_;
+}
+
+} // namespace mapnik
+
+#endif // MAPNIK_CLIPPING_EXTENT_HPP
diff --git a/src/agg/agg_renderer.cpp b/src/agg/agg_renderer.cpp
index 92caa3964..21d31a7fe 100644
--- a/src/agg/agg_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/agg_renderer.cpp
@@ -502,39 +502,6 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::draw_geo_extent(box2d<double> const& extent, mapnik::c
     }
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<image_data_32> render_pattern(rasterizer & ras, marker const& marker, agg::trans_affine const& tr)
-{
-    using pixfmt = agg::pixfmt_rgba32_pre;
-    using renderer_base = agg::renderer_base<pixfmt>;
-    using renderer_solid = agg::renderer_scanline_aa_solid<renderer_base>;
-    agg::scanline_u8 sl;
-
-    //double width = marker.width();
-    //double height = marker.height();
-
-    mapnik::box2d<double> const& bbox = (*marker.get_vector_data())->bounding_box() * tr;
-    mapnik::coord<double,2> c = bbox.center();
-    agg::trans_affine mtx = agg::trans_affine_translation(-c.x,-c.y);
-    mtx.translate(0.5 * bbox.width(), 0.5 * bbox.height());
-    mtx = tr * mtx;
-
-    std::shared_ptr<mapnik::image_data_32> image = std::make_shared<mapnik::image_data_32>(bbox.width(), bbox.height());
-    agg::rendering_buffer buf(image->getBytes(), image->width(), image->height(), image->width() * 4);
-    pixfmt pixf(buf);
-    renderer_base renb(pixf);
-
-    mapnik::svg::vertex_stl_adapter<mapnik::svg::svg_path_storage> stl_storage((*marker.get_vector_data())->source());
-    mapnik::svg::svg_path_adapter svg_path(stl_storage);
-    mapnik::svg::svg_renderer_agg<mapnik::svg::svg_path_adapter,
-                                  agg::pod_bvector<mapnik::svg::path_attributes>,
-                                  renderer_solid,
-                                  agg::pixfmt_rgba32_pre > svg_renderer(svg_path,
-                                                                        (*marker.get_vector_data())->attributes());
-
-    svg_renderer.render(ras, sl, renb, mtx, 1.0, bbox);
-    return image;
-}
-
 template class agg_renderer<image_32>;
 template void agg_renderer<image_32>::debug_draw_box<agg::rendering_buffer>(
                 agg::rendering_buffer& buf,
diff --git a/src/agg/process_group_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
index 64b48bb7d..dc8d5e031 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_group_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(group_symbolizer const& sym,
                                   proj_transform const& prj_trans)
 {
     render_group_symbolizer(
-        sym, feature, common_.vars_, prj_trans, clipping_extent(), common_,
+        sym, feature, common_.vars_, prj_trans, clipping_extent(common_), common_,
         [&](render_thunk_list const& thunks, pixel_position const& render_offset)
         {
             thunk_renderer ren(*this, current_buffer_, common_, render_offset);
diff --git a/src/agg/process_line_pattern_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_line_pattern_symbolizer.cpp
index f0609fd97..31f97a7f2 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_line_pattern_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_line_pattern_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void  agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(line_pattern_symbolizer const& sym,
     auto transform = get_optional<transform_type>(sym, keys::geometry_transform);
     if (transform) evaluate_transform(tr, feature, common_.vars_, *transform, common_.scale_factor_);
 
-    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent();
+    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent(common_);
     if (clip)
     {
         double padding = (double)(common_.query_extent_.width()/pixmap_.width());
diff --git a/src/agg/process_line_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_line_symbolizer.cpp
index 581b12196..afc8daf72 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_line_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_line_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(line_symbolizer const& sym,
     auto transform = get_optional<transform_type>(sym, keys::geometry_transform);
     if (transform) evaluate_transform(tr, feature, common_.vars_, *transform, common_.scale_factor_);
 
-    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent();
+    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent(common_);
 
     bool clip = get<value_bool>(sym, keys::clip, feature, common_.vars_, false);
     double width = get<value_double>(sym, keys::stroke_width, feature, common_.vars_, 1.0);
diff --git a/src/agg/process_markers_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_markers_symbolizer.cpp
index 1298e997d..6e21200d1 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_markers_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_markers_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(markers_symbolizer const& sym,
     }
 
     buf_type render_buffer(current_buffer_->raw_data(), current_buffer_->width(), current_buffer_->height(), current_buffer_->width() * 4);
-    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent();
+    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent(common_);
 
     auto renderer_context = std::tie(render_buffer,*ras_ptr,pixmap_);
     using context_type = decltype(renderer_context);
diff --git a/src/agg/process_polygon_pattern_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_polygon_pattern_symbolizer.cpp
index bc0ceb89c..ed27a4f86 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_polygon_pattern_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_polygon_pattern_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(polygon_pattern_symbolizer const& sym,
     double simplify_tolerance = get<value_double>(sym, keys::simplify_tolerance, feature, common_.vars_, 0.0);
     double smooth = get<value_double>(sym, keys::smooth, feature, common_.vars_, false);
 
-    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent();
+    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent(common_);
 
     using color = agg::rgba8;
     using order = agg::order_rgba;
diff --git a/src/agg/process_polygon_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_polygon_symbolizer.cpp
index 532596520..b02a269aa 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_polygon_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_polygon_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(polygon_symbolizer const& sym,
         gamma_ = gamma;
     }
 
-    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent();
+    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent(common_);
     agg::rendering_buffer buf(current_buffer_->raw_data(),current_buffer_->width(),current_buffer_->height(), current_buffer_->width() * 4);
 
     render_polygon_symbolizer<vertex_converter_type>(
diff --git a/src/agg/process_shield_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_shield_symbolizer.cpp
index 4d5f038e1..6e2680a94 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_shield_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_shield_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void  agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(shield_symbolizer const& sym,
                                mapnik::feature_impl & feature,
                                proj_transform const& prj_trans)
 {
-    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent();
+    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent(common_);
     text_symbolizer_helper helper(
             sym, feature, common_.vars_, prj_trans,
             common_.width_, common_.height_,
diff --git a/src/agg/process_text_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_text_symbolizer.cpp
index 0994e9708..a808b9943 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_text_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_text_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(text_symbolizer const& sym,
                               proj_transform const& prj_trans)
 {
 
-    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent();
+    box2d<double> clip_box = clipping_extent(common_);
     text_symbolizer_helper helper(
             sym, feature, common_.vars_, prj_trans,
             common_.width_, common_.height_,
diff --git a/src/cairo/cairo_renderer.cpp b/src/cairo/cairo_renderer.cpp
index a8f7d2439..c6003ed21 100644
--- a/src/cairo/cairo_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/cairo/cairo_renderer.cpp
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ void cairo_renderer_base::process(polygon_pattern_symbolizer const& sym,
 
     unsigned offset_x=0;
     unsigned offset_y=0;
-    box2d<double> const& clip_box = common_.query_extent_;//clipping_extent();
+    box2d<double> const& clip_box = clipping_extent(common_);
     pattern_alignment_enum alignment = get<pattern_alignment_enum>(sym, keys::alignment, feature, common_.vars_, GLOBAL_ALIGNMENT);
     if (alignment == LOCAL_ALIGNMENT)
     {