diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/bitmap.c b/dlls/gdi32/bitmap.c
index 9042b88e337..282e22b4a4b 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/bitmap.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/bitmap.c
@@ -510,59 +510,6 @@ LONG WINAPI SetBitmapBits(
     return count;
 }
 
-/**********************************************************************
- *		BITMAP_CopyBitmap
- *
- */
-HBITMAP BITMAP_CopyBitmap(HBITMAP hbitmap)
-{
-    HBITMAP res;
-    DIBSECTION dib;
-    BITMAPOBJ *bmp = GDI_GetObjPtr( hbitmap, OBJ_BITMAP );
-
-    if (!bmp) return 0;
-    if (bmp->dib)
-    {
-        void *bits;
-        BITMAPINFO *bi;
-        HDC dc;
-
-        dib = *bmp->dib;
-        GDI_ReleaseObj( hbitmap );
-        dc = CreateCompatibleDC( NULL );
-
-        if (!dc) return 0;
-        if (!(bi = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, FIELD_OFFSET( BITMAPINFO, bmiColors[256] ))))
-        {
-            DeleteDC( dc );
-            return 0;
-        }
-        bi->bmiHeader = dib.dsBmih;
-
-        /* Get the color table or the color masks */
-        GetDIBits( dc, hbitmap, 0, 0, NULL, bi, DIB_RGB_COLORS );
-        bi->bmiHeader.biHeight = dib.dsBmih.biHeight;
-
-        res = CreateDIBSection( dc, bi, DIB_RGB_COLORS, &bits, NULL, 0 );
-        if (res) SetDIBits( dc, res, 0, dib.dsBm.bmHeight, dib.dsBm.bmBits, bi, DIB_RGB_COLORS );
-        HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, bi );
-        DeleteDC( dc );
-        return res;
-    }
-    dib.dsBm = bmp->bitmap;
-    dib.dsBm.bmBits = NULL;
-    GDI_ReleaseObj( hbitmap );
-
-    res = CreateBitmapIndirect( &dib.dsBm );
-    if(res) {
-        char *buf = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, dib.dsBm.bmWidthBytes * dib.dsBm.bmHeight );
-        GetBitmapBits (hbitmap, dib.dsBm.bmWidthBytes * dib.dsBm.bmHeight, buf);
-        SetBitmapBits (res, dib.dsBm.bmWidthBytes * dib.dsBm.bmHeight, buf);
-        HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, buf );
-    }
-    return res;
-}
-
 
 static void set_initial_bitmap_bits( HBITMAP hbitmap, BITMAPOBJ *bmp )
 {
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/brush.c b/dlls/gdi32/brush.c
index ccd13698248..579e9fd2096 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/brush.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/brush.c
@@ -99,8 +99,22 @@ static BOOL copy_bitmap( BRUSHOBJ *brush, HBITMAP bitmap )
 
     if (!bmp->dib)
     {
+        if ((brush->bitmap = CreateBitmap( bmp->bitmap.bmWidth, bmp->bitmap.bmHeight,
+                                           bmp->bitmap.bmPlanes, bmp->bitmap.bmBitsPixel, NULL )))
+        {
+            if (bmp->funcs->pCopyBitmap( bitmap, brush->bitmap ))
+            {
+                BITMAPOBJ *copy = GDI_GetObjPtr( brush->bitmap, OBJ_BITMAP );
+                copy->funcs = bmp->funcs;
+                GDI_ReleaseObj( copy );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DeleteObject( brush->bitmap );
+                brush->bitmap = 0;
+            }
+        }
         GDI_ReleaseObj( bitmap );
-        brush->bitmap = BITMAP_CopyBitmap( bitmap );
         return brush->bitmap != 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h b/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
index ab5cf251d7c..3b3022ac1ea 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ extern DWORD stretch_bits( const BITMAPINFO *src_info, struct bitblt_coords *src
                            struct gdi_image_bits *bits, int mode ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 /* bitmap.c */
-extern HBITMAP BITMAP_CopyBitmap( HBITMAP hbitmap ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL BITMAP_SetOwnerDC( HBITMAP hbitmap, PHYSDEV physdev ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 extern BOOL get_brush_bitmap_info( HBRUSH handle, BITMAPINFO *info, void **bits, UINT *usage ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;