diff --git a/bar/bar.c b/bar/bar.c
index 33a76a9..df74d7d 100644
--- a/bar/bar.c
+++ b/bar/bar.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
         if (e != NULL)
             e->destroy(e);
 
-        bar->left.exps[i] = module_begin_expose(m, bar->cairo);
+        bar->left.exps[i] = module_begin_expose(m);
     }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bar->center.count; i++) {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
         if (e != NULL)
             e->destroy(e);
 
-        bar->center.exps[i] = module_begin_expose(m, bar->cairo);
+        bar->center.exps[i] = module_begin_expose(m);
     }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bar->right.count; i++) {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
         if (e != NULL)
             e->destroy(e);
 
-        bar->right.exps[i] = module_begin_expose(m, bar->cairo);
+        bar->right.exps[i] = module_begin_expose(m);
     }
 
     int left_width, center_width, right_width;
diff --git a/module.c b/module.c
index da27f65..1e80c32 100644
--- a/module.c
+++ b/module.c
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ module_default_destroy(struct module *mod)
 }
 
 struct exposable *
-module_begin_expose(struct module *mod, cairo_t *cr)
+module_begin_expose(struct module *mod)
 {
     struct exposable *e = mod->content(mod);
-    e->begin_expose(e, cr);
+    e->begin_expose(e);
     return e;
 }
diff --git a/module.h b/module.h
index d75dbf4..ee2b114 100644
--- a/module.h
+++ b/module.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct module {
 
 struct module *module_common_new(void);
 void module_default_destroy(struct module *mod);
-struct exposable *module_begin_expose(struct module *mod, cairo_t *cr);
+struct exposable *module_begin_expose(struct module *mod);
 
 /* List of attributes *all* modules implement */
 #define MODULE_COMMON_ATTRS                        \
diff --git a/particle.h b/particle.h
index 7fbb1f9..210530f 100644
--- a/particle.h
+++ b/particle.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct exposable {
     char *on_click;
 
     void (*destroy)(struct exposable *exposable);
-    int (*begin_expose)(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr);
+    int (*begin_expose)(struct exposable *exposable);
     void (*expose)(const struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr,
                    int x, int y, int height);
 
diff --git a/particles/dynlist.c b/particles/dynlist.c
index 289dece..e6a3636 100644
--- a/particles/dynlist.c
+++ b/particles/dynlist.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dynlist_destroy(struct exposable *exposable)
 }
 
 static int
-dynlist_begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
+dynlist_begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable)
 {
     const struct private *e = exposable->private;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dynlist_begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < e->count; i++) {
         struct exposable *ee = e->exposables[i];
-        e->widths[i] = ee->begin_expose(ee, cr);
+        e->widths[i] = ee->begin_expose(ee);
 
         exposable->width += e->left_spacing + e->widths[i] + e->right_spacing;
     }
diff --git a/particles/empty.c b/particles/empty.c
index c040814..8b0cb39 100644
--- a/particles/empty.c
+++ b/particles/empty.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "../plugin.h"
 
 static int
-begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
+begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable)
 {
     exposable->width = exposable->particle->left_margin +
         exposable->particle->right_margin;
diff --git a/particles/list.c b/particles/list.c
index 420cebd..a47c468 100644
--- a/particles/list.c
+++ b/particles/list.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ exposable_destroy(struct exposable *exposable)
 }
 
 static int
-begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
+begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable)
 {
     const struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < e->count; i++) {
         struct exposable *ee = e->exposables[i];
-        e->widths[i] = ee->begin_expose(ee, cr);
+        e->widths[i] = ee->begin_expose(ee);
 
         exposable->width += e->left_spacing + e->widths[i] + e->right_spacing;
     }
diff --git a/particles/map.c b/particles/map.c
index c40632f..a8895cb 100644
--- a/particles/map.c
+++ b/particles/map.c
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ exposable_destroy(struct exposable *exposable)
 }
 
 static int
-begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
+begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable)
 {
     struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;
 
     exposable->width = (
         exposable->particle->left_margin +
-        e->exposable->begin_expose(e->exposable, cr) +
+        e->exposable->begin_expose(e->exposable) +
         exposable->particle->right_margin);
 
     return exposable->width;
diff --git a/particles/progress-bar.c b/particles/progress-bar.c
index 9c1eb6c..762178e 100644
--- a/particles/progress-bar.c
+++ b/particles/progress-bar.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ exposable_destroy(struct exposable *exposable)
 }
 
 static int
-begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
+begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable)
 {
     struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
 
     /* Sub-exposables */
     for (size_t i = 0; i < e->count; i++)
-        exposable->width += e->exposables[i]->begin_expose(e->exposables[i], cr);
+        exposable->width += e->exposables[i]->begin_expose(e->exposables[i]);
 
     return exposable->width;
 }
diff --git a/particles/ramp.c b/particles/ramp.c
index 2e0aebe..1f8ef11 100644
--- a/particles/ramp.c
+++ b/particles/ramp.c
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ exposable_destroy(struct exposable *exposable)
 }
 
 static int
-begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
+begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable)
 {
     struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;
 
     exposable->width = (
         exposable->particle->left_margin +
-        e->exposable->begin_expose(e->exposable, cr) +
+        e->exposable->begin_expose(e->exposable) +
         exposable->particle->right_margin);
 
     return exposable->width;
diff --git a/particles/string.c b/particles/string.c
index e4818dc..3ff0aa7 100644
--- a/particles/string.c
+++ b/particles/string.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ exposable_destroy(struct exposable *exposable)
 }
 
 static int
-begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
+begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable)
 {
     struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;