diff --git a/kwin/paintredirector.h b/kwin/paintredirector.h
index 8ebb755d..3c0763de 100644
--- a/kwin/paintredirector.h
+++ b/kwin/paintredirector.h
@@ -68,14 +68,22 @@ public:
     }
     void resizePixmaps();
 
-    template <typename T>
-    T topDecoPixmap() const;
-    template <typename T>
-    T leftDecoPixmap() const;
-    template <typename T>
-    T bottomDecoPixmap() const;
-    template <typename T>
-    T rightDecoPixmap() const;
+    inline xcb_render_picture_t topDecoPixmap() const
+    {
+        return picture(TopPixmap);
+    }
+    inline xcb_render_picture_t leftDecoPixmap() const
+    {
+        return picture(LeftPixmap);
+    }
+    inline xcb_render_picture_t bottomDecoPixmap() const
+    {
+        return picture(BottomPixmap);
+    }
+    inline xcb_render_picture_t rightDecoPixmap() const
+    {
+        return picture(RightPixmap);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Used by Deleted::copyToDeleted() to move the PaintRedirector to the Deleted.
@@ -141,34 +149,6 @@ private:
     QImage m_scratchImage;
 };
 
-template <>
-inline
-xcb_render_picture_t PaintRedirector::bottomDecoPixmap() const
-{
-    return picture(BottomPixmap);
-}
-
-template <>
-inline
-xcb_render_picture_t PaintRedirector::leftDecoPixmap() const
-{
-    return picture(LeftPixmap);
-}
-
-template <>
-inline
-xcb_render_picture_t PaintRedirector::rightDecoPixmap() const
-{
-    return picture(RightPixmap);
-}
-
-template <>
-inline
-xcb_render_picture_t PaintRedirector::topDecoPixmap() const
-{
-    return picture(TopPixmap);
-}
-
 } // namespace
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kwin/scene_xrender.cpp b/kwin/scene_xrender.cpp
index 4eb88bc8..e84ed9ae 100644
--- a/kwin/scene_xrender.cpp
+++ b/kwin/scene_xrender.cpp
@@ -555,10 +555,10 @@ void SceneXrender::Window::performPaint(int mask, QRegion region, WindowPaintDat
         }
         if (redirector) {
             redirector->ensurePixmapsPainted();
-            left   = redirector->leftDecoPixmap<xcb_render_picture_t>();
-            top    = redirector->topDecoPixmap<xcb_render_picture_t>();
-            right  = redirector->rightDecoPixmap<xcb_render_picture_t>();
-            bottom = redirector->bottomDecoPixmap<xcb_render_picture_t>();
+            left   = redirector->leftDecoPixmap();
+            top    = redirector->topDecoPixmap();
+            right  = redirector->rightDecoPixmap();
+            bottom = redirector->bottomDecoPixmap();
         }
         if (!noBorder) {
             MAP_RECT_TO_TARGET(dtr);