diff --git a/image/VectorImage.cpp b/image/VectorImage.cpp
index 4ce9adde254d..042237243f30 100644
--- a/image/VectorImage.cpp
+++ b/image/VectorImage.cpp
@@ -264,9 +264,7 @@ bool SVGDrawingCallback::operator()(gfxContext* aContext,
   gfxContextAutoSaveRestore contextRestorer(aContext);
 
   // Clip to aFillRect so that we don't paint outside.
-  aContext->NewPath();
-  aContext->Rectangle(aFillRect);
-  aContext->Clip();
+  aContext->Clip(aFillRect);
 
   gfxMatrix matrix = aTransform;
   if (!matrix.Invert()) {
diff --git a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
index 88c2bd26bd4d..3f568a2024b8 100644
--- a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -7575,9 +7575,7 @@ void nsDisplayText::RenderToContext(gfxContext* aCtx,
 
   bool willClip = !aBuilder->IsForGenerateGlyphMask() && !aIsRecording;
   if (willClip) {
-    aCtx->NewPath();
-    aCtx->Rectangle(pixelVisible);
-    aCtx->Clip();
+    aCtx->Clip(pixelVisible);
   }
 
   NS_ASSERTION(mVisIStartEdge >= 0, "illegal start edge");
diff --git a/layout/svg/CSSClipPathInstance.cpp b/layout/svg/CSSClipPathInstance.cpp
index a7039af22f8d..1a1b799312b9 100644
--- a/layout/svg/CSSClipPathInstance.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/CSSClipPathInstance.cpp
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@ namespace mozilla {
 /* static*/
 void CSSClipPathInstance::ApplyBasicShapeOrPathClip(
     gfxContext& aContext, nsIFrame* aFrame, const gfxMatrix& aTransform) {
-  aContext.NewPath();
   RefPtr<Path> path =
       CreateClipPathForFrame(aContext.GetDrawTarget(), aFrame, aTransform);
   if (!path) {
     return;
   }
-  aContext.SetPath(path);
-  aContext.Clip();
+  aContext.Clip(path);
 }
 
 /* static*/
diff --git a/layout/svg/SVGIntegrationUtils.cpp b/layout/svg/SVGIntegrationUtils.cpp
index bd93988c4460..fad8a0ac1f82 100644
--- a/layout/svg/SVGIntegrationUtils.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/SVGIntegrationUtils.cpp
@@ -1180,9 +1180,7 @@ bool PaintFrameCallback::operator()(gfxContext* aContext,
   aContext->Save();
 
   // Clip to aFillRect so that we don't paint outside.
-  aContext->NewPath();
-  aContext->Rectangle(aFillRect);
-  aContext->Clip();
+  aContext->Clip(aFillRect);
 
   gfxMatrix invmatrix = aTransform;
   if (!invmatrix.Invert()) {