diff --git a/core/java/android/app/WallpaperManager.java b/core/java/android/app/WallpaperManager.java
index ced72f80a0295..99eecb0fa9f26 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/WallpaperManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/WallpaperManager.java
@@ -221,24 +221,9 @@ public class WallpaperManager {
         
         private static final int MSG_CLEAR_WALLPAPER = 1;
         
-        private final Handler mHandler;
-        
         Globals(Looper looper) {
             IBinder b = ServiceManager.getService(Context.WALLPAPER_SERVICE);
             mService = IWallpaperManager.Stub.asInterface(b);
-            mHandler = new Handler(looper) {
-                @Override
-                public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
-                    switch (msg.what) {
-                        case MSG_CLEAR_WALLPAPER:
-                            synchronized (this) {
-                                mWallpaper = null;
-                                mDefaultWallpaper = null;
-                            }
-                            break;
-                    }
-                }
-            };
         }
         
         public void onWallpaperChanged() {
@@ -247,7 +232,10 @@ public class WallpaperManager {
              * to null so if the user requests the wallpaper again then we'll
              * fetch it.
              */
-            mHandler.sendEmptyMessage(MSG_CLEAR_WALLPAPER);
+            synchronized (this) {
+                mWallpaper = null;
+                mDefaultWallpaper = null;
+            }
         }
 
         public Bitmap peekWallpaperBitmap(Context context, boolean returnDefault) {
@@ -280,7 +268,6 @@ public class WallpaperManager {
             synchronized (this) {
                 mWallpaper = null;
                 mDefaultWallpaper = null;
-                mHandler.removeMessages(MSG_CLEAR_WALLPAPER);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/ImageWallpaper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/ImageWallpaper.java
index 4b0c2cb31ee86..c7f4828e85c41 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/ImageWallpaper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/ImageWallpaper.java
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ public class ImageWallpaper extends WallpaperService {
 
             checkGlError();
 
-            if (w < 0 || h < 0) {
+            if (w > 0 || h > 0) {
                 glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
                 glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
             }