diff --git a/examples/layers/raw/canvas.dart b/examples/layers/raw/canvas.dart
index 7108aaa6ee..bbf861c039 100644
--- a/examples/layers/raw/canvas.dart
+++ b/examples/layers/raw/canvas.dart
@@ -69,18 +69,12 @@ ui.Picture paint(ui.Rect paintBounds) {
 
 ui.Scene composite(ui.Picture picture, ui.Rect paintBounds) {
   final double devicePixelRatio = ui.window.devicePixelRatio;
-  ui.Rect sceneBounds = new ui.Rect.fromLTWH(
-    0.0,
-    0.0,
-    ui.window.size.width * devicePixelRatio,
-    ui.window.size.height * devicePixelRatio
-  );
   Float64List deviceTransform = new Float64List(16)
     ..[0] = devicePixelRatio
     ..[5] = devicePixelRatio
     ..[10] = 1.0
     ..[15] = 1.0;
-  ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder(sceneBounds)
+  ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder()
     ..pushTransform(deviceTransform)
     ..addPicture(ui.Offset.zero, picture)
     ..pop();
diff --git a/examples/layers/raw/hello_world.dart b/examples/layers/raw/hello_world.dart
index a9f1f3e2d5..d624c2823b 100644
--- a/examples/layers/raw/hello_world.dart
+++ b/examples/layers/raw/hello_world.dart
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void beginFrame(Duration timeStamp) {
   ));
   final ui.Picture picture = recorder.endRecording();
 
-  final ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder(physicalBounds)
+  final ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder()
     // TODO(abarth): We should be able to add a picture without pushing a
     // container layer first.
     ..pushClipRect(physicalBounds)
diff --git a/examples/layers/raw/spinning_square.dart b/examples/layers/raw/spinning_square.dart
index c4f464a880..24b3e73717 100644
--- a/examples/layers/raw/spinning_square.dart
+++ b/examples/layers/raw/spinning_square.dart
@@ -36,18 +36,12 @@ void beginFrame(Duration timeStamp) {
   // COMPOSITE
 
   final double devicePixelRatio = ui.window.devicePixelRatio;
-  ui.Rect sceneBounds = new ui.Rect.fromLTWH(
-    0.0,
-    0.0,
-    ui.window.size.width * devicePixelRatio,
-    ui.window.size.height * devicePixelRatio
-  );
   Float64List deviceTransform = new Float64List(16)
     ..[0] = devicePixelRatio
     ..[5] = devicePixelRatio
     ..[10] = 1.0
     ..[15] = 1.0;
-  ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder(sceneBounds)
+  ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder()
     ..pushTransform(deviceTransform)
     ..addPicture(ui.Offset.zero, picture)
     ..pop();
diff --git a/examples/layers/raw/text.dart b/examples/layers/raw/text.dart
index 24e90fbc9d..d8e431f864 100644
--- a/examples/layers/raw/text.dart
+++ b/examples/layers/raw/text.dart
@@ -28,18 +28,12 @@ ui.Picture paint(ui.Rect paintBounds) {
 
 ui.Scene composite(ui.Picture picture, ui.Rect paintBounds) {
   final double devicePixelRatio = ui.window.devicePixelRatio;
-  ui.Rect sceneBounds = new ui.Rect.fromLTWH(
-    0.0,
-    0.0,
-    ui.window.size.width * devicePixelRatio,
-    ui.window.size.height * devicePixelRatio
-  );
   Float64List deviceTransform = new Float64List(16)
     ..[0] = devicePixelRatio
     ..[5] = devicePixelRatio
     ..[10] = 1.0
     ..[15] = 1.0;
-  ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder(sceneBounds)
+  ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder()
     ..pushTransform(deviceTransform)
     ..addPicture(ui.Offset.zero, picture)
     ..pop();
diff --git a/examples/layers/raw/touch_input.dart b/examples/layers/raw/touch_input.dart
index aca8938eba..b8569bf918 100644
--- a/examples/layers/raw/touch_input.dart
+++ b/examples/layers/raw/touch_input.dart
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ ui.Scene composite(ui.Picture picture, ui.Rect paintBounds) {
   // pixels, which are then scalled by the device pixel ratio before being drawn
   // on the screen.
   final double devicePixelRatio = ui.window.devicePixelRatio;
-  ui.Rect sceneBounds = new ui.Rect.fromLTWH(
-      0.0,
-      0.0,
-      ui.window.size.width * devicePixelRatio,
-      ui.window.size.height * devicePixelRatio
-  );
 
   // This transform scales the x and y coordinates by the devicePixelRatio.
   Float64List deviceTransform = new Float64List(16)
@@ -66,7 +60,7 @@ ui.Scene composite(ui.Picture picture, ui.Rect paintBounds) {
   // transform that scale its children by the device pixel ratio. This transform
   // lets us paint in "logical" pixels which are converted to device pixels by
   // this scaling operation.
-  ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder(sceneBounds)
+  ui.SceneBuilder sceneBuilder = new ui.SceneBuilder()
     ..pushTransform(deviceTransform)
     ..addPicture(ui.Offset.zero, picture)
     ..pop();
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/view.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/view.dart
index 826caedbbb..9a982ad26a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/view.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/view.dart
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ class RenderView extends RenderObject with RenderObjectWithChildMixin<RenderBox>
     try {
       final TransformLayer transformLayer = layer;
       transformLayer.transform = _logicalToDeviceTransform;
-      Rect bounds = Point.origin & (size * ui.window.devicePixelRatio);
-      ui.SceneBuilder builder = new ui.SceneBuilder(bounds);
+      ui.SceneBuilder builder = new ui.SceneBuilder();
       transformLayer.addToScene(builder, Offset.zero);
       assert(layer == transformLayer);
       ui.Scene scene = builder.build();