diff --git a/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp b/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
index bf9fc5d853fa..248a866fc36b 100644
--- a/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ void canvas::draw(const bool force)
 	is_dirty_ = false;
 }
 
-void canvas::blit(surface& /*surf*/, SDL_Rect rect)
+void canvas::render(SDL_Rect rect)
 {
 	SDL_RenderSetViewport(renderer_, &rect);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/core/canvas.hpp b/src/gui/core/canvas.hpp
index 0b9ab5bc6365..f740fab4e81f 100644
--- a/src/gui/core/canvas.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/core/canvas.hpp
@@ -102,15 +102,14 @@ class canvas
 	void draw(const bool force = false);
 
 	/**
-	 * Blits the canvas unto another surface.
+	 * Copies the canvas texture to the screen renderer.
 	 *
 	 * It makes sure the image on the canvas is up to date. Also executes the
 	 * pre-blitting functions.
 	 *
-	 * @param surf                The surface to blit upon.
 	 * @param rect                The place to blit to.
 	 */
-	void blit(surface& surf, SDL_Rect rect);
+	void render(SDL_Rect rect);
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets the config.
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/panel.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/panel.cpp
index fd8b9dbb9ad2..6e65989da5e0 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/panel.cpp
@@ -61,20 +61,18 @@ unsigned panel::get_state() const
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void panel::impl_draw_background(surface& frame_buffer, int x_offset, int y_offset)
+void panel::impl_draw_background(surface& /*frame_buffer*/, int x_offset, int y_offset)
 {
 	DBG_GUI_D << LOG_HEADER << " size " << get_rectangle() << ".\n";
 
-	get_canvas(0).blit(frame_buffer,
-				   calculate_blitting_rectangle(x_offset, y_offset));
+	get_canvas(0).render(calculate_blitting_rectangle(x_offset, y_offset));
 }
 
-void panel::impl_draw_foreground(surface& frame_buffer, int x_offset, int y_offset)
+void panel::impl_draw_foreground(surface& /*frame_buffer*/, int x_offset, int y_offset)
 {
 	DBG_GUI_D << LOG_HEADER << " size " << get_rectangle() << ".\n";
 
-	get_canvas(1).blit(frame_buffer,
-				   calculate_blitting_rectangle(x_offset, y_offset));
+	get_canvas(1).render(calculate_blitting_rectangle(x_offset, y_offset));
 }
 
 point panel::border_space() const
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/styled_widget.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/styled_widget.cpp
index 482f4771c492..4aaff48dbcb9 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/styled_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/styled_widget.cpp
@@ -431,15 +431,14 @@ int styled_widget::get_text_maximum_height() const
 	return get_height() - config_->text_extra_height;
 }
 
-void styled_widget::impl_draw_background(surface& frame_buffer,
+void styled_widget::impl_draw_background(surface& /*frame_buffer*/,
 									int x_offset,
 									int y_offset)
 {
 	DBG_GUI_D << LOG_HEADER << " label '" << debug_truncate(label_) << "' size "
 			  << get_rectangle() << ".\n";
 
-	get_canvas(get_state()).blit(frame_buffer,
-							 calculate_blitting_rectangle(x_offset, y_offset));
+	get_canvas(get_state()).render(calculate_blitting_rectangle(x_offset, y_offset));
 }
 
 void styled_widget::impl_draw_foreground(surface& /*frame_buffer*/