diff --git a/common/rfb/SMsgWriter.cxx b/common/rfb/SMsgWriter.cxx
index 67590fe..40e6d7f 100644
--- a/common/rfb/SMsgWriter.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/SMsgWriter.cxx
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
   currentEncoding = encoding;
   lenBeforeRect = os->length();
   if (encoding != encodingCopyRect)
-    rawBytesEquivalent += 12 + r.width() * r.height() * (bpp()/8);
+    rawBytesEquivalent += 12 + r.width() * r.height() * (cp->pf().bpp/8);
 
   os->writeS16(r.tl.x);
   os->writeS16(r.tl.y);
@@ -357,11 +357,6 @@
   return imageBuf;
 }
 
-int SMsgWriter::bpp()
-{
-  return cp->pf().bpp;
-}
-
 void SMsgWriter::startMsg(int type)
 {
   os->writeU8(type);