diff --git a/src/demo/fallin.c b/src/demo/fallin.c
index 6ae9e724e..2287c3055 100644
--- a/src/demo/fallin.c
+++ b/src/demo/fallin.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ int fallin_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
   struct ncvisual_options vopts = {
     .n = stdn,
     .scaling = NCSCALE_STRETCH,
-    .blitter = NCBLIT_2x2,
   };
   if(ncvisual_render(nc, ncv, &vopts) == NULL){
     ncvisual_destroy(ncv);
diff --git a/src/demo/outro.c b/src/demo/outro.c
index 3a0fb3ebb..3a961ca48 100644
--- a/src/demo/outro.c
+++ b/src/demo/outro.c
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ int outro(struct notcurses* nc){
     }
     vopts.scaling = NCSCALE_STRETCH;
     vopts.flags = NCVISUAL_OPTION_BLEND;
-    vopts.blitter = NCBLIT_2x2;
     if((vopts.n = ncvisual_render(nc, chncv, &vopts)) == NULL){
       ncvisual_destroy(chncv);
       return -1;
diff --git a/src/demo/yield.c b/src/demo/yield.c
index 64441d2b5..c95605eb4 100644
--- a/src/demo/yield.c
+++ b/src/demo/yield.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ int yield_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
   }
   struct ncvisual_options vopts = {
     .n = std,
-    .blitter = NCBLIT_2x2,
     .y = 1,
     .scaling = NCSCALE_STRETCH,
   };