--- a/layout/reftests/svg/reftest.list
+++ b/layout/reftests/svg/reftest.list
@@ -153,17 +153,16 @@ random-if(gtk2Widget) == objectBoundingB
 == style-without-type-attribute.svg pass.svg
 == svg-in-foreignObject-01.xhtml svg-in-foreignObject-01-ref.xhtml
 == svg-in-foreignObject-02.xhtml svg-in-foreignObject-01-ref.xhtml # reuse -01-ref.xhtml
 random-if(gtk2Widget) == text-font-weight-01.svg text-font-weight-01-ref.svg # bug 386713
 == switch-01.svg pass.svg
 asserts(3) == symbol-01.svg symbol-01-ref.svg # see bug 563481
 == text-gradient-01.svg text-gradient-01-ref.svg
 random-if(winWidget) == text-gradient-02.svg text-gradient-02-ref.svg # see bug 590101
-== text-gradient-03.svg pass.svg
 == text-in-link-01.svg text-in-link-01-ref.svg
 == text-in-link-02.svg text-in-link-02-ref.svg
 == text-in-link-03.svg text-in-link-03-ref.svg
 # Tests for bug 546813: sanity-check using HTML text, then test SVG behavior.
 != text-language-00.xhtml text-language-00-ref.xhtml
 random-if(gtk2Widget) != text-language-01.xhtml text-language-01-ref.xhtml # Fails on Linux tryserver due to lack of CJK fonts.
 == text-layout-01.svg text-layout-01-ref.svg
 == text-layout-02.svg text-layout-02-ref.svg

deleted file mode 100644
--- a/layout/reftests/svg/text-gradient-03.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-     Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
-     http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
--->
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
-
-  <title>Testcase for gradient on text</title>
-
-  <!-- From https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=611975 -->
-  <defs>
-    <linearGradient id="grad" x1="0" y1="-0.1" x2="0" y2="1" gradientUnits="objectBoundingBox">
-      <stop stop-color="red" offset="-10%"/>
-      <stop stop-color="lime" offset="0%"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-  </defs>
-
-  <g fill="lime">
-    <rect width="100%" height="100%"/>
-    <text x="100" y="100" stroke-width="5" stroke="url(#grad)" font-size="80px">SHOULD NOT SEE THIS</text>
-  </g>
-
-</svg>

--- a/layout/svg/base/src/nsSVGGlyphFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/base/src/nsSVGGlyphFrame.cpp
@@ -376,19 +376,17 @@ nsSVGGlyphFrame::PaintSVG(nsSVGRenderSta
   // it so we don't leak them into the next object we draw
   gfx->Save();
   SetupGlobalTransform(gfx);
 
   CharacterIterator iter(this, PR_TRUE);
   iter.SetInitialMatrix(gfx);
 
   if (SetupCairoFill(gfx)) {
-    gfxMatrix matrix = gfx->CurrentMatrix();
     FillCharacters(&iter, gfx);
-    gfx->SetMatrix(matrix);
   }
 
   if (SetupCairoStroke(gfx)) {
     // SetupCairoStroke will clear mTextRun whenever
     // there is a pattern or gradient on the text
     iter.Reset();
 
     gfx->NewPath();