diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DeferredRenderer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DeferredRenderer.cs
index 3611085ff3..344f3f8f2b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DeferredRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DeferredRenderer.cs
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         Size IVisualBrushRenderer.GetRenderTargetSize(IVisualBrush brush)
         {
-            return (_currentDraw as IRef<BrushDrawOperation>)?.Item.ChildScenes?[brush.Visual]?.Size ?? Size.Empty;
+            return (_currentDraw.Item as BrushDrawOperation)?.ChildScenes?[brush.Visual]?.Size ?? Size.Empty;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         void IVisualBrushRenderer.RenderVisualBrush(IDrawingContextImpl context, IVisualBrush brush)
         {
-            var childScene = (_currentDraw as IRef<BrushDrawOperation>)?.Item.ChildScenes?[brush.Visual];
+            var childScene = (_currentDraw.Item as BrushDrawOperation)?.ChildScenes?[brush.Visual];
 
             if (childScene != null)
             {