diff --git a/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/PNode.java b/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/PNode.java
index e21393f..0563633 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/PNode.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/PNode.java
@@ -2941,8 +2941,7 @@
                 else {
                     scale = image.getHeight() / nodeHeight;
                 }
-                g2.scale(scale, scale);
-                g2.translate(-nodeWidth / scale, -nodeHeight / scale);
+                g2.scale(scale, scale);               
                 break;
             case FILL_STRATEGY_EXACT_FIT:
                 // scale the node so that it covers then entire image,