diff --git a/color.c b/color.c
index 9487b5515..f45e91655 100644
--- a/color.c
+++ b/color.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ xcolor_init_unchecked(xcolor_t *color, const char *colstr, ssize_t len)
     req.alpha = RGB_8TO16(alpha);
 
     req.cookie_hexa = xcb_alloc_color_unchecked(globalconf.connection,
-                                                globalconf.screen->default_colormap,
+                                                globalconf.default_cmap,
                                                 RGB_8TO16(red),
                                                 RGB_8TO16(green),
                                                 RGB_8TO16(blue));
diff --git a/objects/client.c b/objects/client.c
index f7b1e91f5..0161520ff 100644
--- a/objects/client.c
+++ b/objects/client.c
@@ -428,9 +428,9 @@ client_manage(xcb_window_t w, xcb_get_geometry_reply_t *wgeom, bool startup)
     /* Store window */
     c->window = w;
     c->frame_window = xcb_generate_id(globalconf.connection);
-    xcb_create_window(globalconf.connection, s->root_depth, c->frame_window, s->root,
+    xcb_create_window(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_depth, c->frame_window, s->root,
                       wgeom->x, wgeom->y, wgeom->width, wgeom->height,
-                      wgeom->border_width, XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, s->root_visual,
+                      wgeom->border_width, XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, globalconf.visual->visual_id,
                       XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL | XCB_CW_BORDER_PIXEL | XCB_CW_BIT_GRAVITY
                       | XCB_CW_WIN_GRAVITY | XCB_CW_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT | XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK,
                       (const uint32_t [])
diff --git a/objects/wibox.c b/objects/wibox.c
index ed6e1344f..043c56a9d 100644
--- a/objects/wibox.c
+++ b/objects/wibox.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ wibox_draw_context_update(wibox_t *w)
         /* we need a new pixmap this way [     ] to render */
         w->ctx.pixmap = xcb_generate_id(globalconf.connection);
         xcb_create_pixmap(globalconf.connection,
-                          s->root_depth,
+                          globalconf.default_depth,
                           w->ctx.pixmap, s->root,
                           w->geometry.height,
                           w->geometry.width);
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ wibox_init(wibox_t *w)
     xcb_screen_t *s = globalconf.screen;
 
     w->window = xcb_generate_id(globalconf.connection);
-    xcb_create_window(globalconf.connection, s->root_depth, w->window, s->root,
+    xcb_create_window(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_depth, w->window, s->root,
                       w->geometry.x, w->geometry.y,
                       w->geometry.width, w->geometry.height,
-                      w->border_width, XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, s->root_visual,
+                      w->border_width, XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, globalconf.visual->visual_id,
                       XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL | XCB_CW_BORDER_PIXEL | XCB_CW_BIT_GRAVITY
                       | XCB_CW_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT | XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK,
                       (const uint32_t [])
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ wibox_init(wibox_t *w)
 
     /* Create a pixmap. */
     w->pixmap = xcb_generate_id(globalconf.connection);
-    xcb_create_pixmap(globalconf.connection, s->root_depth, w->pixmap, s->root,
+    xcb_create_pixmap(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_depth, w->pixmap, s->root,
                       w->geometry.width, w->geometry.height);
 
     /* Update draw context physical screen, important for Zaphod. */
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ wibox_moveresize(lua_State *L, int udx, area_t geometry)
                 xcb_free_pixmap(globalconf.connection, w->ctx.pixmap);
             w->pixmap = xcb_generate_id(globalconf.connection);
             xcb_screen_t *s = globalconf.screen;
-            xcb_create_pixmap(globalconf.connection, s->root_depth, w->pixmap, s->root,
+            xcb_create_pixmap(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_depth, w->pixmap, s->root,
                               w->geometry.width, w->geometry.height);
             wibox_draw_context_update(w);
         }
diff --git a/systray.c b/systray.c
index a9df38650..a86550acb 100644
--- a/systray.c
+++ b/systray.c
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ systray_init(void)
     xcb_screen_t *xscreen = globalconf.screen;
 
     globalconf.systray.window = xcb_generate_id(globalconf.connection);
-    xcb_create_window(globalconf.connection, xscreen->root_depth,
+    xcb_create_window(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_depth,
                       globalconf.systray.window,
                       xscreen->root,
                       -1, -1, 1, 1, 0,
-                      XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, xscreen->root_visual, 0, NULL);
+                      XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, globalconf.visual->visual_id, 0, NULL);
 }