diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/DefaultRangeIndicator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/DefaultRangeIndicator.java
index 62373dc0092..528fa024afa 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/DefaultRangeIndicator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/DefaultRangeIndicator.java
@@ -15,18 +15,11 @@
 package org.eclipse.ui.texteditor;
 
 
-import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.GC;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.ImageData;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.ImageDataProvider;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.PaletteData;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Point;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Rectangle;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas;
-import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
-import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.JFaceResources;
 
@@ -45,10 +38,8 @@
 public class DefaultRangeIndicator extends Annotation implements IAnnotationPresentation {
 
 	private static final String RANGE_INDICATOR_COLOR= "org.eclipse.ui.editors.rangeIndicatorColor"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	/** The image of this range indicator */
-	private Image fImage;
-	/** The color used to draw the range indicator during the last paint action. */
-	private Color fLastRangeIndicatorColor;
+	/** Alpha of the range fill, matching the coverage of the former stipple pattern. */
+	private static final int FILL_ALPHA= 128;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new range indicator.
@@ -79,96 +70,20 @@ public void paint(GC gc, Canvas canvas, Rectangle bounds) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Color currentRangeIndicatorColor= JFaceResources.getColorRegistry().get(RANGE_INDICATOR_COLOR);
-		Image image= getImage(canvas, currentRangeIndicatorColor);
-		gc.drawImage(image, 0, 0, w, h, x, y, w, h);
+		Color rangeIndicatorColor= JFaceResources.getColorRegistry().get(RANGE_INDICATOR_COLOR);
+		gc.setBackground(rangeIndicatorColor);
+
+		int alpha= gc.getAlpha();
+		gc.setAlpha(FILL_ALPHA);
+		gc.fillRectangle(x, y, w, h);
+		gc.setAlpha(alpha);
 
-		gc.setBackground(currentRangeIndicatorColor);
 		gc.fillRectangle(x, bounds.y, w, b);
 		gc.fillRectangle(x, bounds.y + bounds.height - b, w, b);
-
-		fLastRangeIndicatorColor= currentRangeIndicatorColor;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public int getLayer() {
 		return IAnnotationPresentation.DEFAULT_LAYER;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the image of this range indicator.
-	 *
-	 * @param control the control
-	 * @param rangeIndicatorColor the color to be used to paint the range indicator
-	 * @return an image
-	 */
-	private Image getImage(Control control, Color rangeIndicatorColor) {
-		if (fImage == null) {
-			fImage= createImage(control.getDisplay(), control.getSize(), rangeIndicatorColor);
-
-			control.addDisposeListener(e -> {
-				if (fImage != null && !fImage.isDisposed()) {
-					fImage.dispose();
-					fImage = null;
-				}
-			});
-		} else {
-			Rectangle imageRectangle= fImage.getBounds();
-			Point controlSize= control.getSize();
-
-			if (imageRectangle.width < controlSize.x || imageRectangle.height < controlSize.y
-					|| !rangeIndicatorColor.equals(fLastRangeIndicatorColor)) {
-				fImage.dispose();
-				fImage= createImage(control.getDisplay(), controlSize, rangeIndicatorColor);
-			}
-		}
-
-		return fImage;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates and returns a new SWT image with the given size on
-	 * the given display which is used as this range indicator's image.
-	 *
-	 * @param display the display on which to create the image
-	 * @param size the image size
-	 * @param rangeIndicatorColor the color to be used to paint the range indicator
-	 * @return a new image
-	 */
-	private static Image createImage(Display display, Point size, Color rangeIndicatorColor) {
-
-		int width = size.x;
-		int height = size.y;
-
-		ImageDataProvider imageDataProvider = zoom -> {
-			float scaleFactor = zoom / 100.0f;
-			int scaledWidth = Math.round(width * scaleFactor);
-			int scaledHeight = Math.round(height * scaleFactor);
-			ImageData imageData = new ImageData(scaledWidth, scaledHeight, 1,
-					createPalette(display, rangeIndicatorColor));
-			int blockSize = Math.round(scaleFactor);
-			for (int y = 0; y < scaledHeight; y++) {
-				for (int x = 0; x < scaledWidth; x++) {
-					if (((x / blockSize) + (y / blockSize)) % 2 == 0) {
-						imageData.setPixel(x, y, 1);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			imageData.transparentPixel = 1;
-			return imageData;
-		};
-
-		return new Image(display, imageDataProvider);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates and returns a new color palette data.
-	 *
-	 * @param display the display
-	 * @param rangeIndicatorColor the color to be used to paint the range indicator
-	 * @return the new color palette data
-	 */
-	private static PaletteData createPalette(Display display, Color rangeIndicatorColor) {
-		return new PaletteData(rangeIndicatorColor.getRGB(), display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_WIDGET_BACKGROUND).getRGB());
-	}
 }