diff --git a/src/mixins/canvas_dataurl_exporter.mixin.js b/src/mixins/canvas_dataurl_exporter.mixin.js
index 227569430fd..402697e9f61 100644
--- a/src/mixins/canvas_dataurl_exporter.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/canvas_dataurl_exporter.mixin.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype, /** @lends fabric.Stati
 
     this.renderAll();
 
-    var canvasEl = this.upperCanvasEl || this.lowerCanvasEl,
+    var canvasEl = this.lowerCanvasEl,
         croppedCanvasEl = this.__getCroppedCanvas(canvasEl, cropping);
 
     // to avoid common confusion https://github.com/kangax/fabric.js/issues/806