diff --git a/gtk/gtkrange.c b/gtk/gtkrange.c
index 40843eb54c..cebabaf836 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkrange.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkrange.c
@@ -3924,12 +3924,6 @@ _gtk_range_set_steppers (GtkRange *range,
   gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (range));
 }
 
-GtkCssNode *
-gtk_range_get_trough_node (GtkRange *range)
-{
-  return gtk_css_gadget_get_node (range->priv->trough_gadget);
-}
-
 GtkCssGadget *
 gtk_range_get_slider_gadget (GtkRange *range)
 {
diff --git a/gtk/gtkrangeprivate.h b/gtk/gtkrangeprivate.h
index 0b0a875cd2..4376b0347a 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkrangeprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkrangeprivate.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ void               _gtk_range_set_steppers                 (GtkRange      *range
                                                             gboolean       has_c,
                                                             gboolean       has_d);
 
-GtkCssNode        *gtk_range_get_trough_node (GtkRange *range);
 GtkCssGadget      *gtk_range_get_slider_gadget (GtkRange *range);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/gtk/gtkscale.c b/gtk/gtkscale.c
index 32e068505c..523bccb327 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkscale.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkscale.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ gtk_scale_add_mark (GtkScale        *scale,
           widget_node = gtk_widget_get_css_node (GTK_WIDGET (scale));
           priv->top_marks_node = gtk_css_node_new ();
           gtk_css_node_set_name (priv->top_marks_node, I_("marks"));
-          gtk_css_node_insert_before (widget_node, priv->top_marks_node, gtk_range_get_trough_node (GTK_RANGE (scale)));
+          gtk_css_node_insert_after (widget_node, priv->top_marks_node, NULL);
           gtk_css_node_set_parent (priv->top_marks_node, widget_node);
           gtk_css_node_add_class (priv->top_marks_node, g_quark_from_static_string (GTK_STYLE_CLASS_TOP));
           gtk_css_node_set_state (priv->top_marks_node, gtk_css_node_get_state (widget_node));
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ gtk_scale_add_mark (GtkScale        *scale,
           widget_node = gtk_widget_get_css_node (GTK_WIDGET (scale));
           priv->bottom_marks_node = gtk_css_node_new ();
           gtk_css_node_set_name (priv->bottom_marks_node, I_("marks"));
-          gtk_css_node_insert_after (widget_node, priv->bottom_marks_node, gtk_range_get_trough_node (GTK_RANGE (scale)));
+          gtk_css_node_insert_before (widget_node, priv->bottom_marks_node, NULL);
           gtk_css_node_add_class (priv->bottom_marks_node, g_quark_from_static_string (GTK_STYLE_CLASS_BOTTOM));
           gtk_css_node_set_state (priv->bottom_marks_node, gtk_css_node_get_state (widget_node));
           g_object_unref (priv->bottom_marks_node);