diff --git a/Source/Scene/Scene.js b/Source/Scene/Scene.js
index c95f50e3bb05..d454e725344b 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Scene.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Scene.js
@@ -2808,7 +2808,6 @@ define([
         // override the rectangle dimensions if defined
         rectangleWidth = defaultValue(width, 3.0);
         rectangleHeight = defaultValue(height, rectangleWidth);
-        scratchRectangle = new BoundingRectangle(0.0, 0.0, rectangleWidth, rectangleHeight);
 
         var context = this._context;
         var us = context.uniformState;
@@ -2831,6 +2830,8 @@ define([
 
         scratchRectangle.x = drawingBufferPosition.x - ((rectangleWidth - 1.0) * 0.5);
         scratchRectangle.y = (this.drawingBufferHeight - drawingBufferPosition.y) - ((rectangleHeight - 1.0) * 0.5);
+        scratchRectangle.width = rectangleWidth;
+        scratchRectangle.height = rectangleHeight;
         var passState = this._pickFramebuffer.begin(scratchRectangle);
 
         updateEnvironment(this, passState);
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/PickSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/PickSpec.js
index 28fd6b324c3f..0e978e8da542 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/PickSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/PickSpec.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ defineSuite([
         'Scene/Primitive',
         'Scene/SceneMode',
         'Specs/createScene',
+        'Specs/createCanvas'
     ], 'Scene/Pick', function(
         FeatureDetection,
         GeometryInstance,
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ defineSuite([
         PerspectiveFrustum,
         Primitive,
         SceneMode,
-        createScene) {
+        createScene,
+        createCanvas) {
     'use strict';
 
     var scene;
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ defineSuite([
     var primitiveRectangle = Rectangle.fromDegrees(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
 
     beforeAll(function() {
-        scene = createScene();
+        scene = createScene({ canvas: createCanvas(10,10) });
         primitives = scene.primitives;
         camera = scene.camera;
     });
@@ -106,25 +108,10 @@ defineSuite([
 
         var rectangle = createRectangle();
 
-        expect(scene).toPickPrimitive(rectangle,7,7,5);
+        expect(scene).toPickPrimitive(rectangle, 7, 7, 5);
+        expect(scene).notToPick(7, 7, 3);
     });
 
-    it('does not pick a primitive with a modified pick search area', function() {
-       if (FeatureDetection.isInternetExplorer()) {
-            // Workaround IE 11.0.9.  This test fails when all tests are ran without a breakpoint here.
-            return;
-        }
-
-        camera.setView({
-            destination : Rectangle.fromDegrees(-10.0, -10.0, 10.0, 10.0)
-        });
-
-        createRectangle();
-
-        expect(scene).notToPick(0,0,3);
-    });
-
-
     it('does not pick primitives when show is false', function() {
         var rectangle = createRectangle();
         rectangle.show = false;
diff --git a/Specs/addDefaultMatchers.js b/Specs/addDefaultMatchers.js
index 35122a4996aa..8b28b1de2216 100644
--- a/Specs/addDefaultMatchers.js
+++ b/Specs/addDefaultMatchers.js
@@ -263,16 +263,16 @@ define([
 
             toPickPrimitive : function(util, customEqualityTesters) {
                 return {
-                    compare : function(actual, expected, x, y, size) {
-                        return pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, expected, x, y, size);
+                    compare : function(actual, expected, x, y, width, height) {
+                        return pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, expected, x, y, width, height);
                     }
                 };
             },
 
             notToPick : function(util, customEqualityTesters) {
                 return {
-                    compare : function(actual, expected, x, y, size) {
-                        return pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, undefined, x, y, size);
+                    compare : function(actual, expected, x, y, width, height) {
+                        return pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, undefined, x, y, width, height);
                     }
                 };
             },
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ define([
 
     function pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, expected, x, y, pickWidth, pickHeight) {
         var scene = actual;
-        var windowPosition = new Cartesian2(defaultValue(x,0), defaultValue(y,0));
+        var windowPosition = new Cartesian2(x,y);
         var result = scene.pick(windowPosition, pickWidth, pickHeight);
 
         if (!!window.webglStub) {
diff --git a/Specs/createScene.js b/Specs/createScene.js
index 8be224eb2b2f..277548492693 100644
--- a/Specs/createScene.js
+++ b/Specs/createScene.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ define([
         options = defaultValue(options, {});
 
         // save the canvas so we don't try to clone an HTMLCanvasElement
-        var canvas = defined(options.canvas) ? options.canvas : createCanvas(10,10);
+        var canvas = defined(options.canvas) ? options.canvas : createCanvas();
         options.canvas = undefined;
 
         options = clone(options, true);