diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/images.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/images.py
index f136c2f18b..bb69174ca5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/images.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/images.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from calibre.ebooks.oeb.base import urlunquote
 from calibre.ebooks.docx.images import pt_to_emu
 from calibre.utils.filenames import ascii_filename
 from calibre.utils.imghdr import identify
-from calibre.ebooks.docx.writer.container import page_effective_area
 
 Image = namedtuple('Image', 'rid fname width height fmt item')
 
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ class ImagesManager(object):
 
     def __init__(self, oeb, document_relationships, opts):
         self.oeb, self.log = oeb, oeb.log
-        self.page_width, self.page_height = page_effective_area(opts)
+        self.page_width, self.page_height = opts.output_profile.width_pts, opts.output_profile.height_pts
         self.images = {}
         self.seen_filenames = set()
         self.document_relationships = document_relationships