diff --git a/src/components/compositing/compositor.rs b/src/components/compositing/compositor.rs
index f4025124e8d..0402661f6aa 100644
--- a/src/components/compositing/compositor.rs
+++ b/src/components/compositing/compositor.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
-use compositor_data::CompositorData;
+use compositor_data::{CompositorData, WantsScrollEvents};
 use compositor_task::{Msg, CompositorTask, Exit, ChangeReadyState, SetIds, LayerProperties};
 use compositor_task::{GetGraphicsMetadata, CreateOrUpdateRootLayer, CreateOrUpdateDescendantLayer};
 use compositor_task::{SetLayerClipRect, Paint, ScrollFragmentPoint, LoadComplete};
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use layers::scene::Scene;
 use layers::layers::Layer;
 use opengles::gl2;
 use png;
-use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{Blank, Epoch, FinishedLoading, IdleRenderState};
+use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{Blank, Epoch, FixedPosition, FinishedLoading, IdleRenderState};
 use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{LayerId, ReadyState, RenderState};
 use servo_msg::constellation_msg::{ConstellationChan, ExitMsg, LoadUrlMsg, NavigateMsg};
 use servo_msg::constellation_msg::{PipelineId, ResizedWindowMsg, WindowSizeData};
@@ -364,9 +364,18 @@ impl IOCompositor {
                 Some(ref root_pipeline) => root_pipeline.clone(),
                 None => fail!("Compositor: Making new layer without initialized pipeline"),
             };
-            let new_compositor_data = CompositorData::new_root(root_pipeline,
-                                                               layer_properties.epoch,
-                                                               layer_properties.background_color);
+
+            let root_properties = LayerProperties {
+                pipeline_id: root_pipeline.id,
+                epoch: layer_properties.epoch,
+                id: LayerId::null(),
+                rect: Rect::zero(),
+                background_color: layer_properties.background_color,
+                scroll_policy: FixedPosition,
+            };
+            let new_compositor_data = CompositorData::new(root_pipeline,
+                                                          root_properties,
+                                                          WantsScrollEvents);
             let new_root = Rc::new(Layer::new(layer_properties.rect,
                                               self.opts.tile_size,
                                               new_compositor_data));
diff --git a/src/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs b/src/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
index 3edc46c3840..abcbb5e6fd9 100644
--- a/src/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
+++ b/src/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use geom::size::{Size2D, TypedSize2D};
 use gfx::render_task::{ReRenderRequest, RenderChan, UnusedBufferMsg};
 use layers::layers::{Layer, LayerBufferSet};
 use layers::platform::surface::NativeSurfaceMethods;
-use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{Epoch, FixedPosition, LayerId};
+use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{Epoch, LayerId};
 use servo_msg::compositor_msg::ScrollPolicy;
 use servo_msg::constellation_msg::PipelineId;
 use servo_util::geometry::PagePx;
@@ -53,45 +53,28 @@ pub enum WantsScrollEventsFlag {
 
 impl CompositorData {
     pub fn new(pipeline: CompositionPipeline,
-               layer_id: LayerId,
-               epoch: Epoch,
-               wants_scroll_events: WantsScrollEventsFlag,
-               scroll_policy: ScrollPolicy,
-               background_color: Color)
+               layer_properties: LayerProperties,
+               wants_scroll_events: WantsScrollEventsFlag)
                -> CompositorData {
         CompositorData {
             pipeline: pipeline,
-            id: layer_id,
+            id: layer_properties.id,
             scroll_offset: TypedPoint2D(0f32, 0f32),
             wants_scroll_events: wants_scroll_events,
-            scroll_policy: scroll_policy,
-            background_color: background_color,
-            epoch: epoch,
+            scroll_policy: layer_properties.scroll_policy,
+            background_color: layer_properties.background_color,
+            epoch: layer_properties.epoch,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_root(pipeline: CompositionPipeline,
-                    epoch: Epoch,
-                    background_color: Color) -> CompositorData {
-        CompositorData::new(pipeline,
-                            LayerId::null(),
-                            epoch,
-                            WantsScrollEvents,
-                            FixedPosition,
-                            background_color)
-    }
-
     /// Adds a child layer to the layer with the given ID and the given pipeline, if it doesn't
     /// exist yet. The child layer will have the same pipeline, tile size, memory limit, and CPU
     /// painting status as its parent.
     pub fn add_child(layer: Rc<Layer<CompositorData>>,
                      layer_properties: LayerProperties) {
         let new_compositor_data = CompositorData::new(layer.extra_data.borrow().pipeline.clone(),
-                                                      layer_properties.id,
-                                                      layer_properties.epoch,
-                                                      DoesntWantScrollEvents,
-                                                      layer_properties.scroll_policy,
-                                                      layer_properties.background_color);
+                                                      layer_properties,
+                                                      DoesntWantScrollEvents);
         let new_kid = Rc::new(Layer::new(layer_properties.rect,
                                          layer.tile_size,
                                          new_compositor_data));