diff --git a/components/canvas/backend.rs b/components/canvas/backend.rs
index 9db9b02f536..63df9d00fe6 100644
--- a/components/canvas/backend.rs
+++ b/components/canvas/backend.rs
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ pub(crate) trait GenericDrawTarget<B: Backend> {
         stroke_options: &B::StrokeOptions,
         draw_options: &B::DrawOptions,
     );
-    fn stroke_line(
-        &mut self,
-        start: Point2D<f32>,
-        end: Point2D<f32>,
-        pattern: &B::Pattern<'_>,
-        stroke_options: &B::StrokeOptions,
-        draw_options: &B::DrawOptions,
-    );
     fn stroke_rect(
         &mut self,
         rect: &Rect<f32>,
diff --git a/components/canvas/canvas_data.rs b/components/canvas/canvas_data.rs
index dbde4bd408c..0b9239dac92 100644
--- a/components/canvas/canvas_data.rs
+++ b/components/canvas/canvas_data.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use servo_arc::Arc as ServoArc;
 use style::color::AbsoluteColor;
 use style::properties::style_structs::Font as FontStyleStruct;
 use unicode_script::Script;
-use webrender_api::units::RectExt as RectExt_;
 use webrender_api::{ImageDescriptor, ImageDescriptorFlags, ImageFormat, ImageKey};
 
 use crate::backend::{
@@ -793,16 +792,6 @@ impl<'a, B: Backend> CanvasData<'a, B> {
                     &self.state.draw_options,
                 );
             });
-        } else if rect.size.width == 0. || rect.size.height == 0. {
-            let mut stroke_opts = self.state.stroke_opts.clone();
-            stroke_opts.set_line_cap(LineCapStyle::Butt);
-            self.drawtarget.stroke_line(
-                rect.origin,
-                rect.bottom_right(),
-                &self.state.stroke_style,
-                &stroke_opts,
-                &self.state.draw_options,
-            );
         } else {
             self.drawtarget.stroke_rect(
                 rect,
diff --git a/components/canvas/raqote_backend.rs b/components/canvas/raqote_backend.rs
index 4ce709fca56..0475b58dfdb 100644
--- a/components/canvas/raqote_backend.rs
+++ b/components/canvas/raqote_backend.rs
@@ -603,31 +603,6 @@ impl GenericDrawTarget<RaqoteBackend> for raqote::DrawTarget {
     ) {
         self.stroke(path, &source(pattern), stroke_options, draw_options);
     }
-    fn stroke_line(
-        &mut self,
-        start: Point2D<f32>,
-        end: Point2D<f32>,
-        pattern: &<RaqoteBackend as Backend>::Pattern<'_>,
-        stroke_options: &<RaqoteBackend as Backend>::StrokeOptions,
-        draw_options: &<RaqoteBackend as Backend>::DrawOptions,
-    ) {
-        let mut pb = raqote::PathBuilder::new();
-        pb.move_to(start.x, start.y);
-        pb.line_to(end.x, end.y);
-        let mut stroke_options = stroke_options.clone();
-        let cap = match stroke_options.join {
-            raqote::LineJoin::Round => raqote::LineCap::Round,
-            _ => raqote::LineCap::Butt,
-        };
-        stroke_options.cap = cap;
-
-        self.stroke(
-            &pb.finish(),
-            &source(pattern),
-            &stroke_options,
-            draw_options,
-        );
-    }
     fn stroke_rect(
         &mut self,
         rect: &Rect<f32>,