diff --git a/components/layout/traversal.rs b/components/layout/traversal.rs
index 48bfc107797..077e43fb45c 100644
--- a/components/layout/traversal.rs
+++ b/components/layout/traversal.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl<'a, E> DomTraversal<E> for RecalcStyleAndConstructFlows<'a>
         // (1) They child doesn't yet have layout data (preorder traversal initializes it).
         // (2) The parent element has restyle damage (so the text flow also needs fixup).
         node.get_raw_data().is_none() ||
-        parent_data.restyle.damage != RestyleDamage::empty()
+        parent_data.damage != RestyleDamage::empty()
     }
 
     fn shared_context(&self) -> &SharedStyleContext {
diff --git a/components/layout/wrapper.rs b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
index 2a31e17cfa1..6abe08748b4 100644
--- a/components/layout/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl<T: ThreadSafeLayoutNode> ThreadSafeLayoutNodeHelpers for T {
                 // because that's what the code expects.
                 RestyleDamage::rebuild_and_reflow()
             } else {
-                data.style_data.element_data.borrow().restyle.damage
+                data.style_data.element_data.borrow().damage
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/components/layout_thread/lib.rs b/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
index d8529b57a54..cd9bf1ac29b 100644
--- a/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
+++ b/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ impl LayoutThread {
             }
             if had_used_viewport_units {
                 if let Some(mut data) = element.mutate_data() {
-                    data.restyle.hint.insert(RestyleHint::recascade_subtree());
+                    data.hint.insert(RestyleHint::recascade_subtree());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1250,9 +1250,9 @@ impl LayoutThread {
             let mut style_data = style_data.borrow_mut();
 
             // Stash the data on the element for processing by the style system.
-            style_data.restyle.hint.insert(restyle.hint.into());
-            style_data.restyle.damage = restyle.damage;
-            debug!("Noting restyle for {:?}: {:?}", el, style_data.restyle);
+            style_data.hint.insert(restyle.hint.into());
+            style_data.damage = restyle.damage;
+            debug!("Noting restyle for {:?}: {:?}", el, style_data);
         }
 
         // Create a layout context for use throughout the following passes.
diff --git a/components/style/data.rs b/components/style/data.rs
index 132597d64db..006f0593c76 100644
--- a/components/style/data.rs
+++ b/components/style/data.rs
@@ -38,35 +38,6 @@ bitflags! {
     }
 }
 
-/// Transient data used by the restyle algorithm. This structure is instantiated
-/// either before or during restyle traversal, and is cleared at the end of node
-/// processing.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct RestyleData {
-    /// The restyle damage, indicating what kind of layout changes are required
-    /// afte restyling.
-    pub damage: RestyleDamage,
-
-    /// The restyle hint, which indicates whether selectors need to be rematched
-    /// for this element, its children, and its descendants.
-    pub hint: RestyleHint,
-}
-
-impl Default for RestyleData {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
-    }
-}
-
-impl RestyleData {
-    fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            damage: RestyleDamage::empty(),
-            hint: RestyleHint::empty(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// A lazily-allocated list of styles for eagerly-cascaded pseudo-elements.
 ///
 /// We use an Arc so that sharing these styles via the style sharing cache does
@@ -220,8 +191,13 @@ pub struct ElementData {
     /// The styles for the element and its pseudo-elements.
     pub styles: ElementStyles,
 
-    /// Restyle state.
-    pub restyle: RestyleData,
+    /// The restyle damage, indicating what kind of layout changes are required
+    /// afte restyling.
+    pub damage: RestyleDamage,
+
+    /// The restyle hint, which indicates whether selectors need to be rematched
+    /// for this element, its children, and its descendants.
+    pub hint: RestyleHint,
 
     /// Flags.
     flags: ElementDataFlags,
@@ -302,19 +278,18 @@ impl ElementData {
             return RestyleKind::MatchAndCascade;
         }
 
-        let hint = self.restyle.hint;
-        if hint.match_self() {
+        if self.hint.match_self() {
             return RestyleKind::MatchAndCascade;
         }
 
-        if hint.has_replacements() {
-            debug_assert!(!hint.has_animation_hint(),
+        if self.hint.has_replacements() {
+            debug_assert!(!self.hint.has_animation_hint(),
                           "Animation only restyle hint should have already processed");
-            return RestyleKind::CascadeWithReplacements(hint & RestyleHint::replacements());
+            return RestyleKind::CascadeWithReplacements(self.hint & RestyleHint::replacements());
         }
 
-        debug_assert!(hint.has_recascade_self(),
-                      "We definitely need to do something: {:?}!", hint);
+        debug_assert!(self.hint.has_recascade_self(),
+                      "We definitely need to do something: {:?}!", self.hint);
         return RestyleKind::CascadeOnly;
     }
 
@@ -331,9 +306,8 @@ impl ElementData {
         // return either CascadeWithReplacements or CascadeOnly in case of
         // animation-only restyle. I.e. animation-only restyle never does
         // selector matching.
-        let hint = self.restyle.hint;
-        if hint.has_animation_hint() {
-            return RestyleKind::CascadeWithReplacements(hint & RestyleHint::for_animations());
+        if self.hint.has_animation_hint() {
+            return RestyleKind::CascadeWithReplacements(self.hint & RestyleHint::for_animations());
         }
 
         return RestyleKind::CascadeOnly;
@@ -365,14 +339,14 @@ impl ElementData {
     /// the hint is empty and call clear_flags_and_damage().
     #[inline]
     pub fn clear_restyle_state(&mut self) {
-        self.restyle.hint = RestyleHint::empty();
+        self.hint = RestyleHint::empty();
         self.clear_restyle_flags_and_damage();
     }
 
     /// Drops restyle flags and damage from the element.
     #[inline]
     pub fn clear_restyle_flags_and_damage(&mut self) {
-        self.restyle.damage = RestyleDamage::empty();
+        self.damage = RestyleDamage::empty();
         self.flags.remove(WAS_RESTYLED | ANCESTOR_WAS_RECONSTRUCTED)
     }
 
@@ -384,7 +358,7 @@ impl ElementData {
 
     /// Returns whether this element is going to be reconstructed.
     pub fn reconstructed_self(&self) -> bool {
-        self.restyle.damage.contains(RestyleDamage::reconstruct())
+        self.damage.contains(RestyleDamage::reconstruct())
     }
 
     /// Returns whether any ancestor of this element is going to be
@@ -431,7 +405,7 @@ impl ElementData {
     /// Returns whether this element has been part of a restyle.
     #[inline]
     pub fn contains_restyle_data(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_restyle() || !self.restyle.hint.is_empty() || !self.restyle.damage.is_empty()
+        self.is_restyle() || !self.hint.is_empty() || !self.damage.is_empty()
     }
 
     /// If an ancestor is already getting reconstructed by Gecko's top-down
diff --git a/components/style/dom.rs b/components/style/dom.rs
index c1ea477960a..6a07c84cdbe 100644
--- a/components/style/dom.rs
+++ b/components/style/dom.rs
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ pub trait TElement : Eq + PartialEq + Debug + Hash + Sized + Copy + Clone +
             // animation in a SequentialTask) is processed after the normal
             // traversal in that we had elements that handled snapshot.
             return data.has_styles() &&
-                   !data.restyle.hint.has_animation_hint_or_recascade();
+                   !data.hint.has_animation_hint_or_recascade();
         }
 
         if traversal_flags.contains(traversal_flags::UnstyledOnly) {
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ pub trait TElement : Eq + PartialEq + Debug + Hash + Sized + Copy + Clone +
             return false;
         }
 
-        data.has_styles() && !data.restyle.hint.has_non_animation_invalidations()
+        data.has_styles() && !data.hint.has_non_animation_invalidations()
     }
 
     /// Returns whether the element's styles are up-to-date after traversal
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ pub trait TElement : Eq + PartialEq + Debug + Hash + Sized + Copy + Clone +
         //
         // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1389675 tracks fixing
         // this.
-        !data.restyle.hint.has_non_animation_invalidations()
+        !data.hint.has_non_animation_invalidations()
     }
 
     /// Flag that this element has a descendant for style processing.
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ pub trait TElement : Eq + PartialEq + Debug + Hash + Sized + Copy + Clone +
             Some(d) => d,
             None => return false,
         };
-        return data.restyle.hint.has_animation_hint()
+        return data.hint.has_animation_hint()
     }
 
     /// Returns the anonymous content for the current element's XBL binding,
diff --git a/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs b/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
index 8ab602aa418..6c0e666abca 100644
--- a/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use app_units::Au;
 use applicable_declarations::ApplicableDeclarationBlock;
 use atomic_refcell::{AtomicRefCell, AtomicRefMut};
 use context::{QuirksMode, SharedStyleContext, PostAnimationTasks, UpdateAnimationsTasks};
-use data::{ElementData, RestyleData};
+use data::ElementData;
 use dom::{LayoutIterator, NodeInfo, TElement, TNode, UnsafeNode};
 use dom::{OpaqueNode, PresentationalHintsSynthesizer};
 use element_state::{ElementState, DocumentState, NS_DOCUMENT_STATE_WINDOW_INACTIVE};
@@ -498,12 +498,12 @@ impl<'le> GeckoElement<'le> {
 
     /// Returns true if a traversal starting from this element requires a post-traversal.
     pub fn needs_post_traversal(&self) -> bool {
-        debug!("needs_post_traversal: dd={}, aodd={}, lfcd={}, lfc={}, restyle={:?}",
+        debug!("needs_post_traversal: dd={}, aodd={}, lfcd={}, lfc={}, data={:?}",
                self.has_dirty_descendants(),
                self.has_animation_only_dirty_descendants(),
                self.descendants_need_frames(),
                self.needs_frame(),
-               self.borrow_data().unwrap().restyle);
+               self.borrow_data().unwrap());
 
         let has_flag =
             self.flags() & (ELEMENT_HAS_DIRTY_DESCENDANTS_FOR_SERVO as u32 |
@@ -688,10 +688,9 @@ impl<'le> GeckoElement<'le> {
     /// Also this function schedules style flush.
     unsafe fn maybe_restyle<'a>(&self,
                                 data: &'a mut ElementData,
-                                animation_only: bool) -> Option<&'a mut RestyleData> {
-        // Don't generate a useless RestyleData if the element hasn't been styled.
+                                animation_only: bool) -> bool {
         if !data.has_styles() {
-            return None;
+            return false;
         }
 
         // Propagate the bit up the chain.
@@ -702,7 +701,7 @@ impl<'le> GeckoElement<'le> {
         }
 
         // Ensure and return the RestyleData.
-        Some(&mut data.restyle)
+        true
     }
 
     /// Set restyle and change hints to the element data.
@@ -722,12 +721,12 @@ impl<'le> GeckoElement<'le> {
                       "Animation restyle hints should not appear with non-animation restyle hints");
 
         let mut maybe_data = self.mutate_data();
-        let maybe_restyle_data = maybe_data.as_mut().and_then(|d| unsafe {
+        let should_restyle = maybe_data.as_mut().map_or(false, |d| unsafe {
             self.maybe_restyle(d, restyle_hint.has_animation_hint())
         });
-        if let Some(restyle_data) = maybe_restyle_data {
-            restyle_data.hint.insert(restyle_hint.into());
-            restyle_data.damage |= damage;
+        if should_restyle {
+            maybe_data.as_mut().unwrap().hint.insert(restyle_hint.into());
+            maybe_data.as_mut().unwrap().damage |= damage;
         } else {
             debug!("(Element not styled, discarding hints)");
         }
diff --git a/components/style/invalidation/element/invalidator.rs b/components/style/invalidation/element/invalidator.rs
index be87815add0..5338bf22e3a 100644
--- a/components/style/invalidation/element/invalidator.rs
+++ b/components/style/invalidation/element/invalidator.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a, E> TreeStyleInvalidator<'a, 'b, E>
             // We can't just return here because there may also be attribute
             // changes as well that imply additional hints.
             let data = self.data.as_mut().unwrap();
-            data.restyle.hint.insert(RestyleHint::restyle_subtree());
+            data.hint.insert(RestyleHint::restyle_subtree());
         }
 
         let mut classes_removed = SmallVec::<[Atom; 8]>::new();
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a, E> TreeStyleInvalidator<'a, 'b, E>
 
         if invalidated_self {
             if let Some(ref mut data) = self.data {
-                data.restyle.hint.insert(RESTYLE_SELF);
+                data.hint.insert(RESTYLE_SELF);
             }
         }
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a, E> TreeStyleInvalidator<'a, 'b, E>
             Some(ref data) => {
                 // FIXME(emilio): Only needs to check RESTYLE_DESCENDANTS,
                 // really.
-                if data.restyle.hint.contains_subtree() {
+                if data.hint.contains_subtree() {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a, E> TreeStyleInvalidator<'a, 'b, E>
 
         if let Some(checker) = self.stack_limit_checker {
             if checker.limit_exceeded() {
-                self.data.as_mut().unwrap().restyle.hint.insert(RESTYLE_DESCENDANTS);
+                self.data.as_mut().unwrap().hint.insert(RESTYLE_DESCENDANTS);
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a, E> TreeStyleInvalidator<'a, 'b, E>
 
         if invalidated_self {
             if let Some(ref mut data) = self.data {
-                data.restyle.hint.insert(RESTYLE_SELF);
+                data.hint.insert(RESTYLE_SELF);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/components/style/invalidation/stylesheets.rs b/components/style/invalidation/stylesheets.rs
index 5a2fa8c1e0a..7d9af116ae1 100644
--- a/components/style/invalidation/stylesheets.rs
+++ b/components/style/invalidation/stylesheets.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl StylesheetInvalidationSet {
             if self.fully_invalid {
                 debug!("process_invalidations: fully_invalid({:?})",
                        element);
-                data.restyle.hint.insert(RestyleHint::restyle_subtree());
+                data.hint.insert(RestyleHint::restyle_subtree());
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl StylesheetInvalidationSet {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if data.restyle.hint.contains_subtree() {
+        if data.hint.contains_subtree() {
             debug!("process_invalidations_in_subtree: {:?} was already invalid",
                    element);
             return false;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl StylesheetInvalidationSet {
             if scope.matches(element) {
                 debug!("process_invalidations_in_subtree: {:?} matched {:?}",
                        element, scope);
-                data.restyle.hint.insert(RestyleHint::restyle_subtree());
+                data.hint.insert(RestyleHint::restyle_subtree());
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/components/style/matching.rs b/components/style/matching.rs
index 4c16d81c59a..cbef380f40b 100644
--- a/components/style/matching.rs
+++ b/components/style/matching.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #![deny(missing_docs)]
 
 use context::{ElementCascadeInputs, SelectorFlagsMap, SharedStyleContext, StyleContext};
-use data::{ElementData, ElementStyles, RestyleData};
+use data::{ElementData, ElementStyles};
 use dom::TElement;
 use invalidation::element::restyle_hints::{RESTYLE_CSS_ANIMATIONS, RESTYLE_CSS_TRANSITIONS};
 use invalidation::element::restyle_hints::{RESTYLE_SMIL, RESTYLE_STYLE_ATTRIBUTE};
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ trait PrivateMatchMethods: TElement {
         &self,
         shared_context: &SharedStyleContext,
         skip_applying_damage: bool,
-        restyle: &mut RestyleData,
+        damage: &mut RestyleDamage,
         old_values: &ComputedValues,
         new_values: &ComputedValues,
         pseudo: Option<&PseudoElement>,
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ trait PrivateMatchMethods: TElement {
             self.compute_style_difference(old_values, new_values, pseudo);
 
         if !skip_applying_damage {
-            restyle.damage |= difference.damage;
+            *damage |= difference.damage;
         }
 
         debug!(" > style difference: {:?}", difference);
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ pub trait MatchMethods : TElement {
             context,
             &mut data.styles.primary,
             &mut new_styles.primary.as_mut().unwrap(),
-            data.restyle.hint,
+            data.hint,
             important_rules_changed,
         );
 
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ pub trait MatchMethods : TElement {
             self.accumulate_damage_for(
                 context.shared,
                 data.skip_applying_damage(),
-                &mut data.restyle,
+                &mut data.damage,
                 &old_primary_style,
                 new_primary_style,
                 None,
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ pub trait MatchMethods : TElement {
                     self.accumulate_damage_for(
                         context.shared,
                         data.skip_applying_damage(),
-                        &mut data.restyle,
+                        &mut data.damage,
                         old,
                         new,
                         Some(&PseudoElement::from_eager_index(i)),
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ pub trait MatchMethods : TElement {
                         old.as_ref().map_or(false,
                                             |s| pseudo.should_exist(s));
                     if new_pseudo_should_exist != old_pseudo_should_exist {
-                        data.restyle.damage |= RestyleDamage::reconstruct();
+                        data.damage |= RestyleDamage::reconstruct();
                         return cascade_requirement;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/components/style/traversal.rs b/components/style/traversal.rs
index db4303226ac..fdab3ab73c6 100644
--- a/components/style/traversal.rs
+++ b/components/style/traversal.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub trait DomTraversal<E: TElement> : Sync {
         if traversal_flags.for_animation_only() {
             return data.map_or(false, |d| d.has_styles()) &&
                    (el.has_animation_only_dirty_descendants() ||
-                    data.as_ref().unwrap().restyle.hint.has_animation_hint_or_recascade());
+                    data.as_ref().unwrap().hint.has_animation_hint_or_recascade());
         }
 
         // Non-incremental layout visits every node.
@@ -283,14 +283,14 @@ pub trait DomTraversal<E: TElement> : Sync {
         // since that can return true even if we have a restyle hint indicating
         // that the element's descendants (but not necessarily the element) need
         // restyling.
-        if !data.restyle.hint.is_empty() {
+        if !data.hint.is_empty() {
             return true;
         }
 
         // Servo uses the post-order traversal for flow construction, so we need
         // to traverse any element with damage so that we can perform fixup /
         // reconstruction on our way back up the tree.
-        if cfg!(feature = "servo") && !data.restyle.damage.is_empty() {
+        if cfg!(feature = "servo") && !data.damage.is_empty() {
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -510,10 +510,10 @@ where
         RestyleHint::empty()
     } else {
         debug_assert!(flags.for_animation_only() ||
-                      !data.restyle.hint.has_animation_hint(),
+                      !data.hint.has_animation_hint(),
                       "animation restyle hint should be handled during \
                        animation-only restyles");
-        data.restyle.hint.propagate(&flags)
+        data.hint.propagate(&flags)
     };
 
     trace!("propagated_hint={:?}, cascade_requirement={:?}, \
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ where
         let mut child_data = child_data.as_mut().map(|d| &mut **d);
         trace!(" > {:?} -> {:?} + {:?}, pseudo: {:?}",
                child,
-               child_data.as_ref().map(|d| d.restyle.hint),
+               child_data.as_ref().map(|d| d.hint),
                propagated_hint,
                child.implemented_pseudo_element());
 
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ where
                 }
             }
 
-            child_data.restyle.hint.insert(child_hint);
+            child_data.hint.insert(child_hint);
 
             // Handle element snapshots and invalidation of descendants and siblings
             // as needed.
diff --git a/ports/geckolib/glue.rs b/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
index 844940ded06..28a2bec6bd4 100644
--- a/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
+++ b/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
@@ -292,12 +292,12 @@ pub extern "C" fn Servo_TraverseSubtree(
                      traversal_flags,
                      unsafe { &*snapshots });
 
-    debug!("Servo_TraverseSubtree complete (dd={}, aodd={}, lfcd={}, lfc={}, restyle={:?})",
+    debug!("Servo_TraverseSubtree complete (dd={}, aodd={}, lfcd={}, lfc={}, data={:?})",
            element.has_dirty_descendants(),
            element.has_animation_only_dirty_descendants(),
            element.descendants_need_frames(),
            element.needs_frame(),
-           element.borrow_data().unwrap().restyle);
+           element.borrow_data().unwrap());
 
     element.needs_post_traversal()
 }
@@ -2982,7 +2982,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn Servo_TakeChangeHint(element: RawGeckoElementBorrowed,
         Some(mut data) => {
             *was_restyled = data.is_restyle();
 
-            let damage = data.restyle.damage;
+            let damage = data.damage;
             data.clear_restyle_state();
             damage
         }
@@ -3859,7 +3859,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn Servo_HasPendingRestyleAncestor(element: RawGeckoElementBorrow
     let mut element = Some(GeckoElement(element));
     while let Some(e) = element {
         if let Some(data) = e.borrow_data() {
-            if !data.restyle.hint.is_empty() {
+            if !data.hint.is_empty() {
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/unit/stylo/size_of.rs b/tests/unit/stylo/size_of.rs
index df415cfca11..4a05b25ada3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/stylo/size_of.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/stylo/size_of.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use servo_arc::Arc;
 use std::mem::{size_of, align_of};
 use style;
 use style::applicable_declarations::ApplicableDeclarationBlock;
-use style::data::{ElementData, ElementStyles, RestyleData};
+use style::data::{ElementData, ElementStyles};
 use style::gecko::selector_parser as real;
 use style::properties::ComputedValues;
 use style::rule_tree::{RuleNode, StrongRuleNode};
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ size_of_test!(test_size_of_option_arc_cv, Option<Arc<ComputedValues>>, 8);
 size_of_test!(test_size_of_option_rule_node, Option<StrongRuleNode>, 8);
 
 size_of_test!(test_size_of_element_styles, ElementStyles, 16);
-size_of_test!(test_size_of_restyle_data, RestyleData, 8);
 size_of_test!(test_size_of_element_data, ElementData, 24);
 
 size_of_test!(test_size_of_property_declaration, style::properties::PropertyDeclaration, 32);