diff --git a/components/canvas_traits/Cargo.toml b/components/canvas_traits/Cargo.toml
index b694f422aa5..33e128048f4 100644
--- a/components/canvas_traits/Cargo.toml
+++ b/components/canvas_traits/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ path = "../gfx_traits"
 git = "https://github.com/servo/rust-azure"
 features = ["plugins"]
 
-[dependencies.layers]
-git = "https://github.com/servo/rust-layers"
-features = ["plugins"]
-
 [dependencies.offscreen_gl_context]
 git = "https://github.com/ecoal95/rust-offscreen-rendering-context"
 
diff --git a/components/canvas_traits/lib.rs b/components/canvas_traits/lib.rs
index 24af48aaa49..7abe3a7e665 100644
--- a/components/canvas_traits/lib.rs
+++ b/components/canvas_traits/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ extern crate euclid;
 extern crate gfx_traits;
 extern crate heapsize;
 extern crate ipc_channel;
-extern crate layers;
 extern crate offscreen_gl_context;
 extern crate serde;
 extern crate util;
@@ -35,11 +34,8 @@ use euclid::rect::Rect;
 use euclid::size::Size2D;
 use gfx_traits::color;
 use ipc_channel::ipc::{IpcSender, IpcSharedMemory};
-use layers::platform::surface::NativeSurface;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use std::default::Default;
 use std::str::FromStr;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 pub use webrender_traits::{WebGLFramebufferBindingRequest, WebGLError, WebGLParameter, WebGLResult, WebGLContextId};
 pub use webrender_traits::WebGLCommand as CanvasWebGLMsg;
diff --git a/components/servo/Cargo.lock b/components/servo/Cargo.lock
index c80dcadbeef..94107943706 100644
--- a/components/servo/Cargo.lock
+++ b/components/servo/Cargo.lock
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "heapsize 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "heapsize_plugin 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "ipc-channel 0.2.1 (git+https://github.com/servo/ipc-channel)",
- "layers 0.2.4 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-layers)",
  "offscreen_gl_context 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/ecoal95/rust-offscreen-rendering-context)",
  "plugins 0.0.1",
  "serde 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/ports/cef/Cargo.lock b/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
index 2bec2e051a6..6a25b60781d 100644
--- a/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
+++ b/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "heapsize 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "heapsize_plugin 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "ipc-channel 0.2.1 (git+https://github.com/servo/ipc-channel)",
- "layers 0.2.4 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-layers)",
  "offscreen_gl_context 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/ecoal95/rust-offscreen-rendering-context)",
  "plugins 0.0.1",
  "serde 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/ports/gonk/Cargo.lock b/ports/gonk/Cargo.lock
index 3ed2f49114f..b61388ce9c5 100644
--- a/ports/gonk/Cargo.lock
+++ b/ports/gonk/Cargo.lock
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "heapsize 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "heapsize_plugin 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "ipc-channel 0.2.1 (git+https://github.com/servo/ipc-channel)",
- "layers 0.2.4 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-layers)",
  "offscreen_gl_context 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/ecoal95/rust-offscreen-rendering-context)",
  "plugins 0.0.1",
  "serde 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",