diff --git a/components/layout_thread/lib.rs b/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
index c144f0f526c..f15ee197dfd 100644
--- a/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
+++ b/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ impl LayoutThread {
     // Create a layout context for use in building display lists, hit testing, &c.
     fn build_layout_context(&self,
                             rw_data: &LayoutThreadData,
-                            goal: ReflowGoal,
                             request_images: bool)
                             -> LayoutContext {
         let thread_local_style_context_creation_data =
@@ -506,7 +505,6 @@ impl LayoutThread {
             style_context: SharedStyleContext {
                 viewport_size: self.viewport_size.clone(),
                 stylist: rw_data.stylist.clone(),
-                goal: goal,
                 running_animations: self.running_animations.clone(),
                 expired_animations: self.expired_animations.clone(),
                 error_reporter: self.error_reporter.clone(),
@@ -1117,9 +1115,7 @@ impl LayoutThread {
         }
 
         // Create a layout context for use throughout the following passes.
-        let mut layout_context = self.build_layout_context(&*rw_data,
-                                                           data.reflow_info.goal,
-                                                           true);
+        let mut layout_context = self.build_layout_context(&*rw_data, true);
 
         // NB: Type inference falls apart here for some reason, so we need to be very verbose. :-(
         let traversal_driver = if self.parallel_flag && self.parallel_traversal.is_some() {
@@ -1347,9 +1343,7 @@ impl LayoutThread {
             page_clip_rect: max_rect(),
         };
 
-        let mut layout_context = self.build_layout_context(&*rw_data,
-                                                           reflow_info.goal,
-                                                           false);
+        let mut layout_context = self.build_layout_context(&*rw_data, false);
 
         if let Some(mut root_flow) = self.root_flow.clone() {
             // Perform an abbreviated style recalc that operates without access to the DOM.
@@ -1382,9 +1376,7 @@ impl LayoutThread {
             page_clip_rect: max_rect(),
         };
 
-        let mut layout_context = self.build_layout_context(&*rw_data,
-                                                           reflow_info.goal,
-                                                           false);
+        let mut layout_context = self.build_layout_context(&*rw_data, false);
 
         // No need to do a style recalc here.
         if self.root_flow.is_none() {
diff --git a/components/style/context.rs b/components/style/context.rs
index c97e6f531f9..e8adc79faa9 100644
--- a/components/style/context.rs
+++ b/components/style/context.rs
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ pub struct SharedStyleContext {
     /// The CSS selector stylist.
     pub stylist: Arc<Stylist>,
 
-    /// Why is this reflow occurring
-    pub goal: ReflowGoal,
-
     /// The animations that are currently running.
     pub running_animations: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<OpaqueNode, Vec<Animation>>>>,
 
diff --git a/ports/geckolib/glue.rs b/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
index bf438eff024..8c3584c1026 100644
--- a/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
+++ b/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use style::arc_ptr_eq;
-use style::context::{QuirksMode, ReflowGoal, SharedStyleContext, StyleContext};
+use style::context::{QuirksMode, SharedStyleContext, StyleContext};
 use style::context::{ThreadLocalStyleContext, ThreadLocalStyleContextCreationInfo};
 use style::data::{ElementData, ElementStyles, RestyleData};
 use style::dom::{ShowSubtreeData, TElement, TNode};
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ fn create_shared_context(per_doc_data: &PerDocumentStyleDataImpl) -> SharedStyle
     SharedStyleContext {
         // FIXME (bug 1303229): Use the actual viewport size here
         viewport_size: Size2D::new(Au(0), Au(0)),
-        goal: ReflowGoal::ForScriptQuery,
         stylist: per_doc_data.stylist.clone(),
         running_animations: per_doc_data.running_animations.clone(),
         expired_animations: per_doc_data.expired_animations.clone(),