diff --git a/src/servo/layout/display_list_builder.rs b/src/servo/layout/display_list_builder.rs
index df1cd59cd58..1da4d1c2bf0 100644
--- a/src/servo/layout/display_list_builder.rs
+++ b/src/servo/layout/display_list_builder.rs
@@ -68,93 +68,3 @@ impl FlowContext: FlowDisplayListBuilderMethods {
         }
     }
 }
-
-/* TODO: redo unit tests, if possible?gn
-
-fn should_convert_text_boxes_to_solid_color_background_items() {
-    #[test];
-
-    use layout::box_builder::LayoutTreeBuilder;
-
-    let s = Scope();
-    let n = s.new_node(Text(~"firecracker"));
-    let builder = LayoutTreeBuilder();
-    let b = builder.construct_trees(n).get();
-
-    b.reflow_text();
-    let list = DVec();
-    box_to_display_items(list, b, Point2D(au::from_px(0), au::from_px(0)));
-
-    do list.borrow |l| {
-        match l[0].data {
-            dl::SolidColorData(*) => { }
-            _ => { fail }
-        }
-    }    
-}
-
-fn should_convert_text_boxes_to_text_items() {
-    #[test];
-    use layout::box_builder::LayoutTreeBuilder;
-
-    let s = Scope();
-    let n = s.new_node(Text(~"firecracker"));
-    let builder = LayoutTreeBuilder();
-    let b = builder.construct_trees(n).get();
-
-    b.reflow_text();
-    let list = DVec();
-    box_to_display_items(list, b, Point2D(au::from_px(0), au::from_px(0)));
-
-    do list.borrow |l| {
-        match l[1].data {
-            dl::GlyphData(_) => { }
-            _ => { fail }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn should_calculate_the_bounds_of_the_text_box_background_color() {
-    #[test];
-    #[ignore(cfg(target_os = "macos"))];
-    use layout::box_builder::LayoutTreeBuilder;
-
-    let s = Scope();
-    let n = s.new_node(Text(~"firecracker"));
-    let builder = LayoutTreeBuilder();
-    let b = builder.construct_trees(n).get();
-
-    b.reflow_text();
-    let list = DVec();
-    box_to_display_items(list, b, Point2D(au::from_px(0), au::from_px(0)));
-
-    let expected = Rect(
-        Point2D(au::from_px(0), au::from_px(0)),
-        Size2D(au::from_px(84), au::from_px(20))
-    );
-
-    do list.borrow |l| { assert l[0].bounds == expected }
-}
-
-fn should_calculate_the_bounds_of_the_text_items() {
-    #[test];
-    #[ignore(reason = "busted")];
-    use layout::box_builder::LayoutTreeBuilder;
-
-    let s = Scope();
-    let n = s.new_node(Text(~"firecracker"));
-    let builder = LayoutTreeBuilder();
-    let b = builder.construct_trees(n).get();
-
-    b.reflow_text();
-    let list = DVec();
-    box_to_display_items(list, b, Point2D(au::from_px(0), au::from_px(0)));
-
-    let expected = Rect(
-        Point2D(au::from_px(0), au::from_px(0)),
-        Size2D(au::from_px(84), au::from_px(20))
-    );
-
-    do list.borrow |l| { assert l[1].bounds == expected; }
-}
-*/