diff --git a/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_task.rs b/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_task.rs
index f16beae7733..509c1481a0a 100644
--- a/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_task.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_task.rs
@@ -83,13 +83,6 @@ impl RenderListener for CompositorChan {
         self.chan.send(Paint(pipeline_id, layer_id, layer_buffer_set, epoch))
     }
 
-    fn create_layer_group_for_pipeline(&self, id: PipelineId, page_size: Size2D<uint>) {
-        let Size2D { width, height } = page_size;
-        self.chan.send(CreateRootCompositorLayerIfNecessary(id,
-                                                            LayerId::null(),
-                                                            Size2D(width as f32, height as f32)))
-    }
-
     fn initialize_layers_for_pipeline(&self,
                                       pipeline_id: PipelineId,
                                       metadata: ~[LayerMetadata],
diff --git a/src/components/msg/compositor_msg.rs b/src/components/msg/compositor_msg.rs
index 8518bd3024a..33e0230d687 100644
--- a/src/components/msg/compositor_msg.rs
+++ b/src/components/msg/compositor_msg.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ pub struct LayerMetadata {
 /// submit them to be drawn to the display.
 pub trait RenderListener {
     fn get_graphics_metadata(&self) -> Option<NativeGraphicsMetadata>;
-    fn create_layer_group_for_pipeline(&self, PipelineId, Size2D<uint>);
 
     /// Informs the compositor of the layers for the given pipeline. The compositor responds by
     /// creating and/or destroying render layers as necessary.