diff --git a/components/layout_thread/lib.rs b/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
index 58f81a71a59..566d6e437cd 100644
--- a/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
+++ b/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
@@ -596,9 +596,6 @@ impl LayoutThread {
                         || self.handle_reflow(&data, possibly_locked_rw_data));
             },
             Msg::TickAnimations => self.tick_all_animations(possibly_locked_rw_data),
-            Msg::ReflowWithNewlyLoadedWebFont => {
-                self.reflow_with_newly_loaded_web_font(possibly_locked_rw_data)
-            }
             Msg::SetStackingContextScrollStates(new_scroll_states) => {
                 self.set_stacking_context_scroll_states(new_scroll_states,
                                                         possibly_locked_rw_data);
@@ -1357,28 +1354,6 @@ impl LayoutThread {
         assert!(layout_context.pending_images.is_none());
     }
 
-    fn reflow_with_newly_loaded_web_font<'a, 'b>(&mut self, possibly_locked_rw_data: &mut RwData<'a, 'b>) {
-        let mut rw_data = possibly_locked_rw_data.lock();
-        font_context::invalidate_font_caches();
-
-        let reflow_info = Reflow {
-            goal: ReflowGoal::ForDisplay,
-            page_clip_rect: max_rect(),
-        };
-
-        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() {
-            return
-        }
-        self.perform_post_style_recalc_layout_passes(&reflow_info,
-                                                     None,
-                                                     None,
-                                                     &mut *rw_data,
-                                                     &mut layout_context);
-    }
-
     fn perform_post_style_recalc_layout_passes(&mut self,
                                                data: &Reflow,
                                                query_type: Option<&ReflowQueryType>,
diff --git a/components/script_layout_interface/message.rs b/components/script_layout_interface/message.rs
index 59c31ce6697..feb2b533fd2 100644
--- a/components/script_layout_interface/message.rs
+++ b/components/script_layout_interface/message.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ pub enum Msg {
     /// field is whether animations should be force-ticked.
     AdvanceClockMs(i32, bool),
 
-    /// Requests that the layout thread reflow with a newly-loaded Web font.
-    ReflowWithNewlyLoadedWebFont,
-
     /// Destroys layout data associated with a DOM node.
     ///
     /// TODO(pcwalton): Maybe think about batching to avoid message traffic.