diff --git a/src/components/compositing/compositor.rs b/src/components/compositing/compositor.rs
index 2f9c76545a6..5762277b4d1 100644
--- a/src/components/compositing/compositor.rs
+++ b/src/components/compositing/compositor.rs
@@ -368,16 +368,13 @@ impl IOCompositor {
             };
             let new_compositor_data = CompositorData::new_root(root_pipeline,
                                                                layer_properties.epoch,
-                                                               layer_properties.rect.size,
                                                                self.opts.cpu_painting,
                                                                layer_properties.background_color);
-            let size = layer_properties.rect.size;
             let new_root = Rc::new(Layer::new(layer_properties.rect,
-                                              size,
                                               self.opts.tile_size,
                                               new_compositor_data));
 
-            CompositorData::add_child(new_root.clone(), layer_properties, size);
+            CompositorData::add_child(new_root.clone(), layer_properties);
 
             // Release all tiles from the layer before dropping it.
             match self.scene.root {
@@ -409,8 +406,7 @@ impl IOCompositor {
                                                                             layer_properties.pipeline_id,
                                                                             parent_layer_id) {
                     Some(ref mut parent_layer) => {
-                        let page_size = root_layer.extra_data.borrow().page_size.unwrap();
-                        CompositorData::add_child(parent_layer.clone(), layer_properties, page_size);
+                        CompositorData::add_child(parent_layer.clone(), layer_properties);
                     }
                     None => {
                         fail!("Compositor: couldn't find parent layer");
diff --git a/src/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs b/src/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
index 56f295f9f6f..5eca6289b4c 100644
--- a/src/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
+++ b/src/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ pub struct CompositorData {
     /// top left corner of the page.
     pub scroll_offset: TypedPoint2D<PagePx, f32>,
 
-    /// The size of the underlying page in page coordinates. This is an option
-    /// because we may not know the size of the page until layout is finished completely.
-    pub page_size: Option<Size2D<f32>>,
-
     /// The behavior of this layer when a scroll message is received.
     pub wants_scroll_events: WantsScrollEventsFlag,
 
@@ -72,7 +68,6 @@ impl CompositorData {
     pub fn new(pipeline: CompositionPipeline,
                layer_id: LayerId,
                epoch: Epoch,
-               page_size: Option<Size2D<f32>>,
                cpu_painting: bool,
                wants_scroll_events: WantsScrollEventsFlag,
                scroll_policy: ScrollPolicy,
@@ -82,7 +77,6 @@ impl CompositorData {
             pipeline: pipeline,
             id: layer_id,
             scroll_offset: TypedPoint2D(0f32, 0f32),
-            page_size: page_size,
             wants_scroll_events: wants_scroll_events,
             scroll_policy: scroll_policy,
             cpu_painting: cpu_painting,
@@ -93,13 +87,11 @@ impl CompositorData {
 
     pub fn new_root(pipeline: CompositionPipeline,
                     epoch: Epoch,
-                    page_size: Size2D<f32>,
                     cpu_painting: bool,
                     unrendered_color: Color) -> CompositorData {
         CompositorData::new(pipeline,
                             LayerId::null(),
                             epoch,
-                            Some(page_size),
                             cpu_painting,
                             WantsScrollEvents,
                             FixedPosition,
@@ -110,18 +102,15 @@ impl CompositorData {
     /// exist yet. The child layer will have the same pipeline, tile size, memory limit, and CPU
     /// painting status as its parent.
     pub fn add_child(layer: Rc<Layer<CompositorData>>,
-                     layer_properties: LayerProperties,
-                     page_size: Size2D<f32>) {
+                     layer_properties: LayerProperties) {
         let new_compositor_data = CompositorData::new(layer.extra_data.borrow().pipeline.clone(),
                                                       layer_properties.id,
                                                       layer_properties.epoch,
-                                                      Some(page_size),
                                                       layer.extra_data.borrow().cpu_painting,
                                                       DoesntWantScrollEvents,
                                                       layer_properties.scroll_policy,
                                                       layer_properties.background_color);
         let new_kid = Rc::new(Layer::new(layer_properties.rect,
-                                         page_size,
                                          Layer::tile_size(layer.clone()),
                                          new_compositor_data));
 
@@ -210,23 +199,15 @@ impl CompositorData {
                                                                  new_rect))
 
             }
+
         }
     }
 
     pub fn update_layer(layer: Rc<Layer<CompositorData>>, layer_properties: LayerProperties) {
         layer.extra_data.borrow_mut().epoch = layer_properties.epoch;
         layer.extra_data.borrow_mut().unrendered_color = layer_properties.background_color;
-        CompositorData::resize(layer.clone(), layer_properties.rect.size);
-    }
 
-    // Resize and unhide a pre-existing layer. A new layer's size is set during creation.
-    fn resize(layer: Rc<Layer<CompositorData>>,
-              new_size: Size2D<f32>) {
-        debug!("compositor_data: starting resize_helper()");
-
-        layer.extra_data.borrow_mut().page_size = Some(new_size);
-
-        let unused_buffers = Layer::resize(layer.clone(), new_size);
+        let unused_buffers = Layer::resize(layer.clone(), layer_properties.rect.size);
         if !unused_buffers.is_empty() {
             let msg = UnusedBufferMsg(unused_buffers);
             let _ = layer.extra_data.borrow().pipeline.render_chan.send_opt(msg);
diff --git a/src/components/compositing/events.rs b/src/components/compositing/events.rs
index f10d1ce50d9..5aa202d2bf0 100644
--- a/src/components/compositing/events.rs
+++ b/src/components/compositing/events.rs
@@ -71,11 +71,7 @@ pub fn handle_scroll_event(layer: Rc<Layer<CompositorData>>,
     layer.extra_data.borrow_mut().scroll_offset = old_origin + delta;
 
     // bounds checking
-    let page_size = match layer.extra_data.borrow().page_size {
-        Some(size) => size,
-        None => fail!("CompositorData: tried to scroll with no page size set"),
-    };
-
+    let page_size = layer.bounds.borrow().size;
     let window_size = window_size.to_untyped();
     let scroll_offset = layer.extra_data.borrow().scroll_offset.to_untyped();
 
@@ -172,10 +168,7 @@ pub fn move(layer: Rc<Layer<CompositorData>>,
     layer.extra_data.borrow_mut().scroll_offset = Point2D::from_untyped(&(origin * -1.0));
 
     // bounds checking
-    let page_size = match layer.extra_data.borrow().page_size {
-        Some(size) => size,
-        None => fail!("CompositorData: tried to scroll with no page size set"),
-    };
+    let page_size = layer.bounds.borrow().size;
     let window_size = window_size.to_untyped();
     let scroll_offset = layer.extra_data.borrow().scroll_offset.to_untyped();