diff --git a/components/compositing/pipeline.rs b/components/compositing/pipeline.rs
index 75d166f5f76..2bc78c22ed2 100644
--- a/components/compositing/pipeline.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/pipeline.rs
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ impl Pipeline {
 
     pub fn force_exit(&self) {
         let _ = self.script_chan.send(ConstellationControlMsg::ExitPipeline(self.id)).unwrap();
-        let _ = self.chrome_to_paint_chan.send(ChromeToPaintMsg::Exit(
-                    PipelineExitType::PipelineOnly));
+        let _ = self.chrome_to_paint_chan.send(ChromeToPaintMsg::Exit);
         let LayoutControlChan(ref layout_channel) = self.layout_chan;
         let _ = layout_channel.send(
             LayoutControlMsg::ExitNow(PipelineExitType::PipelineOnly)).unwrap();
diff --git a/components/gfx/paint_task.rs b/components/gfx/paint_task.rs
index f88d0099559..23da15a3ee1 100644
--- a/components/gfx/paint_task.rs
+++ b/components/gfx/paint_task.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use layers::platform::surface::{NativeDisplay, NativeSurface};
 use msg::compositor_msg::{Epoch, FrameTreeId, LayerId, LayerKind, LayerProperties};
 use msg::compositor_msg::{PaintListener, ScrollPolicy};
 use msg::constellation_msg::Msg as ConstellationMsg;
-use msg::constellation_msg::{ConstellationChan, Failure, PipelineExitType, PipelineId};
+use msg::constellation_msg::{ConstellationChan, Failure, PipelineId};
 use paint_context::PaintContext;
 use profile_traits::mem::{self, ReportsChan};
 use profile_traits::time::{self, profile};
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ pub enum ChromeToPaintMsg {
     PaintPermissionGranted,
     PaintPermissionRevoked,
     CollectReports(ReportsChan),
-    Exit(PipelineExitType),
+    Exit,
 }
 
 pub struct PaintTask<C> {
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ impl<C> PaintTask<C> where C: PaintListener + Send + 'static {
                     let _ = response_channel.send(());
                     break;
                 }
-                Msg::FromChrome(ChromeToPaintMsg::Exit(_)) => {
+                Msg::FromChrome(ChromeToPaintMsg::Exit) => {
                     // Ask the compositor to remove any layers it is holding for this paint task.
                     // FIXME(mrobinson): This can probably move back to the constellation now.
                     self.compositor.notify_paint_task_exiting(self.id);