diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 5bbbc4c1e62..f2593121c6c 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ use dom::touchevent::TouchEvent;
 use dom::touchlist::TouchList;
 use dom::treewalker::TreeWalker;
 use dom::uievent::UIEvent;
-use dom::virtualmethods::{VirtualMethods, vtable_for};
 use dom::window::{ReflowReason, Window};
 use euclid::point::Point2D;
 use html5ever::tree_builder::{LimitedQuirks, NoQuirks, Quirks, QuirksMode};
@@ -594,8 +593,6 @@ impl Document {
 
         if let Some(ref elem) = self.focused.get() {
             elem.set_focus_state(false);
-            let node = vtable_for(&elem.upcast::<Node>());
-            node.handle_blur();
         }
 
         self.focused.set(self.possibly_focused.get().r());
diff --git a/components/script/dom/element.rs b/components/script/dom/element.rs
index ed901d5cdf8..848e2e2aa69 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/element.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/element.rs
@@ -1903,7 +1903,9 @@ impl Element {
     }
 
     pub fn set_focus_state(&self, value: bool) {
-        self.set_state(IN_FOCUS_STATE, value)
+        self.set_state(IN_FOCUS_STATE, value);
+        let doc = document_from_node(self);
+        doc.content_changed(self.upcast(), NodeDamage::OtherNodeDamage);
     }
 
     pub fn get_hover_state(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
index 198fc302f94..b7be50f2f73 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
@@ -719,13 +719,6 @@ impl VirtualMethods for HTMLInputElement {
                 }
         }
     }
-
-    fn handle_blur(&self) {
-        if let Some(s) = self.super_type() {
-            s.handle_blur();
-        }
-        self.force_relayout();
-    }
 }
 
 impl FormControl for HTMLInputElement {}
diff --git a/components/script/dom/virtualmethods.rs b/components/script/dom/virtualmethods.rs
index b60c805c444..3540fbddf0f 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/virtualmethods.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/virtualmethods.rs
@@ -102,14 +102,6 @@ pub trait VirtualMethods {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Called when a previously focused element is no longer focused.
-    /// Use this to trigger relayouts
-    fn handle_blur(&self) {
-        if let Some(s) = self.super_type() {
-            s.handle_blur();
-        }
-    }
-
     /// https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-node-adopt-ext
     fn adopting_steps(&self, old_doc: &Document) {
         if let Some(ref s) = self.super_type() {