diff --git a/components/layout/construct.rs b/components/layout/construct.rs
index 36c5742e053..39bdbfa5093 100644
--- a/components/layout/construct.rs
+++ b/components/layout/construct.rs
@@ -1093,7 +1093,6 @@ impl<'a, 'ln, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln>>
         let construction_result = self.build_flow_for_block_like(column_flow, node);
 
         let mut abs_descendants = AbsoluteDescendants::new();
-        let mut fixed_descendants = AbsoluteDescendants::new();
 
         if let ConstructionResult::Flow(column_flow, column_abs_descendants) = construction_result {
             flow.add_new_child(column_flow);
@@ -1109,13 +1108,9 @@ impl<'a, 'ln, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln>>
 
             abs_descendants = AbsoluteDescendants::new();
 
-            let is_fixed_positioned = flow.as_block().is_fixed();
             let is_absolutely_positioned =
                 flow::base(&*flow).flags.contains(IS_ABSOLUTELY_POSITIONED);
-            if is_fixed_positioned {
-                // Send itself along with the other fixed descendants.
-                fixed_descendants.push(flow.clone());
-            } else if is_absolutely_positioned {
+            if is_absolutely_positioned {
                 // This is now the only absolute flow in the subtree which hasn't yet
                 // reached its containing block.
                 abs_descendants.push(flow.clone());
@@ -1140,7 +1135,6 @@ impl<'a, 'ln, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln>>
         let construction_result = self.build_flow_for_block_like(table_flow, node);
 
         let mut abs_descendants = AbsoluteDescendants::new();
-        let mut fixed_descendants = AbsoluteDescendants::new();
 
         // The order of the caption and the table are not necessarily the same order as in the DOM
         // tree. All caption blocks are placed before or after the table flow, depending on the
@@ -1168,13 +1162,9 @@ impl<'a, 'ln, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln>>
 
             abs_descendants = AbsoluteDescendants::new();
 
-            let is_fixed_positioned = wrapper_flow.as_block().is_fixed();
             let is_absolutely_positioned =
                 flow::base(&*wrapper_flow).flags.contains(IS_ABSOLUTELY_POSITIONED);
-            if is_fixed_positioned {
-                // Send itself along with the other fixed descendants.
-                fixed_descendants.push(wrapper_flow.clone());
-            } else if is_absolutely_positioned {
+            if is_absolutely_positioned {
                 // This is now the only absolute flow in the subtree which hasn't yet
                 // reached its containing block.
                 abs_descendants.push(wrapper_flow.clone());