diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h b/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h
index b1fcd80b6221..c326e44b9e87 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ private:
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "layers.acceleration.draw-fps.print-histogram",  FPSPrintHistogram, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "layers.acceleration.draw-fps.write-to-file", WriteFPSToFile, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Once, "layers.acceleration.force-enabled",     LayersAccelerationForceEnabledDoNotUseDirectly, bool, false);
-  DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "layers.advanced.border-layers",         LayersAllowBorderLayers, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "layers.advanced.text-layers",           LayersAllowTextLayers, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Once, "layers.allow-d3d9-fallback",            LayersAllowD3D9Fallback, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Once, "layers.amd-switchable-gfx.enabled",     LayersAMDSwitchableGfxEnabled, bool, false);
diff --git a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
index 8df2587bcdb5..c817a5a89617 100644
--- a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "nsIScrollableFrame.h"
 #include "nsIFrameInlines.h"
 #include "nsThemeConstants.h"
-#include "BorderConsts.h"
 #include "LayerTreeInvalidation.h"
 
 #include "imgIContainer.h"
@@ -4058,80 +4057,6 @@ nsDisplayBorder::ComputeInvalidationRegion(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
   }
 }
 
-LayerState
-nsDisplayBorder::GetLayerState(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
-                               LayerManager* aManager,
-                               const ContainerLayerParameters& aParameters)
-{
-  if (!gfxPrefs::LayersAllowBorderLayers()) {
-    return LAYER_NONE;
-  }
-
-  nsPoint offset = ToReferenceFrame();
-  Maybe<nsCSSBorderRenderer> br =
-    nsCSSRendering::CreateBorderRenderer(mFrame->PresContext(),
-                                         nullptr,
-                                         mFrame,
-                                         nsRect(),
-                                         nsRect(offset, mFrame->GetSize()),
-                                         mFrame->StyleContext(),
-                                         mFrame->GetSkipSides());
-  if (!br) {
-    return LAYER_NONE;
-  }
-
-  bool hasCompositeColors;
-  if (!br->AllBordersSolid(&hasCompositeColors) || hasCompositeColors) {
-    return LAYER_NONE;
-  }
-
-  // We don't support this yet as we don't copy the values to
-  // the layer, and BasicBorderLayer doesn't support it yet.
-  if (!br->mNoBorderRadius) {
-    return LAYER_NONE;
-  }
-
-  // We copy these values correctly to the layer, but BasicBorderLayer
-  // won't render them
-  if (!br->AreBorderSideFinalStylesSame(SIDE_BITS_ALL) ||
-      !br->AllBordersSameWidth()) {
-    return LAYER_NONE;
-  }
-
-  NS_FOR_CSS_SIDES(i) {
-    if (br->mBorderStyles[i] == NS_STYLE_BORDER_STYLE_SOLID) {
-      mColors[i] = ToDeviceColor(br->mBorderColors[i]);
-      mWidths[i] = br->mBorderWidths[i];
-    } else {
-      mWidths[i] = 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  mRect = ViewAs<LayerPixel>(br->mOuterRect);
-  return LAYER_INACTIVE;
-}
-
-already_AddRefed<Layer>
-nsDisplayBorder::BuildLayer(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
-                            LayerManager* aManager,
-                            const ContainerLayerParameters& aContainerParameters)
-{
-  RefPtr<BorderLayer> layer = static_cast<BorderLayer*>
-    (aManager->GetLayerBuilder()->GetLeafLayerFor(aBuilder, this));
-  if (!layer) {
-    layer = aManager->CreateBorderLayer();
-    if (!layer)
-      return nullptr;
-  }
-  layer->SetRect(mRect);
-  layer->SetCornerRadii({ LayerSize(), LayerSize(), LayerSize(), LayerSize() });
-  layer->SetColors(mColors);
-  layer->SetWidths(mWidths);
-  layer->SetBaseTransform(gfx::Matrix4x4::Translation(aContainerParameters.mOffset.x,
-                                                      aContainerParameters.mOffset.y, 0));
-  return layer.forget();
-}
-
 void
 nsDisplayBorder::Paint(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
                        nsRenderingContext* aCtx) {
diff --git a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.h b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.h
index ff9b053ec48e..f401a4d7ccf8 100644
--- a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.h
+++ b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #define NSDISPLAYLIST_H_
 
 #include "mozilla/Attributes.h"
-#include "mozilla/Array.h"
 #include "mozilla/DebugOnly.h"
 #include "mozilla/EnumSet.h"
 #include "mozilla/Maybe.h"
@@ -2558,13 +2557,6 @@ public:
 
   virtual bool IsInvisibleInRect(const nsRect& aRect) override;
   virtual nsRect GetBounds(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder, bool* aSnap) override;
-  virtual LayerState GetLayerState(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
-                                   LayerManager* aManager,
-                                   const ContainerLayerParameters& aParameters) override;
-
-  virtual already_AddRefed<Layer> BuildLayer(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
-                                             LayerManager* aManager,
-                                             const ContainerLayerParameters& aContainerParameters) override;
   virtual void Paint(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder, nsRenderingContext* aCtx) override;
   NS_DISPLAY_DECL_NAME("Border", TYPE_BORDER)
   
@@ -2577,10 +2569,6 @@ public:
 protected:
   nsRect CalculateBounds(const nsStyleBorder& aStyleBorder);
 
-  mozilla::Array<mozilla::gfx::Color, 4> mColors;
-  mozilla::Array<mozilla::LayerCoord, 4> mWidths;
-  mozilla::LayerRect mRect;
-
   nsRect mBounds;
 };