diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositableTransactionParent.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositableTransactionParent.cpp
index 64423371e3bb..7a3653609cb5 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositableTransactionParent.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositableTransactionParent.cpp
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ CompositableParentManager::ReceiveCompositableUpdate(const CompositableOperation
 
       if (IsAsync() && compositable->GetLayer()) {
         ScheduleComposition(op);
-        // Async layer updates don't trigger invalidation, manually tell the layer
-        // that its content have changed.
-        compositable->GetLayer()->SetInvalidRectToVisibleRegion();
       }
       break;
     }