diff --git a/dom/ipc/PBrowser.ipdl b/dom/ipc/PBrowser.ipdl
index 024453e166b2..d1ae3c6fd92a 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/PBrowser.ipdl
+++ b/dom/ipc/PBrowser.ipdl
@@ -597,8 +597,7 @@ child:
     async InitRendering(TextureFactoryIdentifier textureFactoryIdentifier,
                         LayersId layersId,
                         CompositorOptions compositorOptions,
-                        bool layersConnected,
-                        bool hasRenderFrame);
+                        bool layersConnected);
 
     async LoadURL(nsCString uri, ShowInfo info);
 
diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp b/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
index 18e93a54add1..1bd92c81666b 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
@@ -1221,13 +1221,10 @@ mozilla::ipc::IPCResult
 TabChild::RecvInitRendering(const TextureFactoryIdentifier& aTextureFactoryIdentifier,
                             const layers::LayersId& aLayersId,
                             const CompositorOptions& aCompositorOptions,
-                            const bool& aLayersConnected,
-                            const bool& aHasRenderFrame)
+                            const bool& aLayersConnected)
 {
-  MOZ_ASSERT((!mDidFakeShow && aHasRenderFrame) || (mDidFakeShow && !aHasRenderFrame));
-
   mLayersConnected = Some(aLayersConnected);
-  InitRenderingState(aTextureFactoryIdentifier, aLayersId, aCompositorOptions, aHasRenderFrame);
+  InitRenderingState(aTextureFactoryIdentifier, aLayersId, aCompositorOptions);
   return IPC_OK();
 }
 
@@ -2752,17 +2749,10 @@ TabChild::InitTabChildMessageManager()
 void
 TabChild::InitRenderingState(const TextureFactoryIdentifier& aTextureFactoryIdentifier,
                              const layers::LayersId& aLayersId,
-                             const CompositorOptions& aCompositorOptions,
-                             const bool aHasRenderFrame)
+                             const CompositorOptions& aCompositorOptions)
 {
     mPuppetWidget->InitIMEState();
 
-    if (!aHasRenderFrame) {
-      mLayersConnected = Some(false);
-      NS_WARNING("failed to construct RenderFrame");
-      return;
-    }
-
     MOZ_ASSERT(aLayersId.IsValid());
     mTextureFactoryIdentifier = aTextureFactoryIdentifier;
 
diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabChild.h b/dom/ipc/TabChild.h
index eca201341c60..d60d6b69ae20 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabChild.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabChild.h
@@ -303,8 +303,7 @@ public:
   RecvInitRendering(const TextureFactoryIdentifier& aTextureFactoryIdentifier,
                     const layers::LayersId& aLayersId,
                     const mozilla::layers::CompositorOptions& aCompositorOptions,
-                    const bool& aLayersConnected,
-                    const bool& aHasRenderFrame) override;
+                    const bool& aLayersConnected) override;
 
   virtual mozilla::ipc::IPCResult
   RecvUpdateDimensions(const mozilla::dom::DimensionInfo& aDimensionInfo) override;
@@ -763,8 +762,7 @@ private:
 
   void InitRenderingState(const TextureFactoryIdentifier& aTextureFactoryIdentifier,
                           const layers::LayersId& aLayersId,
-                          const mozilla::layers::CompositorOptions& aCompositorOptions,
-                          const bool aHasRenderFrame);
+                          const mozilla::layers::CompositorOptions& aCompositorOptions);
   void InitAPZState();
 
   void DestroyWindow();
diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
index d0fdd7f2986f..7f8a17c6e496 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
@@ -650,8 +650,7 @@ TabParent::InitRenderFrame()
   mRenderFrame->GetTextureFactoryIdentifier(&textureFactoryIdentifier);
   Unused << SendInitRendering(textureFactoryIdentifier, layersId,
     mRenderFrame->GetCompositorOptions(),
-    mRenderFrame->IsLayersConnected(),
-    true);
+    mRenderFrame->IsLayersConnected());
 }
 
 void