diff --git a/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.cpp b/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.cpp
index 4744d810ab83..b4dae38d3917 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.cpp
@@ -452,11 +452,10 @@ void TextureClient::ForceRemove()
 {
   if (mValid && mActor) {
     if (GetFlags() & TextureFlags::DEALLOCATE_CLIENT) {
-      mActor->SetTextureData(DropTextureData());
       if (mActor->IPCOpen()) {
-        mActor->SendRemoveTextureSync();
+        mActor->SendClearTextureHostSync();
+        mActor->SendRemoveTexture();
       }
-      mActor->DeleteTextureData();
     } else {
       if (mActor->IPCOpen()) {
         mActor->SendRemoveTexture();
diff --git a/gfx/layers/composite/TextureHost.cpp b/gfx/layers/composite/TextureHost.cpp
index ba9965a9585d..2dc7c829cc46 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/composite/TextureHost.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/composite/TextureHost.cpp
@@ -88,14 +88,16 @@ public:
 
   virtual bool RecvClientRecycle() MOZ_OVERRIDE;
 
-  virtual bool RecvRemoveTexture() MOZ_OVERRIDE;
+  virtual bool RecvClearTextureHostSync() MOZ_OVERRIDE;
 
-  virtual bool RecvRemoveTextureSync() MOZ_OVERRIDE;
+  virtual bool RecvRemoveTexture() MOZ_OVERRIDE;
 
   TextureHost* GetTextureHost() { return mTextureHost; }
 
   void ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
 
+  void ClearTextureHost();
+
   CompositableParentManager* mCompositableManager;
   RefPtr<TextureHost> mWaitForClientRecycle;
   RefPtr<TextureHost> mTextureHost;
@@ -737,20 +739,15 @@ TextureParent::RecvRemoveTexture()
 }
 
 bool
-TextureParent::RecvRemoveTextureSync()
+TextureParent::RecvClearTextureHostSync()
 {
-  // we don't need to send a reply in the synchronous case since the child side
-  // has the guarantee that this message has been handled synchronously.
-  return PTextureParent::Send__delete__(this);
+  ClearTextureHost();
+  return true;
 }
 
 void
 TextureParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why)
 {
-  if (!mTextureHost) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   switch (why) {
   case AncestorDeletion:
   case Deletion:
@@ -761,6 +758,16 @@ TextureParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why)
     NS_RUNTIMEABORT("FailedConstructor isn't possible in PTexture");
   }
 
+  ClearTextureHost();
+}
+
+void
+TextureParent::ClearTextureHost()
+{
+  if (!mTextureHost) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (mTextureHost->GetFlags() & TextureFlags::RECYCLE) {
     RECYCLE_LOG("clear recycling for tile %p\n", this);
     mTextureHost->ClearRecycleCallback();
diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageBridgeChild.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageBridgeChild.cpp
index 8ad7df71261d..683ddfbf74b4 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageBridgeChild.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageBridgeChild.cpp
@@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ void ImageBridgeChild::FlushAllImages(ImageClient* aClient, ImageContainer* aCon
     NS_ERROR("ImageBridgeChild::FlushAllImages() is called on ImageBridge thread.");
      return;
    }
- 
+
   RefPtr<AsyncTransactionTracker> status = aClient->PrepareFlushAllImages();
- 
+
   sImageBridgeChildSingleton->GetMessageLoop()->PostTask(
     FROM_HERE,
     NewRunnableFunction(&FlushAllImagesSync, aClient, aContainer, aExceptFront, status));
- 
+
   status->WaitComplete();
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/PTexture.ipdl b/gfx/layers/ipc/PTexture.ipdl
index 673b06314e45..5e5f53cdd454 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/PTexture.ipdl
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/PTexture.ipdl
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ parent:
 
     async ClientRecycle();
 
+    /**
+     * Synchronously tell the TextureChild to clear TextureHost.
+     */
+    sync ClearTextureHostSync();
+
     /**
      * Asynchronously tell the Compositor side to remove the texture.
      */
     async RemoveTexture();
-
-    /**
-     * Synchronously tell the compositor side to remove the texture.
-     */
-    sync RemoveTextureSync();
 };
 
 } // layers