diff --git a/dom/base/nsDOMWindowUtils.cpp b/dom/base/nsDOMWindowUtils.cpp
index 0ed772e098d9..12cbf4139a2a 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsDOMWindowUtils.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsDOMWindowUtils.cpp
@@ -2330,26 +2330,6 @@ nsDOMWindowUtils::GetLayerManagerRemote(bool* retval)
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-NS_IMETHODIMP
-nsDOMWindowUtils::GetUsingAdvancedLayers(bool* retval)
-{
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIWidget> widget = GetWidget();
-  if (!widget) {
-    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
-  }
-
-  LayerManager *mgr = widget->GetLayerManager();
-  if (!mgr) {
-    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
-  }
-
-  *retval = false;
-  if (KnowsCompositor* fwd = mgr->AsKnowsCompositor()) {
-    *retval = fwd->GetTextureFactoryIdentifier().mUsingAdvancedLayers;
-  }
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsDOMWindowUtils::GetSupportsHardwareH264Decoding(JS::MutableHandle<JS::Value> aPromise)
 {
diff --git a/dom/interfaces/base/nsIDOMWindowUtils.idl b/dom/interfaces/base/nsIDOMWindowUtils.idl
index ccc2dfa09f2a..8df27b017c87 100644
--- a/dom/interfaces/base/nsIDOMWindowUtils.idl
+++ b/dom/interfaces/base/nsIDOMWindowUtils.idl
@@ -1416,11 +1416,6 @@ interface nsIDOMWindowUtils : nsISupports {
    */
   readonly attribute boolean layerManagerRemote;
 
-  /**
-   * True if advanced layers is enabled on this window, false otherwise.
-   */
-  readonly attribute boolean usingAdvancedLayers;
-
   /**
    * Returns a Promise that will be resolved with a string once the capabilities
    * of the h264 decoder have been determined.
diff --git a/gfx/layers/CompositorTypes.h b/gfx/layers/CompositorTypes.h
index 4b0e4c1b5102..fd67cbedf265 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/CompositorTypes.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/CompositorTypes.h
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ struct TextureFactoryIdentifier
   bool mSupportsPartialUploads;
   bool mSupportsComponentAlpha;
   bool mSupportsBackdropCopyForComponentAlpha;
-  bool mUsingAdvancedLayers;
   SyncHandle mSyncHandle;
 
   explicit TextureFactoryIdentifier(LayersBackend aLayersBackend = LayersBackend::LAYERS_NONE,
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ struct TextureFactoryIdentifier
     , mSupportsPartialUploads(aSupportsPartialUploads)
     , mSupportsComponentAlpha(aSupportsComponentAlpha)
     , mSupportsBackdropCopyForComponentAlpha(true)
-    , mUsingAdvancedLayers(false)
     , mSyncHandle(aSyncHandle)
   {}
 };
diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/LayersMessageUtils.h b/gfx/layers/ipc/LayersMessageUtils.h
index 81bc9b9a3204..d6869875c5fd 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/LayersMessageUtils.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/LayersMessageUtils.h
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ struct ParamTraits<mozilla::layers::TextureFactoryIdentifier>
     WriteParam(aMsg, aParam.mSupportsPartialUploads);
     WriteParam(aMsg, aParam.mSupportsComponentAlpha);
     WriteParam(aMsg, aParam.mSupportsBackdropCopyForComponentAlpha);
-    WriteParam(aMsg, aParam.mUsingAdvancedLayers);
     WriteParam(aMsg, aParam.mSyncHandle);
   }
 
@@ -318,7 +317,6 @@ struct ParamTraits<mozilla::layers::TextureFactoryIdentifier>
                   ReadParam(aMsg, aIter, &aResult->mSupportsPartialUploads) &&
                   ReadParam(aMsg, aIter, &aResult->mSupportsComponentAlpha) &&
                   ReadParam(aMsg, aIter, &aResult->mSupportsBackdropCopyForComponentAlpha) &&
-                  ReadParam(aMsg, aIter, &aResult->mUsingAdvancedLayers) &&
                   ReadParam(aMsg, aIter, &aResult->mSyncHandle);
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/gfx/layers/mlgpu/LayerManagerMLGPU.cpp b/gfx/layers/mlgpu/LayerManagerMLGPU.cpp
index 34af706ba426..e04c002ca4d7 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/mlgpu/LayerManagerMLGPU.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/mlgpu/LayerManagerMLGPU.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ LayerManagerMLGPU::GetTextureFactoryIdentifier()
     ident = mDevice->GetTextureFactoryIdentifier();
   }
   ident.mSupportsBackdropCopyForComponentAlpha = SupportsBackdropCopyForComponentAlpha();
-  ident.mUsingAdvancedLayers = true;
   return ident;
 }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/content/aboutSupport.js b/toolkit/content/aboutSupport.js
index dcb3a477bd78..e3ca404f0709 100644
--- a/toolkit/content/aboutSupport.js
+++ b/toolkit/content/aboutSupport.js
@@ -393,22 +393,16 @@ var snapshotFormatters = {
     }
 
     // graphics-features-tbody
-    let compositor = "";
-    if (data.windowLayerManagerRemote) {
-      compositor = data.windowLayerManagerType;
-      if (data.windowUsingAdvancedLayers) {
-        compositor += " (Advanced Layers)";
-      }
-    } else {
-      compositor = "BasicLayers (" + strings.GetStringFromName("mainThreadNoOMTC") + ")";
-    }
+
+    let compositor = data.windowLayerManagerRemote
+                     ? data.windowLayerManagerType
+                     : "BasicLayers (" + strings.GetStringFromName("mainThreadNoOMTC") + ")";
     addRow("features", "compositing", compositor);
     delete data.windowLayerManagerRemote;
     delete data.windowLayerManagerType;
     delete data.numTotalWindows;
     delete data.numAcceleratedWindows;
     delete data.numAcceleratedWindowsMessage;
-    delete data.windowUsingAdvancedLayers;
 
     addRow("features", "asyncPanZoom",
            apzInfo.length
diff --git a/toolkit/modules/Troubleshoot.jsm b/toolkit/modules/Troubleshoot.jsm
index dc70dd12043c..c214b9a3ede8 100644
--- a/toolkit/modules/Troubleshoot.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/modules/Troubleshoot.jsm
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ var dataProviders = {
         data.numTotalWindows++;
         data.windowLayerManagerType = winUtils.layerManagerType;
         data.windowLayerManagerRemote = winUtils.layerManagerRemote;
-        data.windowUsingAdvancedLayers = winUtils.usingAdvancedLayers;
       } catch (e) {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/toolkit/modules/tests/browser/browser_Troubleshoot.js b/toolkit/modules/tests/browser/browser_Troubleshoot.js
index 25fd42801c9d..0d671567b37c 100644
--- a/toolkit/modules/tests/browser/browser_Troubleshoot.js
+++ b/toolkit/modules/tests/browser/browser_Troubleshoot.js
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ const SNAPSHOT_SCHEMA = {
         windowLayerManagerRemote: {
           type: "boolean",
         },
-        windowUsingAdvancedLayers: {
-          type: "boolean",
-        },
         currentAudioBackend: {
           type: "string",
         },