diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
index dc978d4a912d..94a425c1c9a4 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -4448,9 +4448,7 @@
               }
               for (let ppBrowser of this.tabbrowser._printPreviewBrowsers) {
                 let ppTab = this.tabbrowser.getTabForBrowser(ppBrowser);
-                let state = ppBrowser.hasLayers ? this.STATE_LOADED
-                                                : this.STATE_LOADING;
-                this.setTabState(ppTab, state);
+                this.setTabState(ppTab, this.STATE_LOADING);
               }
             },
 
diff --git a/dom/interfaces/base/nsITabParent.idl b/dom/interfaces/base/nsITabParent.idl
index aa29f871b24b..5c3cf2044b74 100644
--- a/dom/interfaces/base/nsITabParent.idl
+++ b/dom/interfaces/base/nsITabParent.idl
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ interface nsITabParent : nsISupports
    */
   void renderLayers(in bool aEnabled);
 
-  /**
-   * True if layers are being rendered and the compositor has reported
-   * receiving them.
-   */
-  readonly attribute boolean hasLayers;
-
   /**
    * Whether this tabParent is in prerender mode.
    */
diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
index b1bbbe3c0e82..66425ece8c76 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
@@ -2995,13 +2995,6 @@ TabParent::RenderLayers(bool aEnabled)
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-NS_IMETHODIMP
-TabParent::GetHasLayers(bool* aResult)
-{
-  *aResult = mHasLayers;
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 TabParent::PreserveLayers(bool aPreserveLayers)
 {
diff --git a/toolkit/content/widgets/browser.xml b/toolkit/content/widgets/browser.xml
index 3e5978aceacf..ddfc7e6922f7 100644
--- a/toolkit/content/widgets/browser.xml
+++ b/toolkit/content/widgets/browser.xml
@@ -304,14 +304,6 @@
         </body>
       </method>
 
-      <property name="hasLayers" readonly="true">
-        <getter>
-          <![CDATA[
-            return this.docShellIsActive;
-          ]]>
-        </getter>
-      </property>
-
       <property name="imageDocument"
                 readonly="true">
         <getter>
diff --git a/toolkit/content/widgets/remote-browser.xml b/toolkit/content/widgets/remote-browser.xml
index 29e6941cd772..aacf2fff6e0b 100644
--- a/toolkit/content/widgets/remote-browser.xml
+++ b/toolkit/content/widgets/remote-browser.xml
@@ -258,16 +258,6 @@
         ]]></body>
       </method>
 
-      <property name="hasLayers" readonly="true">
-        <getter><![CDATA[
-          let {frameLoader} = this;
-          if (frameLoader.tabParent) {
-            return frameLoader.tabParent.hasLayers;
-          }
-          return false;
-        ]]></getter>
-      </property>
-
       <field name="_manifestURI"/>
       <property name="manifestURI"
                 onget="return this._manifestURI"