diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp b/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
index 263270a069b3..b3492d1a0bd5 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
@@ -2833,8 +2833,32 @@ TabChild::InitRenderingState(const TextureFactoryIdentifier& aTextureFactoryIden
 
     MOZ_ASSERT(!mPuppetWidget->HasLayerManager());
     bool success = false;
-    if (mLayersConnected) {
-      success = CreateRemoteLayerManager(compositorChild);
+    if (mLayersConnected && gfxVars::UseWebRender()) {
+      success = mPuppetWidget->CreateRemoteLayerManager([&] (LayerManager* aLayerManager) -> bool {
+        MOZ_ASSERT(aLayerManager->AsWebRenderLayerManager());
+        return aLayerManager->AsWebRenderLayerManager()->Initialize(compositorChild,
+                                                                    wr::AsPipelineId(mLayersId),
+                                                                    &mTextureFactoryIdentifier);
+      });
+    } else if (mLayersConnected) {
+      nsTArray<LayersBackend> ignored;
+      PLayerTransactionChild* shadowManager = compositorChild->SendPLayerTransactionConstructor(ignored, LayersId());
+      if (shadowManager &&
+          shadowManager->SendGetTextureFactoryIdentifier(&mTextureFactoryIdentifier) &&
+          mTextureFactoryIdentifier.mParentBackend != LayersBackend::LAYERS_NONE)
+      {
+        success = true;
+      }
+      if (!success) {
+        NS_WARNING("failed to allocate layer transaction");
+      } else {
+        success = mPuppetWidget->CreateRemoteLayerManager([&] (LayerManager* aLayerManager) -> bool {
+          ShadowLayerForwarder* lf = aLayerManager->AsShadowForwarder();
+          lf->SetShadowManager(shadowManager);
+          lf->IdentifyTextureHost(mTextureFactoryIdentifier);
+          return true;
+        });
+      }
     }
 
     if (success) {
@@ -2858,42 +2882,6 @@ TabChild::InitRenderingState(const TextureFactoryIdentifier& aTextureFactoryIden
     }
 }
 
-bool
-TabChild::CreateRemoteLayerManager(mozilla::layers::PCompositorBridgeChild* aCompositorChild)
-{
-  MOZ_ASSERT(aCompositorChild);
-
-  bool success = false;
-  if (gfxVars::UseWebRender()) {
-    success = mPuppetWidget->CreateRemoteLayerManager([&] (LayerManager* aLayerManager) -> bool {
-      MOZ_ASSERT(aLayerManager->AsWebRenderLayerManager());
-      return aLayerManager->AsWebRenderLayerManager()->Initialize(aCompositorChild,
-                                                                  wr::AsPipelineId(mLayersId),
-                                                                  &mTextureFactoryIdentifier);
-    });
-  } else {
-    nsTArray<LayersBackend> ignored;
-    PLayerTransactionChild* shadowManager = aCompositorChild->SendPLayerTransactionConstructor(ignored, LayersId());
-    if (shadowManager &&
-        shadowManager->SendGetTextureFactoryIdentifier(&mTextureFactoryIdentifier) &&
-        mTextureFactoryIdentifier.mParentBackend != LayersBackend::LAYERS_NONE)
-    {
-      success = true;
-    }
-    if (!success) {
-      NS_WARNING("failed to allocate layer transaction");
-    } else {
-      success = mPuppetWidget->CreateRemoteLayerManager([&] (LayerManager* aLayerManager) -> bool {
-        ShadowLayerForwarder* lf = aLayerManager->AsShadowForwarder();
-        lf->SetShadowManager(shadowManager);
-        lf->IdentifyTextureHost(mTextureFactoryIdentifier);
-        return true;
-      });
-    }
-  }
-  return success;
-}
-
 void
 TabChild::InitAPZState()
 {
@@ -3191,9 +3179,33 @@ TabChild::ReinitRendering()
 
   bool success = false;
   RefPtr<CompositorBridgeChild> cb = CompositorBridgeChild::Get();
+  if (gfxVars::UseWebRender()) {
+    success = mPuppetWidget->CreateRemoteLayerManager([&] (LayerManager* aLayerManager) -> bool {
+      MOZ_ASSERT(aLayerManager->AsWebRenderLayerManager());
+      return aLayerManager->AsWebRenderLayerManager()->Initialize(cb,
+                                                                  wr::AsPipelineId(mLayersId),
+                                                                  &mTextureFactoryIdentifier);
+    });
+  } else {
+    nsTArray<LayersBackend> ignored;
+    PLayerTransactionChild* shadowManager = cb->SendPLayerTransactionConstructor(ignored, LayersId());
+    if (shadowManager &&
+        shadowManager->SendGetTextureFactoryIdentifier(&mTextureFactoryIdentifier) &&
+        mTextureFactoryIdentifier.mParentBackend != LayersBackend::LAYERS_NONE)
+    {
+      success = true;
+    }
+    if (!success) {
+      NS_WARNING("failed to re-allocate layer transaction");
+      return;
+    }
 
-  if (cb) {
-    success = CreateRemoteLayerManager(cb);
+    success = mPuppetWidget->CreateRemoteLayerManager([&] (LayerManager* aLayerManager) -> bool {
+      ShadowLayerForwarder* lf = aLayerManager->AsShadowForwarder();
+      lf->SetShadowManager(shadowManager);
+      lf->IdentifyTextureHost(mTextureFactoryIdentifier);
+      return true;
+    });
   }
 
   if (!success) {
diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabChild.h b/dom/ipc/TabChild.h
index 16f3fc0a0136..be8f8894d5b8 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabChild.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabChild.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class APZEventState;
 class AsyncDragMetrics;
 class IAPZCTreeManager;
 class ImageCompositeNotification;
-class PCompositorBridgeChild;
 } // namespace layers
 
 namespace widget {
@@ -885,8 +884,6 @@ private:
   void InternalSetDocShellIsActive(bool aIsActive,
                                    bool aPreserveLayers);
 
-  bool CreateRemoteLayerManager(mozilla::layers::PCompositorBridgeChild* aCompositorChild);
-
   class DelayedDeleteRunnable;
 
   TextureFactoryIdentifier mTextureFactoryIdentifier;