diff --git a/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.cpp b/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.cpp
index 23e899c353b0..ce847d311b22 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ TextureClient::KeepUntilFullDeallocation(UniquePtr<KeepAlive> aKeep, bool aMainT
 
 void TextureClient::ForceRemove(bool sync)
 {
-  FinalizeOnIPDLThread();
   if (mValid && mActor) {
     if (sync || GetFlags() & TextureFlags::DEALLOCATE_CLIENT) {
       MOZ_PERFORMANCE_WARNING("gfx", "TextureClient/Host pair requires synchronous deallocation");
diff --git a/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.h b/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.h
index 373b5a307486..1337cbfed7f6 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/client/TextureClient.h
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@ public:
    * help avoid race conditions in some cases.
    * It's a temporary hack to ensure that DXGI textures don't get destroyed
    * between serialization and deserialization.
-   *
-   * This must not be called off the texture's IPDL thread.
    */
   void KeepUntilFullDeallocation(UniquePtr<KeepAlive> aKeep, bool aMainThreadOnly = false);
 
@@ -506,20 +504,13 @@ private:
   static void TextureClientRecycleCallback(TextureClient* aClient, void* aClosure);
 
   /**
-   * Called once, during the destruction of the Texture, on the thread in which
-   * texture's reference count reaches 0 (could be any thread).
+   * Called once, just before the destructor.
    *
    * Here goes the shut-down code that uses virtual methods.
    * Must only be called by Release().
    */
   B2G_ACL_EXPORT void Finalize();
 
-  /**
-   * Called once during the destruction of the texture on the IPDL thread, if
-   * the texture is shared on the compositor (otherwise it is not called at all).
-   */
-  virtual void FinalizeOnIPDLThread() {}
-
   friend class AtomicRefCountedWithFinalize<TextureClient>;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/gfx/layers/d3d11/TextureD3D11.cpp b/gfx/layers/d3d11/TextureD3D11.cpp
index 51c8513316ec..bf0f945da777 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/d3d11/TextureD3D11.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/d3d11/TextureD3D11.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ TextureClientD3D11::TextureClientD3D11(ISurfaceAllocator* aAllocator,
 
 TextureClientD3D11::~TextureClientD3D11()
 {
+  if (mActor) {
+    if (mTexture) {
+      KeepUntilFullDeallocation(MakeUnique<TKeepAlive<ID3D11Texture2D>>(mTexture));
+    } else if (mTexture10) {
+      KeepUntilFullDeallocation(MakeUnique<TKeepAlive<ID3D10Texture2D>>(mTexture10));
+    }
+  }
 #ifdef DEBUG
   // An Azure DrawTarget needs to be locked when it gets nullptr'ed as this is
   // when it calls EndDraw. This EndDraw should not execute anything so it
@@ -221,18 +228,6 @@ TextureClientD3D11::~TextureClientD3D11()
 #endif
 }
 
-void
-TextureClientD3D11::FinalizeOnIPDLThread()
-{
-  if (mActor) {
-    if (mTexture) {
-      KeepUntilFullDeallocation(MakeUnique<TKeepAlive<ID3D11Texture2D>>(mTexture));
-    } else if (mTexture10) {
-      KeepUntilFullDeallocation(MakeUnique<TKeepAlive<ID3D10Texture2D>>(mTexture10));
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 // static
 already_AddRefed<TextureClientD3D11>
 TextureClientD3D11::Create(ISurfaceAllocator* aAllocator,
@@ -661,16 +656,11 @@ protected:
 };
 
 DXGIYCbCrTextureClient::~DXGIYCbCrTextureClient()
-{
-  MOZ_COUNT_DTOR(DXGIYCbCrTextureClient);
-}
-
-void
-DXGIYCbCrTextureClient::FinalizeOnIPDLThread()
 {
   if (mHoldRefs[0] && mActor) {
     KeepUntilFullDeallocation(MakeUnique<YCbCrKeepAliveD3D11>(mHoldRefs), true);
   }
+  MOZ_COUNT_DTOR(DXGIYCbCrTextureClient);
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/gfx/layers/d3d11/TextureD3D11.h b/gfx/layers/d3d11/TextureD3D11.h
index b19877ce49b2..c3d1ad8c002d 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/d3d11/TextureD3D11.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/d3d11/TextureD3D11.h
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ public:
 protected:
   bool AllocateD3D11Surface(ID3D11Device* aDevice, const gfx::IntSize& aSize);
 
-  virtual void FinalizeOnIPDLThread() override;
-
   gfx::IntSize mSize;
   RefPtr<ID3D10Texture2D> mTexture10;
   RefPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> mTexture;
@@ -159,8 +157,6 @@ public:
     CreateSimilar(TextureFlags, TextureAllocationFlags) const override{ return nullptr; }
 
 private:
-  virtual void FinalizeOnIPDLThread() override;
-
   RefPtr<IUnknown> mHoldRefs[3];
   HANDLE mHandles[3];
   gfx::IntSize mSize;
diff --git a/gfx/layers/d3d9/TextureD3D9.cpp b/gfx/layers/d3d9/TextureD3D9.cpp
index 17ea1e48c35b..2f46658cdb2c 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/d3d9/TextureD3D9.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/d3d9/TextureD3D9.cpp
@@ -660,12 +660,6 @@ SharedTextureClientD3D9::SharedTextureClientD3D9(ISurfaceAllocator* aAllocator,
 }
 
 SharedTextureClientD3D9::~SharedTextureClientD3D9()
-{
-  MOZ_COUNT_DTOR(SharedTextureClientD3D9);
-}
-
-void
-SharedTextureClientD3D9::FinalizeOnIPDLThread()
 {
   if (mTexture && mActor) {
     KeepUntilFullDeallocation(MakeUnique<TKeepAlive<IDirect3DTexture9>>(mTexture));
@@ -673,6 +667,7 @@ SharedTextureClientD3D9::FinalizeOnIPDLThread()
   if (mTexture) {
     gfxWindowsPlatform::sD3D9SharedTextureUsed -= mDesc.Width * mDesc.Height * 4;
   }
+  MOZ_COUNT_DTOR(SharedTextureClientD3D9);
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/gfx/layers/d3d9/TextureD3D9.h b/gfx/layers/d3d9/TextureD3D9.h
index 5708775af9d0..27ff3093be66 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/d3d9/TextureD3D9.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/d3d9/TextureD3D9.h
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ public:
   }
 
 private:
-  virtual void FinalizeOnIPDLThread() override;
-
   RefPtr<IDirect3DDevice9> mDevice;
   RefPtr<IDirect3DTexture9> mTexture;
   gfx::SurfaceFormat mFormat;
diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageBridgeChild.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageBridgeChild.cpp
index 06cb4ca773dc..301c6b578479 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageBridgeChild.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageBridgeChild.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void ImageBridgeShutdownStep1(ReentrantMonitor *aBarrier, bool *aDone)
     InfallibleTArray<PTextureChild*> textures;
     sImageBridgeChildSingleton->ManagedPTextureChild(textures);
     for (int i = textures.Length() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-      RefPtr<TextureClient> client = TextureClient::AsTextureClient(textures[i]);
+      TextureClient* client = TextureClient::AsTextureClient(textures[i]);
       if (client) {
         client->ForceRemove();
       }
diff --git a/gfx/layers/opengl/MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL.cpp b/gfx/layers/opengl/MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL.cpp
index fbefd06c8f65..159b41291fc7 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/opengl/MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/opengl/MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL::MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL(ISurfaceAllocator* aA
 {}
 
 MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL::~MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL()
-{
-}
-
-void
-MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL::FinalizeOnIPDLThread()
 {
   if (mActor && mSurface) {
     KeepUntilFullDeallocation(MakeUnique<TKeepAlive<MacIOSurface>>(mSurface));
diff --git a/gfx/layers/opengl/MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL.h b/gfx/layers/opengl/MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL.h
index 7548beeafdc7..5a0c03825d36 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/opengl/MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/opengl/MacIOSurfaceTextureClientOGL.h
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ public:
   CreateSimilar(TextureFlags, TextureAllocationFlags) const override { return nullptr; }
 
 protected:
-  virtual void FinalizeOnIPDLThread() override;
-
   RefPtr<MacIOSurface> mSurface;
   bool mIsLocked;
 };