diff --git a/view/src/nsScrollPortView.cpp b/view/src/nsScrollPortView.cpp
index 742053adb04..c266880d8b1 100644
--- a/view/src/nsScrollPortView.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsScrollPortView.cpp
@@ -495,9 +495,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsScrollPortView::ScrollByWhole(PRBool aTop)
 
 PRBool nsScrollPortView::CannotBitBlt(nsView* aScrolledView)
 {
-  PRUint32  scrolledViewFlags;
-
-  aScrolledView->GetViewFlags(&scrolledViewFlags);
+  PRUint32  scrolledViewFlags = aScrolledView->GetViewFlags();
 
   return (mScrollProperties & NS_SCROLL_PROPERTY_NEVER_BLIT) ||
     (scrolledViewFlags & NS_VIEW_FLAG_DONT_BITBLT) ||
diff --git a/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp b/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
index b8f61af9ed3..c35e1e8a0af 100644
--- a/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
@@ -1679,9 +1679,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsScrollingView::ScrollByWhole(PRBool aTop)
 
 PRBool nsScrollingView::CannotBitBlt(nsView* aScrolledView)
 {
-  PRUint32  scrolledViewFlags;
-
-  aScrolledView->GetViewFlags(&scrolledViewFlags);
+  PRUint32  scrolledViewFlags = aScrolledView->GetViewFlags();
 
   return (mScrollProperties & NS_SCROLL_PROPERTY_NEVER_BLIT) ||
     (scrolledViewFlags & NS_VIEW_FLAG_DONT_BITBLT) ||
diff --git a/view/src/nsView.cpp b/view/src/nsView.cpp
index ea785eb1a29..d60db0a81f7 100644
--- a/view/src/nsView.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsView.cpp
@@ -910,24 +910,6 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsView::List(FILE* out, PRInt32 aIndent) const
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-NS_IMETHODIMP nsView::SetViewFlags(PRUint32 aFlags)
-{
-  mVFlags |= aFlags;
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
-NS_IMETHODIMP nsView::ClearViewFlags(PRUint32 aFlags)
-{
-  mVFlags &= ~aFlags;
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
-NS_IMETHODIMP nsView::GetViewFlags(PRUint32 *aFlags) const
-{
-  *aFlags = mVFlags;
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 NS_IMETHODIMP nsView::GetOffsetFromWidget(nscoord *aDx, nscoord *aDy, nsIWidget *&aWidget)
 {
   nsView   *ancestor = GetParent();
@@ -1044,9 +1026,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsView::GetClippedRect(nsRect& aClippedRect, PRBool& aIsClipped, P
   // Walk all of the way up the views to see if any
   // ancestor sets the NS_VIEW_PUBLIC_FLAG_CLIPCHILDREN
   while (parentView) {  
-     PRUint32 flags;
-     parentView->GetViewFlags(&flags);
-     if (flags & NS_VIEW_FLAG_CLIPCHILDREN) {
+    if ((parentView->GetViewFlags() & NS_VIEW_FLAG_CLIPCHILDREN) != 0) {
       aIsClipped = PR_TRUE;
       // Adjust for clip specified by ancestor
       nscoord clipLeft;
diff --git a/view/src/nsView.h b/view/src/nsView.h
index 79a205cba09..3916f8c52d0 100644
--- a/view/src/nsView.h
+++ b/view/src/nsView.h
@@ -257,24 +257,6 @@ public:
    * @return error status
    */
   NS_IMETHOD  SetWidget(nsIWidget *aWidget);
-  /**
-   * Set flags on view to allow customization of view behavior during
-   * event handling
-   * @param aFlags flags to be added to view
-   */
-  NS_IMETHOD  SetViewFlags(PRUint32 aFlags);
-  /**
-   * Remove flags from view to allow customization of view behavior during
-   * event handling
-   * @param aFlags flags to be removed from view
-   */
-  NS_IMETHOD  ClearViewFlags(PRUint32 aFlags);
-  /**
-   * Get flags on view to allow customization of view behavior during
-   * event handling
-   * @param aFlags out parameter for view flags
-   */
-  NS_IMETHOD  GetViewFlags(PRUint32 *aFlags) const;
   /**
    * Used by the compositor for temporary marking of a view during
    * compositing. This will eventually replace GetScratchPoint above.
@@ -329,6 +311,7 @@ public: // NOT in nsIView, so only available in view module
   void SetNextSibling(nsView *aSibling) { mNextSibling = aSibling; }
 
   PRUint32 GetViewFlags() const { return mVFlags; }
+  void SetViewFlags(PRUint32 aFlags) { mVFlags = aFlags; }
 
   void ConvertToParentCoords(nscoord* aX, nscoord* aY) { *aX += mPosX; *aY += mPosY; }
   void ConvertFromParentCoords(nscoord* aX, nscoord* aY) { *aX -= mPosX; *aY -= mPosY; }
diff --git a/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp b/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
index 1e8061e3657..6c7c682d924 100644
--- a/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
@@ -1500,8 +1500,7 @@ PRBool nsViewManager::UpdateAllCoveringWidgets(nsView *aView, nsView *aTarget,
     aView->HasWidget(&hasWidget);
   }
 
-  PRUint32 flags = 0;
-  aView->GetViewFlags(&flags);
+  PRUint32 flags = aView->GetViewFlags();
   PRBool isBlittable = (flags & NS_VIEW_FLAG_DONT_BITBLT) == 0;
     
   nsView* childView = aView->GetFirstChild();
@@ -2422,7 +2421,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsViewManager::SetViewChildClipRegion(nsIView *aView, nsIRegion *a
   nsView* view = NS_STATIC_CAST(nsView*, aView);
  
   NS_ASSERTION(!(nsnull == view), "no view");
-   
+
   // XXX Shouldn't we repaint the view here?
 
   if (aRegion != nsnull) {