diff --git a/layout/base/RestyleManager.cpp b/layout/base/RestyleManager.cpp
index 17f11950eba..07b9b734fb3 100644
--- a/layout/base/RestyleManager.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/RestyleManager.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ RestyleManager::RestyleManager(nsPresContext* aPresContext)
   , mRebuildAllStyleData(false)
   , mObservingRefreshDriver(false)
   , mInStyleRefresh(false)
-  , mPromoteReflowsToReframeRoot(false)
   , mHoverGeneration(0)
   , mRebuildAllExtraHint(nsChangeHint(0))
   , mAnimationGeneration(0)
@@ -619,21 +618,6 @@ RestyleManager::ProcessRestyledFrames(nsStyleChangeList& aChangeList)
       }
     }
 
-    if (mPromoteReflowsToReframeRoot &&
-        (hint & (nsChangeHint_ReconstructFrame | nsChangeHint_NeedReflow))) {
-      nsIFrame* reflowRoot = FindReflowRootFor(frame);
-      if (!reflowRoot) {
-        // Reflow root is the viewport. Better reframe the document.
-        // We don't do this for elements which are inside a reflow root --- they
-        // should be OK.
-        nsIContent* root = mPresContext->Document()->GetRootElement();
-        if (root) {
-          NS_UpdateHint(hint, nsChangeHint_ReconstructFrame);
-          content = root;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     if ((hint & nsChangeHint_AddOrRemoveTransform) && frame &&
         !(hint & nsChangeHint_ReconstructFrame)) {
       if (NeedToReframeForAddingOrRemovingTransform(frame)) {
diff --git a/layout/base/RestyleManager.h b/layout/base/RestyleManager.h
index 437c6214d8f..0801c11ca2b 100644
--- a/layout/base/RestyleManager.h
+++ b/layout/base/RestyleManager.h
@@ -254,9 +254,6 @@ public:
    */
   void PostRebuildAllStyleDataEvent(nsChangeHint aExtraHint);
 
-  void SetPromoteReflowsToReframeRoot(bool aPromote)
-    { mPromoteReflowsToReframeRoot = aPromote; }
-
 private:
   /* aMinHint is the minimal change that should be made to the element */
   // XXXbz do we really need the aPrimaryFrame argument here?
@@ -281,9 +278,6 @@ private:
   bool mObservingRefreshDriver : 1;
   // True if we're in the middle of a nsRefreshDriver refresh
   bool mInStyleRefresh : 1;
-  // True if reflows/frame reconstruction should be promoted to reframe
-  // the root element
-  bool mPromoteReflowsToReframeRoot : 1;
   uint32_t mHoverGeneration;
   nsChangeHint mRebuildAllExtraHint;
 
diff --git a/layout/printing/nsPrintEngine.cpp b/layout/printing/nsPrintEngine.cpp
index 2fa4cb85732..97e71961e95 100644
--- a/layout/printing/nsPrintEngine.cpp
+++ b/layout/printing/nsPrintEngine.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ static const char kPrintingPromptService[] = "@mozilla.org/embedcomp/printingpro
 #include "nsIContentViewerContainer.h"
 #include "nsIContentViewer.h"
 #include "nsIDocumentViewerPrint.h"
-#include "nsCSSFrameConstructor.h"
 
 #include "nsFocusManager.h"
 #include "nsRange.h"
@@ -1779,14 +1778,13 @@ nsPrintEngine::SetupToPrintContent()
   if (didReconstruction) {
     FirePrintPreviewUpdateEvent();
   }
-
+  
   DUMP_DOC_LIST(("\nAfter Reflow------------------------------------------"));
   PR_PL(("\n"));
   PR_PL(("-------------------------------------------------------\n"));
   PR_PL(("\n"));
 
   CalcNumPrintablePages(mPrt->mNumPrintablePages);
-  PromoteReflowsToReframeRoot();
 
   PR_PL(("--- Printing %d pages\n", mPrt->mNumPrintablePages));
   DUMP_DOC_TREELAYOUT;
@@ -2352,18 +2350,6 @@ nsPrintEngine::CalcNumPrintablePages(int32_t& aNumPages)
   }
 }
 
-void
-nsPrintEngine::PromoteReflowsToReframeRoot()
-{
-  for (uint32_t i=0; i<mPrt->mPrintDocList.Length(); i++) {
-    nsPrintObject* po = mPrt->mPrintDocList.ElementAt(i);
-    NS_ASSERTION(po, "nsPrintObject can't be null!");
-    if (po->mPresContext) {
-      po->mPresContext->RestyleManager()->SetPromoteReflowsToReframeRoot(true);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------
 //-- Done: Reflow Methods
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/layout/printing/nsPrintEngine.h b/layout/printing/nsPrintEngine.h
index 5900b032127..2a6b07746eb 100644
--- a/layout/printing/nsPrintEngine.h
+++ b/layout/printing/nsPrintEngine.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ public:
   void CheckForChildFrameSets(nsPrintObject* aPO);
 
   void CalcNumPrintablePages(int32_t& aNumPages);
-  void PromoteReflowsToReframeRoot();
   void ShowPrintProgress(bool aIsForPrinting, bool& aDoNotify);
   nsresult CleanupOnFailure(nsresult aResult, bool aIsPrinting);
   // If FinishPrintPreview() fails, caller may need to reset the state of the