diff --git a/content/svg/content/test/bounds-helper.svg b/content/svg/content/test/bounds-helper.svg
index ea7b8a64352..599918dbf99 100644
--- a/content/svg/content/test/bounds-helper.svg
+++ b/content/svg/content/test/bounds-helper.svg
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ text { font: 20px monospace; }
   </style>
 
 <g id="g">
-  <svg id="svg1" x="10" y="10" width="25" height="30"/>
-  <svg id="svg2" width="1" height="1" overflow="visible">
-    <rect width="2" height="2" fill="yellow"/>
-  </svg>
-  <svg id="svg3" width="1" height="1" overflow="hidden">
-    <rect width="2" height="2" fill="yellow"/>
-  </svg>
   <text id="text1" x="25" y="25">abc</text>
   <text id="text1a" x="85" y="25" stroke="black" stroke-width="4">abc</text>
   <rect id="rect1" x="50" y="50" width="50" height="50" fill="green"/>
diff --git a/content/svg/content/test/test_bounds.html b/content/svg/content/test/test_bounds.html
index 38f5ce675ed..a742f4b6890 100644
--- a/content/svg/content/test/test_bounds.html
+++ b/content/svg/content/test/test_bounds.html
@@ -44,24 +44,6 @@ function runTest()
 {
   var doc = $("svg").contentWindow.document;
 
-  var svg1Bounds = doc.getElementById("svg1").getBoundingClientRect();
-  is(svg1Bounds.left, 10, "svg1.getBoundingClientRect().left");
-  is(svg1Bounds.top, 10, "svg1.getBoundingClientRect().top");
-  is(svg1Bounds.width, 25, "svg1.getBoundingClientRect().width");
-  is(svg1Bounds.height, 30, "svg1.getBoundingClientRect().height");
-
-  var svg2Bounds = doc.getElementById("svg2").getBoundingClientRect();
-  is(svg2Bounds.left, 0, "svg2.getBoundingClientRect().left");
-  is(svg2Bounds.top, 0, "svg2.getBoundingClientRect().top");
-  is(svg2Bounds.width, 2, "svg2.getBoundingClientRect().width");
-  is(svg2Bounds.height, 2, "svg2.getBoundingClientRect().height");
-
-  var svg3Bounds = doc.getElementById("svg3").getBoundingClientRect();
-  is(svg3Bounds.left, 0, "svg3.getBoundingClientRect().left");
-  is(svg3Bounds.top, 0, "svg3.getBoundingClientRect().top");
-  is(svg3Bounds.width, 1, "svg3.getBoundingClientRect().width");
-  is(svg3Bounds.height, 1, "svg3.getBoundingClientRect().height");
-
   var text1 = doc.getElementById("text1");
 
   var text1Bounds = text1.getBoundingClientRect();
diff --git a/layout/svg/nsSVGInnerSVGFrame.cpp b/layout/svg/nsSVGInnerSVGFrame.cpp
index c9e25df18a7..2c8a3c34f2b 100644
--- a/layout/svg/nsSVGInnerSVGFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/nsSVGInnerSVGFrame.cpp
@@ -90,25 +90,6 @@ nsSVGInnerSVGFrame::PaintSVG(nsRenderingContext *aContext,
   return nsSVGInnerSVGFrameBase::PaintSVG(aContext, aDirtyRect);
 }
 
-NS_IMETHODIMP_(nsRect)
-nsSVGInnerSVGFrame::GetCoveredRegion()
-{
-  float x, y, w, h;
-  static_cast<SVGSVGElement*>(mContent)->
-    GetAnimatedLengthValues(&x, &y, &w, &h, nullptr);
-  if (w < 0.0f) w = 0.0f;
-  if (h < 0.0f) h = 0.0f;
-  // GetCanvasTM includes the x,y translation
-  nsRect bounds = nsSVGUtils::ToCanvasBounds(gfxRect(0.0, 0.0, w, h),
-                                             GetCanvasTM(FOR_OUTERSVG_TM),
-                                             PresContext());
-
-  if (!StyleDisplay()->IsScrollableOverflow()) {
-    bounds.UnionRect(bounds, nsSVGUtils::GetCoveredRegion(mFrames));
-  }
-  return bounds;
-}
-
 void
 nsSVGInnerSVGFrame::ReflowSVG()
 {
diff --git a/layout/svg/nsSVGInnerSVGFrame.h b/layout/svg/nsSVGInnerSVGFrame.h
index aa91c60d7ef..ee69e878742 100644
--- a/layout/svg/nsSVGInnerSVGFrame.h
+++ b/layout/svg/nsSVGInnerSVGFrame.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public:
 
   // nsISVGChildFrame interface:
   NS_IMETHOD PaintSVG(nsRenderingContext *aContext, const nsIntRect *aDirtyRect) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
-  NS_IMETHOD_(nsRect) GetCoveredRegion() MOZ_OVERRIDE;
   virtual void ReflowSVG() MOZ_OVERRIDE;
   virtual void NotifySVGChanged(uint32_t aFlags) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
   NS_IMETHOD_(nsIFrame*) GetFrameForPoint(const nsPoint &aPoint) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
diff --git a/layout/svg/nsSVGOuterSVGFrame.cpp b/layout/svg/nsSVGOuterSVGFrame.cpp
index 22a3407b54b..3b8121539b1 100644
--- a/layout/svg/nsSVGOuterSVGFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/nsSVGOuterSVGFrame.cpp
@@ -889,25 +889,6 @@ nsSVGOuterSVGFrame::PaintSVG(nsRenderingContext* aContext,
   return anonKid->PaintSVG(aContext, aDirtyRect);
 }
 
-NS_IMETHODIMP_(nsRect)
-nsSVGOuterSVGFrame::GetCoveredRegion()
-{
-  float x, y, w, h;
-  static_cast<SVGSVGElement*>(mContent)->
-    GetAnimatedLengthValues(&x, &y, &w, &h, nullptr);
-  if (w < 0.0f) w = 0.0f;
-  if (h < 0.0f) h = 0.0f;
-  // GetCanvasTM includes the x,y translation
-  nsRect bounds = nsSVGUtils::ToCanvasBounds(gfxRect(0.0, 0.0, w, h),
-                                             GetCanvasTM(FOR_OUTERSVG_TM),
-                                             PresContext());
-
-  if (!(mIsRootContent || StyleDisplay()->IsScrollableOverflow())) {
-    bounds.UnionRect(bounds, nsSVGUtils::GetCoveredRegion(mFrames));
-  }
-  return bounds;
-}
-
 SVGBBox
 nsSVGOuterSVGFrame::GetBBoxContribution(const gfxMatrix &aToBBoxUserspace,
                                         uint32_t aFlags)
diff --git a/layout/svg/nsSVGOuterSVGFrame.h b/layout/svg/nsSVGOuterSVGFrame.h
index a42acb7ef6b..b6a188a8caf 100644
--- a/layout/svg/nsSVGOuterSVGFrame.h
+++ b/layout/svg/nsSVGOuterSVGFrame.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ public:
   // nsISVGChildFrame methods:
   NS_IMETHOD PaintSVG(nsRenderingContext* aContext,
                       const nsIntRect *aDirtyRect) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
-  NS_IMETHOD_(nsRect) GetCoveredRegion() MOZ_OVERRIDE;
 
   virtual SVGBBox GetBBoxContribution(const gfxMatrix &aToBBoxUserspace,
                                       uint32_t aFlags) MOZ_OVERRIDE;