diff --git a/layout/base/nsPresContext.cpp b/layout/base/nsPresContext.cpp
index c9f718099e7..74321eabd71 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsPresContext.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsPresContext.cpp
@@ -2110,8 +2110,6 @@ NotifyDidPaintSubdocumentCallback(nsIDocument* aDocument, void* aData)
 void
 nsPresContext::NotifyDidPaintForSubtree()
 {
-  Document()->StyleImageLoader()->NotifyPaint();
-
   if (!mFireAfterPaintEvents)
     return;
   mFireAfterPaintEvents = false;
diff --git a/layout/style/ImageLoader.cpp b/layout/style/ImageLoader.cpp
index 9eb88879872..73a4a303e87 100644
--- a/layout/style/ImageLoader.cpp
+++ b/layout/style/ImageLoader.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ ImageLoader::DoRedraw(FrameSet* aFrameSet)
 {
   NS_ASSERTION(aFrameSet, "Must have a frame set");
   NS_ASSERTION(mDocument, "Should have returned earlier!");
-  NS_ASSERTION(mHavePainted, "Should have returned earlier!");
 
   FrameSet::size_type length = aFrameSet->Length();
   for (FrameSet::size_type i = 0; i < length; i++) {
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ ImageLoader::OnImageIsAnimated(imgIRequest* aRequest)
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 ImageLoader::OnStopFrame(imgIRequest *aRequest, PRUint32 aFrame)
 {
-  if (!mDocument || !mHavePainted || mInClone) {
+  if (!mDocument || mInClone) {
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ ImageLoader::FrameChanged(imgIRequest *aRequest,
                           imgIContainer *aContainer,
                           const nsIntRect *aDirtyRect)
 {
-  if (!mDocument || !mHavePainted || mInClone) {
+  if (!mDocument || mInClone) {
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
diff --git a/layout/style/ImageLoader.h b/layout/style/ImageLoader.h
index 883f5bd6769..d2ccbb8e044 100644
--- a/layout/style/ImageLoader.h
+++ b/layout/style/ImageLoader.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class ImageLoader : public nsStubImageDecoderObserver,
 public:
   ImageLoader(nsIDocument* aDocument)
   : mDocument(aDocument),
-    mHavePainted(false),
     mInClone(false)
   {
     MOZ_ASSERT(mDocument);
@@ -54,11 +53,6 @@ public:
                           imgIContainer *aContainer,
                           const nsIntRect *aDirtyRect);
 
-  inline void NotifyPaint()
-  {
-    mHavePainted = true;
-  }
-
   void DropDocumentReference();
 
   void MaybeRegisterCSSImage(nsCSSValue::Image* aImage);
@@ -120,9 +114,6 @@ private:
   // with our document from those Images.
   ImageHashSet mImages;
 
-  // Have we painted yet? If not, no need to deliver notifications.
-  bool mHavePainted;
-
   // Are we cloning?  If so, ignore any notifications we get.
   bool mInClone;
 };