--- a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.cpp
@@ -244,17 +244,16 @@ WebRenderLayerManager::EndTransaction(Dr
 void
 WebRenderLayerManager::EndTransactionWithoutLayer(nsDisplayList* aDisplayList,
                                                   nsDisplayListBuilder* aDisplayListBuilder)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(aDisplayList && aDisplayListBuilder);
   WrBridge()->RemoveExpiredFontKeys();
 
   AUTO_PROFILER_TRACING("Paint", "RenderLayers");
-  mTransactionIncomplete = false;
 
 #if 0
   // Useful for debugging, it dumps the display list *before* we try to build
   // WR commands from it
   nsFrame::PrintDisplayList(aDisplayListBuilder, *aDisplayList);
 #endif
 
   // Since we don't do repeat transactions right now, just set the time
@@ -273,25 +272,16 @@ WebRenderLayerManager::EndTransactionWit
                                                   aDisplayList,
                                                   aDisplayListBuilder,
                                                   mScrollData,
                                                   contentSize);
 
   mWidget->AddWindowOverlayWebRenderCommands(WrBridge(), builder, resourceUpdates);
   WrBridge()->ClearReadLocks();
 
-  // We can't finish this transaction so return. This usually
-  // happens in an empty transaction where we can't repaint a painted layer.
-  // In this case, leave the transaction open and let a full transaction happen.
-  if (mTransactionIncomplete) {
-    DiscardLocalImages();
-    WrBridge()->ProcessWebRenderParentCommands();
-    return;
-  }
-
   if (AsyncPanZoomEnabled()) {
     mScrollData.SetFocusTarget(mFocusTarget);
     mFocusTarget = FocusTarget();
 
     if (mIsFirstPaint) {
       mScrollData.SetIsFirstPaint();
       mIsFirstPaint = false;
     }

--- a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.h
@@ -130,18 +130,16 @@ public:
   // going, and when they end we discard them and remove them from the active
   // list.
   void AddActiveCompositorAnimationId(uint64_t aId);
   void AddCompositorAnimationsIdForDiscard(uint64_t aId);
   void DiscardCompositorAnimations();
 
   WebRenderBridgeChild* WrBridge() const { return mWrChild; }
 
-  void SetTransactionIncomplete() { mTransactionIncomplete = true; }
-
   // See equivalent function in ClientLayerManager
   void LogTestDataForCurrentPaint(FrameMetrics::ViewID aScrollId,
                                   const std::string& aKey,
                                   const std::string& aValue) {
     MOZ_ASSERT(gfxPrefs::APZTestLoggingEnabled(), "don't call me");
     mApzTestData.LogTestDataForPaint(mPaintSequenceNumber, aScrollId, aKey, aValue);
   }
   // See equivalent function in ClientLayerManager
@@ -188,18 +186,16 @@ private:
   uint64_t mLatestTransactionId;
 
   nsTArray<DidCompositeObserver*> mDidCompositeObservers;
 
   // This holds the scroll data that we need to send to the compositor for
   // APZ to do it's job
   WebRenderScrollData mScrollData;
 
-  bool mTransactionIncomplete;
-
   bool mNeedsComposite;
   bool mIsFirstPaint;
   FocusTarget mFocusTarget;
 
   // When we're doing a transaction in order to draw to a non-default
   // target, the layers transaction is only performed in order to send
   // a PLayers:Update.  We save the original non-default target to
   // mTarget, and then perform the transaction. After the transaction ends,