--- a/servo/components/style_derive/to_css.rs
+++ b/servo/components/style_derive/to_css.rs
@@ -170,17 +170,17 @@ fn derive_single_field_expr(
     where_clause: &mut Option<WhereClause>,
 ) -> Tokens {
     let mut expr = if attrs.iterable {
         if let Some(if_empty) = attrs.if_empty {
             return quote! {
                 {
                     let mut iter = #field.iter().peekable();
                     if iter.peek().is_none() {
-                        writer.item(&::style_traits::values::Verbatim(#if_empty))?;
+                        writer.raw_item(#if_empty)?;
                     } else {
                         for item in iter {
                             writer.item(&item)?;
                         }
                     }
                 }
             };
         }

--- a/servo/components/style_traits/values.rs
+++ b/servo/components/style_traits/values.rs
@@ -227,31 +227,16 @@ where
     ///
     /// See SequenceWriter::item.
     #[inline]
     pub fn raw_item(&mut self, item: &str) -> fmt::Result {
         self.write_item(|inner| inner.write_str(item))
     }
 }
 
-/// A wrapper type that implements `ToCss` by printing its inner field.
-pub struct Verbatim<'a, T>(pub &'a T)
-where
-    T: ?Sized + 'a;
-
-impl<'a, T> ToCss for Verbatim<'a, T>
-where
-    T: AsRef<str> + ?Sized + 'a,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn to_css<W>(&self, dest: &mut CssWriter<W>) -> fmt::Result where W: Write {
-        dest.write_str(self.0.as_ref())
-    }
-}
-
 /// Type used as the associated type in the `OneOrMoreSeparated` trait on a
 /// type to indicate that a serialized list of elements of this type is
 /// separated by commas.
 pub struct Comma;
 
 /// Type used as the associated type in the `OneOrMoreSeparated` trait on a
 /// type to indicate that a serialized list of elements of this type is
 /// separated by spaces.