--- a/widget/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
+++ b/widget/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
@@ -6667,22 +6667,16 @@ nsWindow::GetLayerManager(PLayerTransact
                           LayerManagerPersistence aPersistence)
 {
     if (mIsDestroyed) {
       // Prevent external code from triggering the re-creation of the LayerManager/Compositor
       // during shutdown. Just return what we currently have, which is most likely null.
       return mLayerManager;
     }
 
-    if (!mLayerManager && !IsComposited() &&
-        eTransparencyTransparent == GetTransparencyMode())
-    {
-        mLayerManager = CreateBasicLayerManager();
-    }
-
     return nsBaseWidget::GetLayerManager(aShadowManager, aBackendHint, aPersistence);
 }
 
 void
 nsWindow::SetCompositorWidgetDelegate(CompositorWidgetDelegate* delegate)
 {
     if (delegate) {
         mCompositorWidgetDelegate = delegate->AsPlatformSpecificDelegate();