--- a/layout/base/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -4417,26 +4417,16 @@ bool nsDisplayBlendMode::TryMerge(nsDisp
   return true;
 }
 
 nsDisplayBlendContainer::nsDisplayBlendContainer(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
                                                  nsIFrame* aFrame, nsDisplayList* aList,
                                                  const DisplayItemScrollClip* aScrollClip)
     : nsDisplayWrapList(aBuilder, aFrame, aList, aScrollClip)
     , mIndex(0)
-    , mCanBeActive(true)
-{
-  MOZ_COUNT_CTOR(nsDisplayBlendContainer);
-}
-
-nsDisplayBlendContainer::nsDisplayBlendContainer(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
-                                                 nsIFrame* aFrame, nsDisplayList* aList)
-    : nsDisplayWrapList(aBuilder, aFrame, aList)
-    , mIndex(1)
-    , mCanBeActive(false)
 {
   MOZ_COUNT_CTOR(nsDisplayBlendContainer);
 }
 
 #ifdef NS_BUILD_REFCNT_LOGGING
 nsDisplayBlendContainer::~nsDisplayBlendContainer() {
   MOZ_COUNT_DTOR(nsDisplayBlendContainer);
 }
@@ -4463,17 +4453,17 @@ nsDisplayBlendContainer::BuildLayer(nsDi
   return container.forget();
 }
 
 LayerState
 nsDisplayBlendContainer::GetLayerState(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
                                        LayerManager* aManager,
                                        const ContainerLayerParameters& aParameters)
 {
-  return mCanBeActive ? mozilla::LAYER_ACTIVE : mozilla::LAYER_INACTIVE;
+  return mozilla::LAYER_ACTIVE;
 }
 
 bool nsDisplayBlendContainer::TryMerge(nsDisplayItem* aItem) {
   if (aItem->GetType() != TYPE_BLEND_CONTAINER)
     return false;
   // items for the same content element should be merged into a single
   // compositing group
   // aItem->GetUnderlyingFrame() returns non-null because it's nsDisplayOpacity

--- a/layout/base/nsDisplayList.h
+++ b/layout/base/nsDisplayList.h
@@ -3427,23 +3427,19 @@ public:
 
 private:
   uint8_t mBlendMode;
   uint32_t mIndex;
 };
 
 class nsDisplayBlendContainer : public nsDisplayWrapList {
 public:
-    // Use this constructor for blend containers that can have active child layers.
     nsDisplayBlendContainer(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder, nsIFrame* aFrame,
                             nsDisplayList* aList,
                             const DisplayItemScrollClip* aScrollClip);
-    // Use this constructor for background-blend-mode blend containers.
-    nsDisplayBlendContainer(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder, nsIFrame* aFrame,
-                            nsDisplayList* aList);
 #ifdef NS_BUILD_REFCNT_LOGGING
     virtual ~nsDisplayBlendContainer();
 #endif
     
     virtual already_AddRefed<Layer> BuildLayer(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
                                                LayerManager* aManager,
                                                const ContainerLayerParameters& aContainerParameters) override;
     virtual LayerState GetLayerState(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
@@ -3458,19 +3454,16 @@ public:
         nsDisplayItem::GetPerFrameKey();
     }
     NS_DISPLAY_DECL_NAME("BlendContainer", TYPE_BLEND_CONTAINER)
 
 private:
     // Used to distinguish containers created at building stacking
     // context or appending background.
     uint32_t mIndex;
-    // If this is true, then we should make the layer active if all contained blend
-    // modes can be supported by the current layer manager.
-    bool mCanBeActive;
 };
 
 /**
  * A display item that has no purpose but to ensure its contents get
  * their own layer.
  */
 class nsDisplayOwnLayer : public nsDisplayWrapList {
 public: