diff --git a/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.cpp b/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.cpp
index 10a8b738c0b4..2420db26d68d 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.cpp
@@ -1499,26 +1499,6 @@ LayerManagerComposite::AutoAddMaskEffect::~AutoAddMaskEffect()
   mCompositable->RemoveMaskEffect();
 }
 
-already_AddRefed<DrawTarget>
-LayerManagerComposite::CreateDrawTarget(const IntSize &aSize,
-                                        SurfaceFormat aFormat)
-{
-#ifdef XP_MACOSX
-  // We don't want to accelerate if the surface is too small which indicates
-  // that it's likely used for an icon/static image. We also don't want to
-  // accelerate anything that is above the maximum texture size of weakest gpu.
-  // Safari uses 5000 area as the minimum for acceleration, we decided 64^2 is more logical.
-  bool useAcceleration = aSize.width <= 4096 && aSize.height <= 4096 &&
-                         aSize.width > 64 && aSize.height > 64 &&
-                         gfxPlatformMac::GetPlatform()->UseAcceleratedCanvas();
-  if (useAcceleration) {
-    return Factory::CreateDrawTarget(BackendType::COREGRAPHICS_ACCELERATED,
-                                     aSize, aFormat);
-  }
-#endif
-  return LayerManager::CreateDrawTarget(aSize, aFormat);
-}
-
 LayerComposite::LayerComposite(LayerManagerComposite *aManager)
   : mCompositeManager(aManager)
   , mCompositor(aManager->GetCompositor())
diff --git a/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.h b/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.h
index 3ece5e6255c4..dccf8ae2daa5 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.h
@@ -203,14 +203,6 @@ public:
     bool mFailed;
   };
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a DrawTarget which is optimized for inter-operating with this
-   * layermanager.
-   */
-  virtual already_AddRefed<mozilla::gfx::DrawTarget>
-    CreateDrawTarget(const mozilla::gfx::IntSize& aSize,
-                     mozilla::gfx::SurfaceFormat aFormat) override;
-
   /**
    * Calculates the 'completeness' of the rendering that intersected with the
    * screen on the last render. This is only useful when progressive tile
diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformMac.cpp b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformMac.cpp
index bb2e84f1f938..98004b6667c9 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformMac.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformMac.cpp
@@ -427,10 +427,10 @@ gfxPlatformMac::ReadAntiAliasingThreshold()
 }
 
 bool
-gfxPlatformMac::UseAcceleratedCanvas()
+gfxPlatformMac::UseAcceleratedSkiaCanvas()
 {
   // Lion or later is required
-  return nsCocoaFeatures::OnLionOrLater() && Preferences::GetBool("gfx.canvas.azure.accelerated", false);
+  return nsCocoaFeatures::OnLionOrLater() && gfxPlatform::UseAcceleratedSkiaCanvas();
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformMac.h b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformMac.h
index 198c9b0fb7b5..0e45eefdb7af 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformMac.h
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatformMac.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
       return true;
     }
 
-    bool UseAcceleratedCanvas();
+    virtual bool UseAcceleratedSkiaCanvas() override;
 
     virtual bool UseProgressivePaint() override;
     virtual already_AddRefed<mozilla::gfx::VsyncSource> CreateHardwareVsyncSource() override;