diff --git a/core/src/renderer.rs b/core/src/renderer.rs
index 7c73d2e431..1b327e563c 100644
--- a/core/src/renderer.rs
+++ b/core/src/renderer.rs
@@ -5,26 +5,13 @@ mod null;
 #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 pub use null::Null;
 
-use crate::layout;
-use crate::{Background, BorderRadius, Color, Element, Rectangle, Vector};
+use crate::{Background, BorderRadius, Color, Rectangle, Vector};
 
 /// A component that can be used by widgets to draw themselves on a screen.
 pub trait Renderer: Sized {
     /// The supported theme of the [`Renderer`].
     type Theme;
 
-    /// Lays out the elements of a user interface.
-    ///
-    /// You should override this if you need to perform any operations before or
-    /// after layouting. For instance, trimming the measurements cache.
-    fn layout<Message>(
-        &mut self,
-        element: &Element<'_, Message, Self>,
-        limits: &layout::Limits,
-    ) -> layout::Node {
-        element.as_widget().layout(self, limits)
-    }
-
     /// Draws the primitives recorded in the given closure in a new layer.
     ///
     /// The layer will clip its contents to the provided `bounds`.
diff --git a/graphics/src/renderer.rs b/graphics/src/renderer.rs
index 9acfc2b781..459faf403c 100644
--- a/graphics/src/renderer.rs
+++ b/graphics/src/renderer.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ use crate::backend::{self, Backend};
 use crate::Primitive;
 
 use iced_core::image;
-use iced_core::layout;
 use iced_core::renderer;
 use iced_core::svg;
 use iced_core::text::{self, Text};
-use iced_core::{
-    Background, Color, Element, Font, Point, Rectangle, Size, Vector,
-};
+use iced_core::{Background, Color, Font, Point, Rectangle, Size, Vector};
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -84,14 +81,6 @@ impl<B: Backend, T> Renderer<B, T> {
 impl<B: Backend, T> iced_core::Renderer for Renderer<B, T> {
     type Theme = T;
 
-    fn layout<Message>(
-        &mut self,
-        element: &Element<'_, Message, Self>,
-        limits: &layout::Limits,
-    ) -> layout::Node {
-        element.as_widget().layout(self, limits)
-    }
-
     fn with_layer(&mut self, bounds: Rectangle, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self)) {
         let current = self.start_layer();
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/user_interface.rs b/runtime/src/user_interface.rs
index 619423fdf6..34b2ada0db 100644
--- a/runtime/src/user_interface.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/user_interface.rs
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ where
         let Cache { mut state } = cache;
         state.diff(root.as_widget());
 
-        let base =
-            renderer.layout(&root, &layout::Limits::new(Size::ZERO, bounds));
+        let base = root
+            .as_widget()
+            .layout(renderer, &layout::Limits::new(Size::ZERO, bounds));
 
         UserInterface {
             root,
@@ -226,8 +227,8 @@ where
                 if shell.is_layout_invalid() {
                     let _ = ManuallyDrop::into_inner(manual_overlay);
 
-                    self.base = renderer.layout(
-                        &self.root,
+                    self.base = self.root.as_widget().layout(
+                        renderer,
                         &layout::Limits::new(Size::ZERO, self.bounds),
                     );
 
@@ -322,8 +323,8 @@ where
                 }
 
                 shell.revalidate_layout(|| {
-                    self.base = renderer.layout(
-                        &self.root,
+                    self.base = self.root.as_widget().layout(
+                        renderer,
                         &layout::Limits::new(Size::ZERO, self.bounds),
                     );