diff --git a/servo/components/style/sharing/checks.rs b/servo/components/style/sharing/checks.rs
index cd81daae6c01a..b92ace113e952 100644
--- a/servo/components/style/sharing/checks.rs
+++ b/servo/components/style/sharing/checks.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ dom
 TElement
 ;
 use
-element_state
-:
-:
-*
-;
-use
 sharing
 :
 :
@@ -339,67 +333,6 @@ class_list
 (
 )
 }
-pub
-fn
-have_same_state_ignoring_visitedness
-<
-E
->
-(
-element
-:
-E
-candidate
-:
-&
-StyleSharingCandidate
-<
-E
->
-)
--
->
-bool
-where
-E
-:
-TElement
-{
-let
-state_mask
-=
-!
-IN_VISITED_OR_UNVISITED_STATE
-;
-let
-state
-=
-element
-.
-get_state
-(
-)
-&
-state_mask
-;
-let
-candidate_state
-=
-candidate
-.
-element
-.
-get_state
-(
-)
-&
-state_mask
-;
-state
-=
-=
-candidate_state
-}
 #
 [
 inline
diff --git a/servo/components/style/sharing/mod.rs b/servo/components/style/sharing/mod.rs
index 1fc3f9b992184..bf69bf5344a97 100644
--- a/servo/components/style/sharing/mod.rs
+++ b/servo/components/style/sharing/mod.rs
@@ -2467,16 +2467,19 @@ UserAndAuthorRules
 )
 }
 if
-!
-checks
-:
-:
-have_same_state_ignoring_visitedness
-(
 target
 .
 element
+.
+get_state
+(
+)
+!
+=
 candidate
+.
+get_state
+(
 )
 {
 miss