diff --git a/src/source/vector_tile_source.js b/src/source/vector_tile_source.js
index 0a4d7f50541..98682962e0d 100644
--- a/src/source/vector_tile_source.js
+++ b/src/source/vector_tile_source.js
@@ -103,16 +103,15 @@ class VectorTileSource extends Evented implements Source {
         this.load();
     }
 
-    setData(options: VectorSourceSpecification & {collectResourceTiming: boolean}) {
+    setSourceProperty(name: string, value: mixed) {
         if (this._tileJSONRequest) {
             this._tileJSONRequest.cancel();
         }
 
+        const options = { [name]: value};
         extend(this, pick(options, ['url', 'scheme', 'tileSize']));
         this._options = extend({ type: 'vector' }, options);
 
-        this._collectResourceTiming = options.collectResourceTiming;
-
         if (this.tileSize !== 512) {
             throw new Error('vector tile sources must have a tileSize of 512');
         }