diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/layer.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/layer.dart
index c5637e797d..3da0d16087 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/layer.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/layer.dart
@@ -307,29 +307,3 @@ class OpacityLayer extends ContainerLayer {
     builder.pop();
   }
 }
-
-/// A composited layer that applies a color filter to its children
-class ColorFilterLayer extends ContainerLayer {
-  ColorFilterLayer({
-    Offset offset: Offset.zero,
-    this.bounds,
-    this.color,
-    this.transferMode
-  }) : super(offset: offset);
-
-  /// Unused
-  Rect bounds;
-  // TODO(abarth): Remove.
-
-  /// The color to use as input to the color filter
-  Color color;
-
-  /// The transfer mode to use to combine [color] with the children's painting
-  TransferMode transferMode;
-
-  void addToScene(ui.SceneBuilder builder, Offset layerOffset) {
-    builder.pushColorFilter(color, transferMode, bounds.shift(offset));
-    addChildrenToScene(builder, offset + layerOffset);
-    builder.pop();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart
index 60c94d2e28..db6435636e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart
@@ -276,43 +276,6 @@ class PaintingContext {
     }
   }
 
-  static Paint _getPaintForColorFilter(Color color, TransferMode transferMode) {
-    return new Paint()
-      ..colorFilter = new ui.ColorFilter.mode(color, transferMode)
-      ..isAntiAlias = false;
-  }
-
-  /// Paint a child with a color filter
-  ///
-  /// The color filter is constructed by combining the given color and the given
-  /// transfer mode, as if they were passed to the [ColorFilter.mode] constructor.
-  ///
-  /// If the child needs compositing, the blending operation will be applied by
-  /// a compositing layer. Otherwise, the blending operation will be applied by
-  /// the canvas.
-  void paintChildWithColorFilter(RenderObject child,
-                                 Point childPosition,
-                                 Rect bounds,
-                                 Color color,
-                                 TransferMode transferMode) {
-    assert(debugCanPaintChild(child));
-    final Offset childOffset = childPosition.toOffset();
-    if (!child.needsCompositing) {
-      canvas.saveLayer(bounds, _getPaintForColorFilter(color, transferMode));
-      canvas.translate(childOffset.dx, childOffset.dy);
-      insertChild(child, Offset.zero);
-      canvas.restore();
-    } else {
-      ColorFilterLayer paintLayer = new ColorFilterLayer(
-          offset: childOffset,
-          bounds: bounds,
-          color: color,
-          transferMode: transferMode);
-      _containerLayer.append(paintLayer);
-      compositeChild(child, parentLayer: paintLayer);
-    }
-  }
-
   static Paint _getPaintForShaderMask(Rect bounds,
                                       ShaderCallback shaderCallback,
                                       TransferMode transferMode) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart
index 198d834f04..ecace249a8 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart
@@ -621,45 +621,6 @@ class RenderOpacity extends RenderProxyBox {
   }
 }
 
-/// Applies a color filter when painting its child
-///
-/// This class paints its child into an intermediate buffer and then blends the
-/// child back into the scene using a color filter.
-///
-/// Note: This class is relatively expensive because it requires painting the
-/// child into an intermediate buffer.
-class RenderColorFilter extends RenderProxyBox {
-  RenderColorFilter({ RenderBox child, Color color, TransferMode transferMode })
-    : _color = color, _transferMode = transferMode, super(child);
-
-  /// The color to use as input to the color filter
-  Color get color => _color;
-  Color _color;
-  void set color (Color newColor) {
-    assert(newColor != null);
-    if (_color == newColor)
-      return;
-    _color = newColor;
-    markNeedsPaint();
-  }
-
-  /// The transfer mode to use when combining the child's painting and the [color]
-  TransferMode get transferMode => _transferMode;
-  TransferMode _transferMode;
-  void set transferMode (TransferMode newTransferMode) {
-    assert(newTransferMode != null);
-    if (_transferMode == newTransferMode)
-      return;
-    _transferMode = newTransferMode;
-    markNeedsPaint();
-  }
-
-  void paint(PaintingContext context, Offset offset) {
-    if (child != null)
-      context.paintChildWithColorFilter(child, offset.toPoint(), offset & size, _color, _transferMode);
-  }
-}
-
 class RenderShaderMask extends RenderProxyBox {
   RenderShaderMask({ RenderBox child, ShaderCallback shaderCallback, TransferMode transferMode })
     : _shaderCallback = shaderCallback, _transferMode = transferMode, super(child);
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
index ac64a03bb9..f1e0dd1cc6 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
@@ -83,24 +83,6 @@ class Opacity extends OneChildRenderObjectWidget {
   }
 }
 
-class ColorFilter extends OneChildRenderObjectWidget {
-  ColorFilter({ Key key, this.color, this.transferMode, Widget child })
-    : super(key: key, child: child) {
-    assert(color != null);
-    assert(transferMode != null);
-  }
-
-  final Color color;
-  final TransferMode transferMode;
-
-  RenderColorFilter createRenderObject() => new RenderColorFilter(color: color, transferMode: transferMode);
-
-  void updateRenderObject(RenderColorFilter renderObject, ColorFilter oldWidget) {
-    renderObject.color = color;
-    renderObject.transferMode = transferMode;
-  }
-}
-
 class ShaderMask extends OneChildRenderObjectWidget {
   ShaderMask({
     Key key,