diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/layer.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/layer.dart
index a058413c4d..854bdc4558 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/layer.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/layer.dart
@@ -103,27 +103,16 @@ abstract class Layer {
 
 /// A composited layer containing a [Picture]
 class PictureLayer extends Layer {
-  PictureLayer({ Offset offset: Offset.zero, this.paintBounds })
+  PictureLayer({ Offset offset: Offset.zero })
     : super(offset: offset);
 
-  /// The rectangle in this layer's coodinate system that bounds the recording
-  ///
-  /// The paint bounds are used to decide how much graphics memory to allocate
-  /// when rasterizing this layer.
-  Rect paintBounds;
-
   /// The picture recorded for this layer
   ///
   /// The picture's coodinate system matches this layer's coodinate system
   ui.Picture picture;
 
   void addToScene(ui.SceneBuilder builder, Offset layerOffset) {
-    builder.addPicture(offset + layerOffset, picture, paintBounds);
-  }
-
-  void debugDescribeSettings(List<String> settings) {
-    super.debugDescribeSettings(settings);
-    settings.add('paintBounds: $paintBounds');
+    builder.addPicture(offset + layerOffset, picture);
   }
 }
 
@@ -132,22 +121,22 @@ class PictureLayer extends Layer {
 class PerformanceOverlayLayer extends Layer {
   PerformanceOverlayLayer({
     Offset offset: Offset.zero,
-    this.paintBounds,
+    this.overlayRect,
     this.optionsMask,
     this.rasterizerThreshold
   }) : super(offset: offset);
 
-  /// The rectangle in this layer's coodinate system that bounds the recording
-  Rect paintBounds;
+  /// The rectangle in this layer's coodinate system that the overlay should occupy.
+  Rect overlayRect;
 
-  /// A mask specifying the statistics to display
+  /// A mask specifying the statistics to display.
   final int optionsMask;
 
   final int rasterizerThreshold;
 
   void addToScene(ui.SceneBuilder builder, Offset layerOffset) {
     assert(optionsMask != null);
-    builder.addPerformanceOverlay(optionsMask, paintBounds.shift(offset + layerOffset));
+    builder.addPerformanceOverlay(optionsMask, overlayRect.shift(offset + layerOffset));
     builder.setRasterizerTracingThreshold(rasterizerThreshold);
   }
 }
@@ -296,11 +285,7 @@ class ClipRectLayer extends ContainerLayer {
 
 /// A composite layer that clips its children using a rounded rectangle
 class ClipRRectLayer extends ContainerLayer {
-  ClipRRectLayer({ Offset offset: Offset.zero, this.bounds, this.clipRRect }) : super(offset: offset);
-
-  /// Unused
-  Rect bounds;
-  // TODO(abarth): Remove.
+  ClipRRectLayer({ Offset offset: Offset.zero, this.clipRRect }) : super(offset: offset);
 
   /// The rounded-rect to clip in the parent's coordinate system
   ui.RRect clipRRect;
@@ -309,25 +294,20 @@ class ClipRRectLayer extends ContainerLayer {
 
   void addToScene(ui.SceneBuilder builder, Offset layerOffset) {
     Offset childOffset = offset + layerOffset;
-    builder.pushClipRRect(clipRRect.shift(childOffset), bounds.shift(childOffset));
+    builder.pushClipRRect(clipRRect.shift(childOffset));
     addChildrenToScene(builder, childOffset);
     builder.pop();
   }
 
   void debugDescribeSettings(List<String> settings) {
     super.debugDescribeSettings(settings);
-    settings.add('bounds: $bounds');
     settings.add('clipRRect: $clipRRect');
   }
 }
 
 /// A composite layer that clips its children using a path
 class ClipPathLayer extends ContainerLayer {
-  ClipPathLayer({ Offset offset: Offset.zero, this.bounds, this.clipPath }) : super(offset: offset);
-
-  /// Unused
-  Rect bounds;
-  // TODO(abarth): Remove.
+  ClipPathLayer({ Offset offset: Offset.zero, this.clipPath }) : super(offset: offset);
 
   /// The path to clip in the parent's coordinate system
   Path clipPath;
@@ -336,14 +316,13 @@ class ClipPathLayer extends ContainerLayer {
 
   void addToScene(ui.SceneBuilder builder, Offset layerOffset) {
     Offset childOffset = offset + layerOffset;
-    builder.pushClipPath(clipPath.shift(childOffset), bounds.shift(childOffset));
+    builder.pushClipPath(clipPath.shift(childOffset));
     addChildrenToScene(builder, childOffset);
     builder.pop();
   }
 
   void debugDescribeSettings(List<String> settings) {
     super.debugDescribeSettings(settings);
-    settings.add('bounds: $bounds');
     settings.add('clipPath: $clipPath');
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart
index c992e0e0ff..03fedcf63a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class PaintingContext {
 
   void _startRecording() {
     assert(!_isRecording);
-    _currentLayer = new PictureLayer(paintBounds: _paintBounds);
+    _currentLayer = new PictureLayer();
     _recorder = new ui.PictureRecorder();
     _canvas = new Canvas(_recorder, _paintBounds);
     _containerLayer.append(_currentLayer);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class PaintingContext {
   void pushPerformanceOverlay(Offset offset, int optionsMask, int rasterizerThreshold, Size size) {
     _stopRecordingIfNeeded();
     PerformanceOverlayLayer performanceOverlayLayer = new PerformanceOverlayLayer(
-      paintBounds: new Rect.fromLTWH(0.0, 0.0, size.width, size.height),
+      overlayRect: new Rect.fromLTWH(0.0, 0.0, size.width, size.height),
       optionsMask: optionsMask,
       rasterizerThreshold: rasterizerThreshold
     );
@@ -224,16 +224,14 @@ class PaintingContext {
   void pushClipRRect(bool needsCompositing, Offset offset, Rect bounds, ui.RRect clipRRect, PaintingContextCallback painter) {
     if (needsCompositing) {
       _stopRecordingIfNeeded();
-      ClipRRectLayer clipLayer = new ClipRRectLayer(bounds: bounds, clipRRect: clipRRect);
+      ClipRRectLayer clipLayer = new ClipRRectLayer(clipRRect: clipRRect);
       _appendLayer(clipLayer, offset);
       PaintingContext childContext = new PaintingContext._(clipLayer, bounds);
       painter(childContext, Offset.zero);
       childContext._stopRecordingIfNeeded();
     } else {
       canvas.saveLayer(bounds.shift(offset), _disableAntialias);
-      // TODO(abarth): Remove this translation once RRect.shift works again.
-      canvas.translate(offset.dx, offset.dy);
-      canvas.clipRRect(clipRRect);
+      canvas.clipRRect(clipRRect.shift(offset));
       painter(this, Offset.zero);
       canvas.restore();
     }
@@ -247,7 +245,7 @@ class PaintingContext {
   void pushClipPath(bool needsCompositing, Offset offset, Rect bounds, Path clipPath, PaintingContextCallback painter) {
     if (needsCompositing) {
       _stopRecordingIfNeeded();
-      ClipPathLayer clipLayer = new ClipPathLayer(bounds: bounds, clipPath: clipPath);
+      ClipPathLayer clipLayer = new ClipPathLayer(clipPath: clipPath);
       _appendLayer(clipLayer, offset);
       PaintingContext childContext = new PaintingContext._(clipLayer, bounds);
       painter(childContext, Offset.zero);