diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLBackgroundStyleLayer.mm b/platform/darwin/src/MGLBackgroundStyleLayer.mm
index f6a697336..bcad0aa11 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLBackgroundStyleLayer.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLBackgroundStyleLayer.mm
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@
 
 - (void)removeFromMapView:(MGLMapView *)mapView
 {
+    if (self.rawLayer != mapView.mbglMap->getLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto removedLayer = mapView.mbglMap->removeLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String);
     if (!removedLayer) {
         return;
     }
-    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::BackgroundLayer>(self.identifier.UTF8String);
-    _pendingLayer = std::move(originalLayer);
-    self.rawLayer = _pendingLayer.get();
 
     mbgl::style::BackgroundLayer *layer = dynamic_cast<mbgl::style::BackgroundLayer *>(removedLayer.get());
     if (!layer) {
diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLCircleStyleLayer.mm b/platform/darwin/src/MGLCircleStyleLayer.mm
index ad087c5d0..808e00bc3 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLCircleStyleLayer.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLCircleStyleLayer.mm
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ namespace mbgl {
 
 - (void)removeFromMapView:(MGLMapView *)mapView
 {
+    if (self.rawLayer != mapView.mbglMap->getLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto removedLayer = mapView.mbglMap->removeLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String);
     if (!removedLayer) {
         return;
     }
-    
-    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::CircleLayer>(self.identifier.UTF8String, self.sourceIdentifier.UTF8String);
-    _pendingLayer = std::move(originalLayer);
-    self.rawLayer = _pendingLayer.get();
 
     mbgl::style::CircleLayer *layer = dynamic_cast<mbgl::style::CircleLayer *>(removedLayer.get());
     if (!layer) {
diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLFillStyleLayer.mm b/platform/darwin/src/MGLFillStyleLayer.mm
index ffd55884c..6716e0efb 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLFillStyleLayer.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLFillStyleLayer.mm
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ namespace mbgl {
 
 - (void)removeFromMapView:(MGLMapView *)mapView
 {
+    if (self.rawLayer != mapView.mbglMap->getLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto removedLayer = mapView.mbglMap->removeLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String);
     if (!removedLayer) {
         return;
     }
-    
-    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::FillLayer>(self.identifier.UTF8String, self.sourceIdentifier.UTF8String);
-    _pendingLayer = std::move(originalLayer);
-    self.rawLayer = _pendingLayer.get();
 
     mbgl::style::FillLayer *layer = dynamic_cast<mbgl::style::FillLayer *>(removedLayer.get());
     if (!layer) {
diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLLineStyleLayer.mm b/platform/darwin/src/MGLLineStyleLayer.mm
index fc220650f..80b1e907e 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLLineStyleLayer.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLLineStyleLayer.mm
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ namespace mbgl {
 
 - (void)removeFromMapView:(MGLMapView *)mapView
 {
+    if (self.rawLayer != mapView.mbglMap->getLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto removedLayer = mapView.mbglMap->removeLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String);
     if (!removedLayer) {
         return;
     }
-    
-    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::LineLayer>(self.identifier.UTF8String, self.sourceIdentifier.UTF8String);
-    _pendingLayer = std::move(originalLayer);
-    self.rawLayer = _pendingLayer.get();
 
     mbgl::style::LineLayer *layer = dynamic_cast<mbgl::style::LineLayer *>(removedLayer.get());
     if (!layer) {
diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLRasterStyleLayer.mm b/platform/darwin/src/MGLRasterStyleLayer.mm
index 0ddb6baf0..2108a5a0c 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLRasterStyleLayer.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLRasterStyleLayer.mm
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@
 
 - (void)removeFromMapView:(MGLMapView *)mapView
 {
+    if (self.rawLayer != mapView.mbglMap->getLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto removedLayer = mapView.mbglMap->removeLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String);
     if (!removedLayer) {
         return;
     }
-    
-    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::RasterLayer>(self.identifier.UTF8String, self.sourceIdentifier.UTF8String);
-    _pendingLayer = std::move(originalLayer);
-    self.rawLayer = _pendingLayer.get();
 
     mbgl::style::RasterLayer *layer = dynamic_cast<mbgl::style::RasterLayer *>(removedLayer.get());
     if (!layer) {
diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyleLayer.mm.ejs b/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyleLayer.mm.ejs
index 7f44a7b4a..24aff7fca 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyleLayer.mm.ejs
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyleLayer.mm.ejs
@@ -150,17 +150,14 @@ namespace mbgl {
 
 - (void)removeFromMapView:(MGLMapView *)mapView
 {
+    if (self.rawLayer != mapView.mbglMap->getLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto removedLayer = mapView.mbglMap->removeLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String);
     if (!removedLayer) {
         return;
     }
-<% if (type == 'background') { -%>
-    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::<%- camelize(type) %>Layer>(self.identifier.UTF8String);
-<% } else { -%>    
-    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::<%- camelize(type) %>Layer>(self.identifier.UTF8String, self.sourceIdentifier.UTF8String);
-<% } -%>
-    _pendingLayer = std::move(originalLayer);
-    self.rawLayer = _pendingLayer.get();
 
     mbgl::style::<%- camelize(type) %>Layer *layer = dynamic_cast<mbgl::style::<%- camelize(type) %>Layer *>(removedLayer.get());
     if (!layer) {
diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLSymbolStyleLayer.mm b/platform/darwin/src/MGLSymbolStyleLayer.mm
index ae0ac2d6f..0b065cd7b 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLSymbolStyleLayer.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLSymbolStyleLayer.mm
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ namespace mbgl {
 
 - (void)removeFromMapView:(MGLMapView *)mapView
 {
+    if (self.rawLayer != mapView.mbglMap->getLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto removedLayer = mapView.mbglMap->removeLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String);
     if (!removedLayer) {
         return;
     }
-    
-    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::SymbolLayer>(self.identifier.UTF8String, self.sourceIdentifier.UTF8String);
-    _pendingLayer = std::move(originalLayer);
-    self.rawLayer = _pendingLayer.get();
 
     mbgl::style::SymbolLayer *layer = dynamic_cast<mbgl::style::SymbolLayer *>(removedLayer.get());
     if (!layer) {
diff --git a/platform/darwin/test/MGLStyleTests.mm b/platform/darwin/test/MGLStyleTests.mm
index 86cf11d4a..4f6f5f0db 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/test/MGLStyleTests.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/test/MGLStyleTests.mm
@@ -284,12 +284,27 @@
     [self.style addLayer:circleLayer];
     XCTAssertNotNil([self.style layerWithIdentifier:circleLayer.identifier]);
 
-    MGLBackgroundStyleLayer *backgroundLayer = [[MGLBackgroundStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"circle-layer"];
+    MGLBackgroundStyleLayer *backgroundLayer = [[MGLBackgroundStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"background-layer"];
     [self.style removeLayer:backgroundLayer];
     [self.style addLayer:backgroundLayer];
     XCTAssertNotNil([self.style layerWithIdentifier:backgroundLayer.identifier]);
 }
 
+- (void)testAddingLayerOfTypeABeforeRemovingLayerOfTypeBWithSameIdentifier {
+    MGLShapeSource *source = [[MGLShapeSource alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"shape-source-removing-before-adding" shape:nil options:nil];
+    [self.style addSource:source];
+
+    // Add a fill layer with an identifer
+    MGLFillStyleLayer *fillLayer = [[MGLFillStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"some-identifier" source:source];
+    [self.style addLayer:fillLayer];
+
+    // Remove a line layer (before adding it) with the same identifier as the fill layer previously added
+    MGLLineStyleLayer *lineLayer = [[MGLLineStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:fillLayer.identifier source:source];
+    [self.style removeLayer:lineLayer];
+
+    XCTAssertTrue([[self.style layerWithIdentifier:fillLayer.identifier] isMemberOfClass:[MGLFillStyleLayer class]]);
+}
+
 - (NSString *)stringWithContentsOfStyleHeader {
     NSURL *styleHeaderURL = [[[NSBundle mgl_frameworkBundle].bundleURL
                               URLByAppendingPathComponent:@"Headers" isDirectory:YES]