diff --git a/include/mbgl/renderer/painter.hpp b/include/mbgl/renderer/painter.hpp
index 2b0ac070f..be4bd1271 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/renderer/painter.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/renderer/painter.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
                 timestamp time);
 
     void renderLayers(util::ptr<StyleLayerGroup> group);
-    void renderLayer(util::ptr<StyleLayer> layer_desc, RenderPass pass, const Tile::ID* id = nullptr, const mat4* matrix = nullptr);
+    void renderLayer(util::ptr<StyleLayer> layer_desc, const Tile::ID* id = nullptr, const mat4* matrix = nullptr);
 
     // Renders a particular layer from a tile.
     void renderTileLayer(const Tile& tile, util::ptr<StyleLayer> layer_desc, const mat4 &matrix);
diff --git a/src/renderer/painter.cpp b/src/renderer/painter.cpp
index 7d636669d..bdc883b5b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/painter.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/painter.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void Painter::renderLayers(util::ptr<StyleLayerGroup> group) {
     for (auto it = group->layers.rbegin(), end = group->layers.rend(); it != end; ++it, ++i) {
         setOpaque();
         setStrata(i * strata_thickness);
-        renderLayer(*it, RenderPass::Opaque);
+        renderLayer(*it);
     }
     if (debug::renderTree) {
         std::cout << std::string(--indent * 4, ' ') << "}" << std::endl;
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ void Painter::renderLayers(util::ptr<StyleLayerGroup> group) {
     for (auto it = group->layers.begin(), end = group->layers.end(); it != end; ++it, --i) {
         setTranslucent();
         setStrata(i * strata_thickness);
-        renderLayer(*it, RenderPass::Translucent);
+        renderLayer(*it);
     }
     if (debug::renderTree) {
         std::cout << std::string(--indent * 4, ' ') << "}" << std::endl;
     }
 }
 
-void Painter::renderLayer(util::ptr<StyleLayer> layer_desc, RenderPass pass, const Tile::ID* id, const mat4* matrix) {
+void Painter::renderLayer(util::ptr<StyleLayer> layer_desc, const Tile::ID* id, const mat4* matrix) {
     if (layer_desc->type == StyleLayerType::Background) {
         // This layer defines a background color/image.
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/painter_raster.cpp b/src/renderer/painter_raster.cpp
index 3e05a2bef..df655cdae 100644
--- a/src/renderer/painter_raster.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/painter_raster.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ void Painter::renderRaster(RasterBucket& bucket, util::ptr<StyleLayer> layer_des
 
             for (const util::ptr<StyleLayer> &layer : layer_desc->layers->layers) {
                 setOpaque();
-                renderLayer(layer, RenderPass::Opaque, &id, &preMatrix);
+                renderLayer(layer, &id, &preMatrix);
                 setTranslucent();
-                renderLayer(layer, RenderPass::Translucent, &id, &preMatrix);
+                renderLayer(layer, &id, &preMatrix);
             }
 
             if (bucket.properties.blur > 0) {