diff --git a/src/mbgl/map/source.cpp b/src/mbgl/map/source.cpp
index 4ca64747b..a7ebf300f 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/map/source.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/map/source.cpp
@@ -240,14 +240,8 @@ bool Source::handlePartialTile(const TileID& id, Worker&) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    // The signal is only emitted if there was an actual change on the tile. The
-    // tile can be in a "partial" state waiting for resources and get reparsed on
-    // the arrival of new resources that were needed by another tile.
-    size_t bucketCount = data->countBuckets();
-    return data->reparse([this, data, bucketCount]() {
-        if (data->countBuckets() > bucketCount) {
-            emitTileLoaded(false);
-        }
+    return data->reparse([this, data]() {
+	emitTileLoaded(false);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mbgl/map/tile_worker.cpp b/src/mbgl/map/tile_worker.cpp
index 15183c0e4..dd56f33f5 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/map/tile_worker.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/map/tile_worker.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ Bucket* TileWorker::getBucket(const StyleLayer& layer) const {
     return it->second.get();
 }
 
-size_t TileWorker::countBuckets() const {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(bucketsMutex);
-    return buckets.size();
-}
-
 TileParseResult TileWorker::parse(const GeometryTile& geometryTile) {
     partialParse = false;
 
diff --git a/src/mbgl/map/tile_worker.hpp b/src/mbgl/map/tile_worker.hpp
index 2306bf1ac..da5c76650 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/map/tile_worker.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/map/tile_worker.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public:
     ~TileWorker();
 
     Bucket* getBucket(const StyleLayer&) const;
-    size_t countBuckets() const;
 
     TileParseResult parse(const GeometryTile&);
     void redoPlacement(float angle, bool collisionDebug);
diff --git a/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.cpp b/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
index 57b42aaaf..c9ee33910 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ Bucket* VectorTileData::getBucket(const StyleLayer& layer) {
     return tileWorker.getBucket(layer);
 }
 
-size_t VectorTileData::countBuckets() const {
-    return tileWorker.countBuckets();
-}
-
 void VectorTileData::redoPlacement(float angle, bool collisionDebug) {
     if (angle == currentAngle && collisionDebug == currentCollisionDebug)
         return;
diff --git a/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp b/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
index 3b73ded0c..e0e8be29b 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public:
     ~VectorTileData();
 
     Bucket* getBucket(const StyleLayer&) override;
-    size_t countBuckets() const;
 
     void request(float pixelRatio,
                  const std::function<void()>& callback);