diff --git a/sdk/lib/rendering/box.dart b/sdk/lib/rendering/box.dart
index 7c9f41b8521..f002e11afdb 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/rendering/box.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/rendering/box.dart
@@ -1288,8 +1288,6 @@ class RenderDecoratedBox extends RenderProxyBox {
 }
 
 class RenderTransform extends RenderProxyBox {
-  bool get createNewDisplayList => true;
-
   RenderTransform({
     Matrix4 transform,
     RenderBox child
diff --git a/sdk/lib/widgets/ink_well.dart b/sdk/lib/widgets/ink_well.dart
index af675da6827..75e5df05a56 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/widgets/ink_well.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/widgets/ink_well.dart
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ class InkSplash {
 }
 
 class RenderInkWell extends RenderProxyBox {
-  bool get createNewDisplayList => true;
-
   RenderInkWell({ RenderBox child }) : super(child);
 
   final List<InkSplash> _splashes = new List<InkSplash>();