diff --git a/src/service/layers-impl.js b/src/service/layers-impl.js
index 5620ea7756742..9b6d6d3243bac 100644
--- a/src/service/layers-impl.js
+++ b/src/service/layers-impl.js
@@ -721,10 +721,10 @@ export class LayoutElement {
     dev().assert(this.isLayer());
     dev().assert(this.contains(child));
 
-    // Parents track the children, but not all children are aware of there
+    // Parents track the children, but not all children are aware of their
     // parents. When a child finds its parent, it adds itself to the parent.
     // This might lead to a double tracking.
-    if (this.children_.indexOf(child) === -1) {
+    if (!this.children_.includes(child)) {
       this.children_.push(child);
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/functional/test-layers.js b/test/functional/test-layers.js
index fa97abcf34537..ce786bf9d5b43 100644
--- a/test/functional/test-layers.js
+++ b/test/functional/test-layers.js
@@ -131,6 +131,26 @@ describes.realWin('Layers', {amp: true}, env => {
           expect(layer).to.equal(LayoutElement.for(parent));
         });
 
+        it('does not cause double references in layer tree', () => {
+          const layers = Services.layersForDoc(root);
+          const div = createElement();
+          root.appendChild(div);
+          layers.add(div);
+
+          const layout = LayoutElement.for(div);
+          const rootLayout = LayoutElement.for(scrollingElement);
+          expect(layout.getParentLayer()).to.equal(rootLayout);
+
+          layout.forgetParentLayer();
+          expect(layout.getParentLayer()).to.equal(rootLayout);
+
+          const spy = sinon.sandbox.spy(div, 'getBoundingClientRect');
+          rootLayout.dirtyMeasurements();
+          rootLayout.remeasure();
+
+          expect(spy).to.have.callCount(1);
+        });
+
         describe('inside FIE', () => {
           let iframe;
           let iframeBody;