diff --git a/components/layout/construct.rs b/components/layout/construct.rs
index 7dd4da8ada4b..089209551ac9 100644
--- a/components/layout/construct.rs
+++ b/components/layout/construct.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ use style::computed_values::content::ContentItem;
 use style::computed_values::position;
 use style::context::SharedStyleContext;
 use style::logical_geometry::Direction;
-use style::properties::{self, ServoComputedValues};
+use style::properties::ServoComputedValues;
 use style::selector_parser::{PseudoElement, RestyleDamage};
 use style::servo::restyle_damage::{BUBBLE_ISIZES, RECONSTRUCT_FLOW};
 use style::values::Either;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl InlineBlockSplit {
             predecessors: mem::replace(
                 fragment_accumulator,
                 InlineFragmentsAccumulator::from_inline_node(
-                    node, style_context)).to_intermediate_inline_fragments(),
+                    node, style_context)).to_intermediate_inline_fragments(style_context),
             flow: flow,
         };
 
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ impl InlineFragmentsAccumulator {
         self.fragments.absolute_descendants.push_descendants(fragments.absolute_descendants);
     }
 
-    fn to_intermediate_inline_fragments(self) -> IntermediateInlineFragments {
+    fn to_intermediate_inline_fragments(self, context: &SharedStyleContext)
+                                        -> IntermediateInlineFragments {
         let InlineFragmentsAccumulator {
             mut fragments,
             enclosing_node,
@@ -299,9 +300,9 @@ impl InlineFragmentsAccumulator {
 
             if let Some((start, end)) = bidi_control_chars {
                 fragments.fragments.push_front(
-                    control_chars_to_fragment(&enclosing_node, start, restyle_damage));
+                    control_chars_to_fragment(&enclosing_node, context, start, restyle_damage));
                 fragments.fragments.push_back(
-                    control_chars_to_fragment(&enclosing_node, end, restyle_damage));
+                    control_chars_to_fragment(&enclosing_node, context, end, restyle_damage));
             }
         }
         fragments
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
     }
 
     /// Builds the fragment for the given block or subclass thereof.
-    fn build_fragment_for_block(&mut self, node: &ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode) -> Fragment {
+    fn build_fragment_for_block(&self, node: &ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode) -> Fragment {
         let specific_fragment_info = match node.type_id() {
             Some(LayoutNodeType::Element(LayoutElementType::HTMLIFrameElement)) => {
                 SpecificFragmentInfo::Iframe(IframeFragmentInfo::new(node))
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
                                       absolute_descendants: &mut AbsoluteDescendants,
                                       legalizer: &mut Legalizer,
                                       node: &ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode) {
-        let mut fragments = fragment_accumulator.to_intermediate_inline_fragments();
+        let mut fragments = fragment_accumulator.to_intermediate_inline_fragments(self.style_context());
         if fragments.is_empty() {
             return
         };
@@ -546,14 +547,12 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
             ConstructionResult::ConstructionItem(ConstructionItem::Whitespace(
                     whitespace_node,
                     whitespace_pseudo,
-                    mut whitespace_style,
+                    whitespace_style,
                     whitespace_damage)) => {
                 // Add whitespace results. They will be stripped out later on when
                 // between block elements, and retained when between inline elements.
                 let fragment_info = SpecificFragmentInfo::UnscannedText(
                     box UnscannedTextFragmentInfo::new(" ".to_owned(), None));
-                properties::modify_style_for_replaced_content(&mut whitespace_style);
-                properties::modify_style_for_text(&mut whitespace_style);
                 let fragment = Fragment::from_opaque_node_and_style(whitespace_node,
                                                                     whitespace_pseudo,
                                                                     whitespace_style,
@@ -644,7 +643,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
     /// `<textarea>`.
     fn build_flow_for_block_like(&mut self, flow: FlowRef, node: &ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode)
                                  -> ConstructionResult {
-        let mut initial_fragments = IntermediateInlineFragments::new();
+        let mut fragments = IntermediateInlineFragments::new();
         let node_is_input_or_text_area =
            node.type_id() == Some(LayoutNodeType::Element(LayoutElementType::HTMLInputElement)) ||
            node.type_id() == Some(LayoutNodeType::Element(LayoutElementType::HTMLTextAreaElement));
@@ -658,17 +657,18 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
                 }
             }
 
-            let mut style = node.style(self.style_context());
+            let context = self.style_context();
+            let mut style = node.style(context);
+            style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(
+                &context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoText, &style);
             if node_is_input_or_text_area {
-                let context = self.style_context();
-                style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous_box(
+                style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(
                     &context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoInputText, &style)
             }
 
-            self.create_fragments_for_node_text_content(&mut initial_fragments, node, &style)
+            self.create_fragments_for_node_text_content(&mut fragments, node, &style)
         }
-
-        self.build_flow_for_block_starting_with_fragments(flow, node, initial_fragments)
+        self.build_flow_for_block_starting_with_fragments(flow, node, fragments)
     }
 
     /// Pushes fragments appropriate for the content of the given node onto the given list.
@@ -682,13 +682,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
             return
         }
 
-        let mut style = (*style).clone();
-        match node.get_pseudo_element_type() {
-            PseudoElementType::Before(_) |
-            PseudoElementType::After(_) => {}
-            _ => properties::modify_style_for_text(&mut style)
-        }
-
+        let style = (*style).clone();
         let selected_style = node.selected_style();
 
         match text_content {
@@ -824,13 +818,11 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
                 ConstructionResult::ConstructionItem(ConstructionItem::Whitespace(
                         whitespace_node,
                         whitespace_pseudo,
-                        mut whitespace_style,
+                        whitespace_style,
                         whitespace_damage)) => {
                     // Instantiate the whitespace fragment.
                     let fragment_info = SpecificFragmentInfo::UnscannedText(
                         box UnscannedTextFragmentInfo::new(" ".to_owned(), None));
-                    properties::modify_style_for_replaced_content(&mut whitespace_style);
-                    properties::modify_style_for_text(&mut whitespace_style);
                     let fragment =
                         Fragment::from_opaque_node_and_style(whitespace_node,
                                                              whitespace_pseudo,
@@ -852,12 +844,9 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
             // An empty inline box needs at least one fragment to draw its background and borders.
             let info = SpecificFragmentInfo::UnscannedText(
                 box UnscannedTextFragmentInfo::new(String::new(), None));
-            let mut modified_style = node_style.clone();
-            properties::modify_style_for_replaced_content(&mut modified_style);
-            properties::modify_style_for_text(&mut modified_style);
             let fragment = Fragment::from_opaque_node_and_style(node.opaque(),
                                                                 node.get_pseudo_element_type().strip(),
-                                                                modified_style,
+                                                                node_style.clone(),
                                                                 node.selected_style(),
                                                                 node.restyle_damage(),
                                                                 info);
@@ -880,7 +869,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
             let construction_item = ConstructionItem::InlineFragments(
                     InlineFragmentsConstructionResult {
                 splits: opt_inline_block_splits,
-                fragments: fragment_accumulator.to_intermediate_inline_fragments(),
+                fragments: fragment_accumulator.to_intermediate_inline_fragments(self.style_context()),
             });
             ConstructionResult::ConstructionItem(construction_item)
         } else {
@@ -897,31 +886,27 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
             self.set_flow_construction_result(&kid, ConstructionResult::None)
         }
 
+        let context = self.style_context();
+        let style = node.style(context);
         // If this node is ignorable whitespace, bail out now.
-        if node.is_ignorable_whitespace(self.style_context()) {
+        if node.is_ignorable_whitespace(context) {
             return ConstructionResult::ConstructionItem(ConstructionItem::Whitespace(
                 node.opaque(),
                 node.get_pseudo_element_type().strip(),
-                node.style(self.style_context()),
+                context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(
+                    &context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoText, &style),
                 node.restyle_damage()))
         }
 
-        // Modify the style as necessary. (See the comment in
-        // `properties::modify_style_for_replaced_content()`.)
-        let mut style = node.style(self.style_context());
-        match node.get_pseudo_element_type() {
-            PseudoElementType::Before(_) |
-            PseudoElementType::After(_) => {}
-            _ => properties::modify_style_for_replaced_content(&mut style)
-        }
-
         // If this is generated content, then we need to initialize the accumulator with the
         // fragment corresponding to that content. Otherwise, just initialize with the ordinary
         // fragment that needs to be generated for this inline node.
         let mut fragments = IntermediateInlineFragments::new();
         match (node.get_pseudo_element_type(), node.type_id()) {
             (_, Some(LayoutNodeType::Text)) => {
-                self.create_fragments_for_node_text_content(&mut fragments, node, &style)
+                let text_style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(
+                    &context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoText, &style);
+                self.create_fragments_for_node_text_content(&mut fragments, node, &text_style)
             }
             (PseudoElementType::Normal, _) => {
                 fragments.fragments.push_back(self.build_fragment_for_block(node));
@@ -952,7 +937,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
 
         let context = self.style_context();
         let style = node.style(context);
-        let style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous_box(
+        let style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(
             &context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoInlineBlockWrapper, &style);
         let fragment_info = SpecificFragmentInfo::InlineBlock(InlineBlockFragmentInfo::new(
                 block_flow));
@@ -970,7 +955,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
         let construction_item =
             ConstructionItem::InlineFragments(InlineFragmentsConstructionResult {
                 splits: LinkedList::new(),
-                fragments: fragment_accumulator.to_intermediate_inline_fragments(),
+                fragments: fragment_accumulator.to_intermediate_inline_fragments(context),
             });
         ConstructionResult::ConstructionItem(construction_item)
     }
@@ -990,7 +975,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
             InlineAbsoluteHypotheticalFragmentInfo::new(block_flow));
         let style_context = self.style_context();
         let style = node.style(style_context);
-        let style = style_context.stylist.style_for_anonymous_box(
+        let style = style_context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(
             &style_context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoInlineAbsolute, &style);
         let fragment = Fragment::from_opaque_node_and_style(node.opaque(),
                                                             PseudoElementType::Normal,
@@ -1006,7 +991,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
         let construction_item =
             ConstructionItem::InlineFragments(InlineFragmentsConstructionResult {
                 splits: LinkedList::new(),
-                fragments: fragment_accumulator.to_intermediate_inline_fragments(),
+                fragments: fragment_accumulator.to_intermediate_inline_fragments(style_context),
             });
         ConstructionResult::ConstructionItem(construction_item)
     }
@@ -1103,7 +1088,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
         {
             let context = self.style_context();
             table_style = node.style(context);
-            wrapper_style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous_box(
+            wrapper_style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(
                 &context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoTableWrapper, &table_style);
         }
         let wrapper_fragment =
@@ -1370,7 +1355,7 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
 
         let mut set_has_newly_constructed_flow_flag = false;
         let result = {
-            let mut style = node.style(self.style_context());
+            let style = node.style(self.style_context());
             let damage = node.restyle_damage();
             let mut data = node.mutate_layout_data().unwrap();
 
@@ -1441,9 +1426,6 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
                                 return false
                             }
                             _ => {
-                                if node.is_replaced_content() {
-                                    properties::modify_style_for_replaced_content(&mut style);
-                                }
                                 fragment.repair_style(&style);
                                 set_has_newly_constructed_flow_flag = true;
                             }
@@ -1845,17 +1827,17 @@ fn bidi_control_chars(style: &Arc<ServoComputedValues>) -> Option<(&'static str,
 }
 
 fn control_chars_to_fragment(node: &InlineFragmentNodeInfo,
+                             context: &SharedStyleContext,
                              text: &str,
                              restyle_damage: RestyleDamage)
                              -> Fragment {
     let info = SpecificFragmentInfo::UnscannedText(
         box UnscannedTextFragmentInfo::new(String::from(text), None));
-    let mut style = node.style.clone();
-    properties::modify_style_for_replaced_content(&mut style);
-    properties::modify_style_for_text(&mut style);
+    let text_style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(
+        &context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoText, &node.style);
     Fragment::from_opaque_node_and_style(node.address,
                                          node.pseudo,
-                                         style.clone(),
+                                         text_style,
                                          node.selected_style.clone(),
                                          restyle_damage,
                                          info)
@@ -2085,7 +2067,7 @@ impl Legalizer {
         let reference_block = reference.as_block();
         let mut new_style = reference_block.fragment.style.clone();
         for pseudo in pseudos {
-            new_style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous_box(&context.guards, pseudo, &new_style)
+            new_style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous(&context.guards, pseudo, &new_style)
         }
         let fragment = reference_block.fragment
                                       .create_similar_anonymous_fragment(new_style,
diff --git a/components/layout/fragment.rs b/components/layout/fragment.rs
index cf2f892878fb..70f48cd7bb54 100644
--- a/components/layout/fragment.rs
+++ b/components/layout/fragment.rs
@@ -1173,14 +1173,13 @@ impl Fragment {
             _ => self.style().logical_border_width(),
         };
 
-        match self.inline_context {
-            None => style_border_width,
+        // NOTE: We can have nodes with different writing mode inside
+        // the inline fragment context, so we need to overwrite the
+        // writing mode to compute the child logical sizes.
+        let writing_mode = self.style.writing_mode;
+        let context_border = match self.inline_context {
+            None => LogicalMargin::zero(writing_mode),
             Some(ref inline_fragment_context) => {
-                // NOTE: We can have nodes with different writing mode inside
-                // the inline fragment context, so we need to overwrite the
-                // writing mode to compute the child logical sizes.
-                let writing_mode = self.style.writing_mode;
-
                 inline_fragment_context.nodes.iter().fold(style_border_width, |accumulator, node| {
                     let mut this_border_width =
                         node.style.border_width_for_writing_mode(writing_mode);
@@ -1193,7 +1192,8 @@ impl Fragment {
                     accumulator + this_border_width
                 })
             }
-        }
+        };
+        style_border_width + context_border
     }
 
     /// Returns the border width in given direction if this fragment has property
@@ -1216,32 +1216,13 @@ impl Fragment {
     /// Do not use this method if the inline direction margins are to be computed some other way
     /// (for example, via constraint solving for blocks).
     pub fn compute_inline_direction_margins(&mut self, containing_block_inline_size: Au) {
-        match self.specific {
-            SpecificFragmentInfo::Table |
-            SpecificFragmentInfo::TableCell |
-            SpecificFragmentInfo::TableRow |
-            SpecificFragmentInfo::TableColumn(_) |
-            SpecificFragmentInfo::InlineAbsoluteHypothetical(_) => {
-                self.margin.inline_start = Au(0);
-                self.margin.inline_end = Au(0);
-                return
-            }
-            SpecificFragmentInfo::InlineBlock(_) => {
-                // Inline-blocks do not take self margins into account but do account for margins
-                // from outer inline contexts.
-                self.margin.inline_start = Au(0);
-                self.margin.inline_end = Au(0);
-            }
-            _ => {
-                let margin = self.style().logical_margin();
-                self.margin.inline_start =
-                    MaybeAuto::from_style(margin.inline_start,
-                                          containing_block_inline_size).specified_or_zero();
-                self.margin.inline_end =
-                    MaybeAuto::from_style(margin.inline_end,
-                                          containing_block_inline_size).specified_or_zero();
-            }
-        }
+        let margin = self.style().logical_margin();
+        self.margin.inline_start =
+            MaybeAuto::from_style(margin.inline_start,
+                                  containing_block_inline_size).specified_or_zero();
+        self.margin.inline_end =
+            MaybeAuto::from_style(margin.inline_end,
+                                  containing_block_inline_size).specified_or_zero();
 
         if let Some(ref inline_context) = self.inline_context {
             for node in &inline_context.nodes {
diff --git a/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs b/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
index 661d3289671d..72e59c0c6ebf 100644
--- a/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
@@ -780,16 +780,7 @@ impl<'ln> ThreadSafeLayoutNode for ServoThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
         self.node.type_id()
     }
 
-    fn style_for_text_node(&self) -> Arc<ComputedValues> {
-        // Text nodes get a copy of the parent style. Inheriting all non-
-        // inherited properties into the text node is odd from a CSS
-        // perspective, but makes fragment construction easier (by making
-        // properties like vertical-align on fragments have values that
-        // match the parent element). This is an implementation detail of
-        // Servo layout that is not central to how fragment construction
-        // works, but would be difficult to change. (Text node style is
-        // also not visible to script.)
-        debug_assert!(self.is_text_node());
+    fn parent_style(&self) -> Arc<ComputedValues> {
         let parent = self.node.parent_node().unwrap().as_element().unwrap();
         let parent_data = parent.get_data().unwrap().borrow();
         parent_data.styles().primary.values().clone()
diff --git a/components/script_layout_interface/wrapper_traits.rs b/components/script_layout_interface/wrapper_traits.rs
index 86e293d4a05c..08de74f0e214 100644
--- a/components/script_layout_interface/wrapper_traits.rs
+++ b/components/script_layout_interface/wrapper_traits.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pub trait ThreadSafeLayoutNode: Clone + Copy + Debug + GetLayoutData + NodeInfo
     /// it can be used to reach siblings and cousins. A simple immutable borrow
     /// of the parent data is fine, since the bottom-up traversal will not process
     /// the parent until all the children have been processed.
-    fn style_for_text_node(&self) -> Arc<ServoComputedValues>;
+    fn parent_style(&self) -> Arc<ServoComputedValues>;
 
     #[inline]
     fn is_element_or_elements_pseudo(&self) -> bool {
@@ -222,8 +222,10 @@ pub trait ThreadSafeLayoutNode: Clone + Copy + Debug + GetLayoutData + NodeInfo
         if let Some(el) = self.as_element() {
             el.style(context)
         } else {
+            // Text nodes are not styled during traversal,instead we simply
+            // return parent style here and do cascading during layout.
             debug_assert!(self.is_text_node());
-            self.style_for_text_node()
+            self.parent_style()
         }
     }
 
@@ -232,7 +234,8 @@ pub trait ThreadSafeLayoutNode: Clone + Copy + Debug + GetLayoutData + NodeInfo
             el.selected_style()
         } else {
             debug_assert!(self.is_text_node());
-            self.style_for_text_node()
+            // TODO(stshine): What should the selected style be for text?
+            self.parent_style()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs b/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
index 319fc9cecfa7..e5983da59589 100644
--- a/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
+++ b/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
@@ -2445,49 +2445,6 @@ pub fn modify_style_for_anonymous_flow(style: &mut Arc<ComputedValues>,
     outline.outline_width = Au(0);
 }
 
-/// Alters the given style to accommodate replaced content. This is called in
-/// flow construction. It handles cases like:
-///
-///     <div style="position: absolute">foo bar baz</div>
-///
-/// (in which `foo`, `bar`, and `baz` must not be absolutely-positioned) and
-/// cases like `<sup>Foo</sup>` (in which the `vertical-align: top` style of
-/// `sup` must not propagate down into `Foo`).
-///
-/// FIXME(#5625, pcwalton): It would probably be cleaner and faster to do this
-/// in the cascade.
-#[cfg(feature = "servo")]
-#[inline]
-pub fn modify_style_for_replaced_content(style: &mut Arc<ComputedValues>) {
-    // Reset `position` to handle cases like `<div style="position: absolute">foo bar baz</div>`.
-    if style.box_.display != longhands::display::computed_value::T::inline {
-        let mut style = Arc::make_mut(style);
-        Arc::make_mut(&mut style.box_).display = longhands::display::computed_value::T::inline;
-        Arc::make_mut(&mut style.box_).position =
-            longhands::position::computed_value::T::static_;
-    }
-
-    // Reset `vertical-align` to handle cases like `<sup>foo</sup>`.
-    if style.box_.vertical_align != longhands::vertical_align::computed_value::T::baseline {
-        let mut style = Arc::make_mut(style);
-        Arc::make_mut(&mut style.box_).vertical_align =
-            longhands::vertical_align::computed_value::T::baseline
-    }
-
-    // Reset margins.
-    if style.margin.margin_top != computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Length(Au(0)) ||
-            style.margin.margin_left != computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Length(Au(0)) ||
-            style.margin.margin_bottom != computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Length(Au(0)) ||
-            style.margin.margin_right != computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Length(Au(0)) {
-        let mut style = Arc::make_mut(style);
-        let margin = Arc::make_mut(&mut style.margin);
-        margin.margin_top = computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Length(Au(0));
-        margin.margin_left = computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Length(Au(0));
-        margin.margin_bottom = computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Length(Au(0));
-        margin.margin_right = computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Length(Au(0));
-    }
-}
-
 /// Adjusts borders as appropriate to account for a fragment's status as the
 /// first or last fragment within the range of an element.
 ///
@@ -2544,44 +2501,6 @@ pub fn modify_border_style_for_inline_sides(style: &mut Arc<ComputedValues>,
     }
 }
 
-/// Adjusts the `position` and `padding` properties as necessary to account for
-/// text.
-///
-/// Text is never directly relatively positioned; it's always contained within
-/// an element that is itself relatively positioned.
-#[cfg(feature = "servo")]
-#[inline]
-pub fn modify_style_for_text(style: &mut Arc<ComputedValues>) {
-    if style.box_.position == longhands::position::computed_value::T::relative {
-        // We leave the `position` property set to `relative` so that we'll still establish a
-        // containing block if needed. But we reset all position offsets to `auto`.
-        let mut style = Arc::make_mut(style);
-        let mut position = Arc::make_mut(&mut style.position);
-        position.top = computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Auto;
-        position.right = computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Auto;
-        position.bottom = computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Auto;
-        position.left = computed::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto::Auto;
-    }
-
-    if style.padding.padding_top != computed::LengthOrPercentage::Length(Au(0)) ||
-            style.padding.padding_right != computed::LengthOrPercentage::Length(Au(0)) ||
-            style.padding.padding_bottom != computed::LengthOrPercentage::Length(Au(0)) ||
-            style.padding.padding_left != computed::LengthOrPercentage::Length(Au(0)) {
-        let mut style = Arc::make_mut(style);
-        let mut padding = Arc::make_mut(&mut style.padding);
-        padding.padding_top = computed::LengthOrPercentage::Length(Au(0));
-        padding.padding_right = computed::LengthOrPercentage::Length(Au(0));
-        padding.padding_bottom = computed::LengthOrPercentage::Length(Au(0));
-        padding.padding_left = computed::LengthOrPercentage::Length(Au(0));
-    }
-
-    if style.effects.opacity != 1.0 {
-        let mut style = Arc::make_mut(style);
-        let mut effects = Arc::make_mut(&mut style.effects);
-        effects.opacity = 1.0;
-    }
-}
-
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! css_properties_accessors {
     ($macro_name: ident) => {
diff --git a/components/style/servo/selector_parser.rs b/components/style/servo/selector_parser.rs
index 563e7b89c441..e45e82358dd1 100644
--- a/components/style/servo/selector_parser.rs
+++ b/components/style/servo/selector_parser.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub enum PseudoElement {
     Selection,
     DetailsSummary,
     DetailsContent,
+    ServoText,
     ServoInputText,
     ServoTableWrapper,
     ServoAnonymousTableWrapper,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ impl ToCss for PseudoElement {
             Selection => "::selection",
             DetailsSummary => "::-servo-details-summary",
             DetailsContent => "::-servo-details-content",
+            ServoText => "::-servo-text",
             ServoInputText => "::-servo-input-text",
             ServoTableWrapper => "::-servo-table-wrapper",
             ServoAnonymousTableWrapper => "::-servo-anonymous-table-wrapper",
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ impl PseudoElement {
             PseudoElement::Selection => PseudoElementCascadeType::Eager,
             PseudoElement::DetailsSummary => PseudoElementCascadeType::Lazy,
             PseudoElement::DetailsContent |
+            PseudoElement::ServoText |
             PseudoElement::ServoInputText |
             PseudoElement::ServoTableWrapper |
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTableWrapper |
@@ -284,6 +287,12 @@ impl<'a> ::selectors::Parser for SelectorParser<'a> {
                 }
                 DetailsContent
             },
+            "-servo-text" => {
+                if !self.in_user_agent_stylesheet() {
+                    return Err(())
+                }
+                ServoText
+            },
             "-servo-input-text" => {
                 if !self.in_user_agent_stylesheet() {
                     return Err(())
@@ -370,6 +379,7 @@ impl SelectorImpl {
         fun(PseudoElement::DetailsContent);
         fun(PseudoElement::DetailsSummary);
         fun(PseudoElement::Selection);
+        fun(PseudoElement::ServoText);
         fun(PseudoElement::ServoInputText);
         fun(PseudoElement::ServoTableWrapper);
         fun(PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTableWrapper);
diff --git a/components/style/stylist.rs b/components/style/stylist.rs
index e9533a7cb65f..131f551acf34 100644
--- a/components/style/stylist.rs
+++ b/components/style/stylist.rs
@@ -385,13 +385,14 @@ impl Stylist {
 
     /// Returns the style for an anonymous box of the given type.
     #[cfg(feature = "servo")]
-    pub fn style_for_anonymous_box(&self,
-                                   guards: &StylesheetGuards,
-                                   pseudo: &PseudoElement,
-                                   parent_style: &Arc<ComputedValues>)
-                                   -> Arc<ComputedValues> {
+    pub fn style_for_anonymous(&self,
+                               guards: &StylesheetGuards,
+                               pseudo: &PseudoElement,
+                               parent_style: &Arc<ComputedValues>)
+                               -> Arc<ComputedValues> {
         // For most (but not all) pseudo-elements, we inherit all values from the parent.
         let inherit_all = match *pseudo {
+            PseudoElement::ServoText |
             PseudoElement::ServoInputText => false,
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousBlock |
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTable |
diff --git a/resources/servo.css b/resources/servo.css
index 31e3c073e8ec..5ede4e2ec35d 100644
--- a/resources/servo.css
+++ b/resources/servo.css
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ svg > * {
   display: none;
 }
 
+/* style for text node. */
+*|*::-servo-text {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* style for text in input elements. */
 *|*::-servo-input-text {
     margin: 0;
 }