diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-node/lib/index.ts b/api/sixtyfps-node/lib/index.ts
index 48612569a..18f77df8c 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-node/lib/index.ts
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-node/lib/index.ts
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ function load_native_lib() {
  */
 let native = !process.env.SIXTYFPS_NODE_NATIVE_LIB ? require('../native/index.node') : load_native_lib();
 
-/**
- * @hidden
- */
-interface Rect {
-    x: number,
-    y: number,
-    width: number,
-    height: number
-}
-
 /**
  * @hidden
  */
@@ -65,10 +55,6 @@ class Component {
     send_keyboard_string_sequence(s: String) {
         this.comp.send_keyboard_string_sequence(s)
     }
-
-    apply_layout(rect: Rect) {
-        this.comp.apply_layout(rect)
-    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-node/native/lib.rs b/api/sixtyfps-node/native/lib.rs
index ab1427492..b09863804 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-node/native/lib.rs
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-node/native/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use core::cell::RefCell;
 use neon::prelude::*;
 use rand::RngCore;
 use sixtyfps_compilerlib::langtype::Type;
-use sixtyfps_corelib::{graphics::Rect, ImageReference, SharedVector};
+use sixtyfps_corelib::{ImageReference, SharedVector};
 
 mod js_model;
 mod persistent_context;
@@ -478,22 +478,6 @@ declare_types! {
             })?;
             Ok(JsUndefined::new().as_value(&mut cx))
         }
-
-        method apply_layout(mut cx) {
-            let rect = cx.argument::<JsObject>(0)?;
-            let x = rect.get(&mut cx, "x")?.downcast::<JsNumber>().unwrap().value();
-            let y = rect.get(&mut cx, "y")?.downcast::<JsNumber>().unwrap().value();
-            let width = rect.get(&mut cx, "width")?.downcast::<JsNumber>().unwrap().value();
-            let height = rect.get(&mut cx, "height")?.downcast::<JsNumber>().unwrap().value();
-            let this = cx.this();
-            let component = cx.borrow(&this, |x| x.0.as_ref().map(|c| c.clone_strong()));
-            let component = component.ok_or(()).or_else(|()| cx.throw_error("Invalid type"))?;
-            run_scoped(&mut cx,this.downcast().unwrap(), || {
-                sixtyfps_interpreter::testing::apply_layout(&component, Rect::new((x as f32, y as f32).into(), (width as f32, height as f32).into()));
-                Ok(())
-            })?;
-            Ok(JsUndefined::new().as_value(&mut cx))
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/api.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/api.rs
index b769c56c4..99caae5d9 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/api.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/api.rs
@@ -868,10 +868,6 @@ pub mod testing {
             &comp.inner.window(),
         );
     }
-    /// Applies the specified rectangular constraints to the component's layout.
-    pub fn apply_layout(comp: &super::ComponentInstance, rect: sixtyfps_corelib::graphics::Rect) {
-        comp.inner.borrow().as_ref().apply_layout(rect);
-    }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/box_cross_axis_pref_size.60 b/tests/cases/layout/box_cross_axis_pref_size.60
index 03e02721c..90ba60472 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/box_cross_axis_pref_size.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/box_cross_axis_pref_size.60
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ assert!(instance.get_fake_image_ok());
 
 ```js
 var instance = new sixtyfps.TestCase();
-instance.apply_layout({x: 0, y: 0, width: 300, height: 300});
+instance.send_mouse_click(5., 5.);
 assert(instance.fake_image_ok);
 ```