diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domlayerrenderer.js
index 261c24948f..4c78d42ed9 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domlayerrenderer.js
@@ -46,30 +46,6 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Layer.prototype.getTarget = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.dom.Layer.prototype.handleLayerLoad = function() {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.dom.Layer.prototype.handleLayerOpacityChange = function() {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.dom.Layer.prototype.handleLayerVisibleChange = function() {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.FrameState} frameState Frame state.
  * @param {ol.layer.LayerState} layerState Layer state.
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/layerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/layerrenderer.js
index b3243519e9..32be5e99fd 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/layerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/layerrenderer.js
@@ -109,13 +109,17 @@ ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.handleLayerHueChange = goog.nullFunction;
 /**
  * @protected
  */
-ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.handleLayerLoad = goog.nullFunction;
+ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.handleLayerLoad = function() {
+  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+};
 
 
 /**
  * @protected
  */
-ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.handleLayerOpacityChange = goog.nullFunction;
+ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.handleLayerOpacityChange = function() {
+  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+};
 
 
 /**
@@ -127,7 +131,9 @@ ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.handleLayerSaturationChange = goog.nullFunction;
 /**
  * @protected
  */
-ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.handleLayerVisibleChange = goog.nullFunction;
+ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.handleLayerVisibleChange = function() {
+  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+};
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgllayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgllayerrenderer.js
index 7fce8f5256..79195f1148 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgllayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgllayerrenderer.js
@@ -140,22 +140,6 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Layer.prototype.handleLayerHueChange = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.webgl.Layer.prototype.handleLayerLoad = function() {
-  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.webgl.Layer.prototype.handleLayerOpacityChange = function() {
-  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
@@ -167,14 +151,6 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Layer.prototype.handleLayerSaturationChange = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.webgl.Layer.prototype.handleLayerVisibleChange = function() {
-  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Handle webglcontextlost.
  */