diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fe4c4ddc98..0000000000
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @module ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas
- */
-import {abstract} from '../../util.js';
-import {scale as scaleCoordinate} from '../../coordinate.js';
-import {createCanvasContext2D} from '../../dom.js';
-import {containsExtent, intersects} from '../../extent.js';
-import CanvasLayerRenderer from './Layer.js';
-import {create as createTransform, apply as applyTransform} from '../../transform.js';
-
-/**
- * @abstract
- */
-class IntermediateCanvasRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
-
-  /**
-   * @param {import("../../layer/Layer.js").default} layer Layer.
-   * @param {boolean=} opt_noContext Skip the context creation.
-   */
-  constructor(layer, opt_noContext) {
-
-    super(layer);
-
-    /**
-     * @protected
-     * @type {CanvasRenderingContext2D}
-     */
-    this.context = opt_noContext ? null : createCanvasContext2D();
-
-    /**
-     * @protected
-     * @type {import("../../transform.js").Transform}
-     */
-    this.coordinateToCanvasPixelTransform = createTransform();
-
-    /**
-     * @private
-     * @type {CanvasRenderingContext2D}
-     */
-    this.hitCanvasContext_ = null;
-
-    /**
-     * @protected
-     * @type {CanvasRenderingContext2D}
-     */
-    this.layerContext = createCanvasContext2D();
-
-    const canvas = this.layerContext.canvas;
-    canvas.style.position = 'absolute';
-    canvas.className = this.getLayer().getClassName();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @inheritDoc
-   */
-  renderFrame(frameState, layerState) {
-
-    this.preRender(this.layerContext, frameState);
-    const image = this.getImage();
-    if (image) {
-
-      // clipped rendering if layer extent is set
-      const extent = layerState.extent;
-      const clipped = extent !== undefined &&
-          !containsExtent(extent, frameState.extent) &&
-          intersects(extent, frameState.extent);
-      if (clipped) {
-        this.clip(this.layerContext, frameState, extent);
-      }
-
-      const imageTransform = this.getImageTransform();
-
-      // for performance reasons, context.setTransform is only used
-      // when the view is rotated. see http://jsperf.com/canvas-transform
-      const dx = imageTransform[4];
-      const dy = imageTransform[5];
-      const dw = image.width * imageTransform[0];
-      const dh = image.height * imageTransform[3];
-
-      if (dw >= 0.5 && dh >= 0.5) {
-        this.clear(frameState);
-        this.layerContext.drawImage(image, 0, 0, +image.width, +image.height,
-          Math.round(dx), Math.round(dy), Math.round(dw), Math.round(dh));
-      }
-
-      if (clipped) {
-        this.layerContext.restore();
-      }
-    }
-
-    this.postRender(this.layerContext, frameState, layerState);
-
-    const canvas = this.layerContext.canvas;
-    const opacity = layerState.opacity;
-    if (opacity !== canvas.style.opacity) {
-      canvas.style.opacity = opacity;
-    }
-
-    const rotation = frameState.viewState.rotation;
-    const transform = 'rotate(' + rotation + 'rad)';
-    if (transform !== canvas.style.transform) {
-      canvas.style.transform = transform;
-    }
-
-    return canvas;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @abstract
-   * @return {HTMLCanvasElement|HTMLVideoElement|HTMLImageElement} Canvas.
-   */
-  getImage() {
-    return abstract();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @abstract
-   * @return {!import("../../transform.js").Transform} Image transform.
-   */
-  getImageTransform() {
-    return abstract();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param {import("../../PluggableMap.js").FrameState} frameState Frame state.
-   */
-  clear(frameState) {
-    const pixelRatio = frameState.pixelRatio;
-    const canvas = this.layerContext.canvas;
-
-    let width = Math.round(frameState.size[0] * pixelRatio);
-    let height = Math.round(frameState.size[1] * pixelRatio);
-    const rotation = frameState.viewState.rotation;
-    if (rotation) {
-      const size = Math.round(Math.sqrt(width * width + height * height));
-      width = height = size;
-    }
-
-    if (canvas.width != width || canvas.height != height) {
-      canvas.width = width;
-      canvas.height = height;
-      canvas.style.width = (width / pixelRatio) + 'px';
-      canvas.style.height = (height / pixelRatio) + 'px';
-    } else {
-      this.layerContext.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @inheritDoc
-   */
-  forEachLayerAtCoordinate(coordinate, frameState, hitTolerance, callback, thisArg) {
-    if (!this.getImage()) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    const pixel = applyTransform(this.coordinateToCanvasPixelTransform, coordinate.slice());
-    scaleCoordinate(pixel, frameState.viewState.resolution / this.renderedResolution);
-
-    if (!this.hitCanvasContext_) {
-      this.hitCanvasContext_ = createCanvasContext2D(1, 1);
-    }
-
-    this.hitCanvasContext_.clearRect(0, 0, 1, 1);
-    this.hitCanvasContext_.drawImage(this.getImage(), pixel[0], pixel[1], 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1);
-
-    const imageData = this.hitCanvasContext_.getImageData(0, 0, 1, 1).data;
-    if (imageData[3] > 0) {
-      return callback.call(thisArg, this.getLayer(), imageData);
-    } else {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-
-export default IntermediateCanvasRenderer;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
index bf3862d522..7a228cc906 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import PinchZoom from '../../../src/ol/interaction/PinchZoom.js';
 import ImageLayer from '../../../src/ol/layer/Image.js';
 import TileLayer from '../../../src/ol/layer/Tile.js';
 import VectorLayer from '../../../src/ol/layer/Vector.js';
-import IntermediateCanvasRenderer from '../../../src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js';
+import TileLayerRenderer from '../../../src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js';
 import ImageStatic from '../../../src/ol/source/ImageStatic.js';
 import VectorSource from '../../../src/ol/source/Vector.js';
 import XYZ from '../../../src/ol/source/XYZ.js';
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
 
     beforeEach(function(done) {
       log = [];
-      original = IntermediateCanvasRenderer.prototype.forEachLayerAtCoordinate;
-      IntermediateCanvasRenderer.prototype.forEachLayerAtCoordinate = function(coordinate) {
+      original = TileLayerRenderer.prototype.forEachLayerAtCoordinate;
+      TileLayerRenderer.prototype.forEachLayerAtCoordinate = function(coordinate) {
         log.push(coordinate.slice());
       };
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
     });
 
     afterEach(function() {
-      IntermediateCanvasRenderer.prototype.forEachLayerAtCoordinate = original;
+      TileLayerRenderer.prototype.forEachLayerAtCoordinate = original;
       map.dispose();
       document.body.removeChild(target);
       log = null;