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@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@
       this._prepConstructor();
       // template
       this._prepTemplate();
-      // styles
+      // styles and style properties
       this._prepStyles();
-      // style properties
-      this._prepStyleProperties();
       // template markup
       this._prepAnnotations();
       // accessors
 
@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@
           // calculate shimmed styles (we must always do this as it
           // stores shimmed style data in the css rules for later use)
           var cssText = styleTransformer.elementStyles(this);
-          // do we really need to output shimmed styles
-          var needsStatic = this._needsStaticStyles(this._styles);
+          // prepare to shim style properties.
+          this._prepStyleProperties();
+          // do we really need to output static shimmed styles?
+          // only if no custom properties are used since otherwise
+          // styles are applied via property shimming.
+          var needsStatic = this._styles.length && 
+            !this._needsStyleProperties();
           // under shady dom we always output a shimmed style (which may be 
           // empty) so that other dynamic stylesheets can always be placed 
           // after the element's main stylesheet. 
 
@@ -26,27 +26,10 @@
 
     Polymer.Base._addFeature({
 
-      // Skip applying CSS if there are some mixins or variables used
-      // since styles with mixins and variables will be added on later stages anyway,
-      // and will include styles applied here, no need to do this twice
-      _needsStaticStyles: function(styles) {
-        var needsStatic;
-        for (var i=0, l=styles.length, css; i < l; i++) {
-          css = styleUtil.parser._clean(styles[i].textContent);
-          css = propertyUtils.collectConsumingCssText(css);
-          needsStatic = needsStatic || Boolean(css);
-          if (css.match(propertyUtils.rx.MIXIN_MATCH) || 
-              css.match(propertyUtils.rx.VAR_MATCH)) {
-            return false;
-          }
-        }
-        return needsStatic;    
-      },
-
       _prepStyleProperties: function() {
         // note: an element should produce an x-scope stylesheet
         // if it has any _stylePropertyNames
-        this._ownStylePropertyNames = this._styles ?
+        this._ownStylePropertyNames = this._styles && this._styles.length ?
           propertyUtils.decorateStyles(this._styles) :
           null;
       },
 
@@ -389,6 +389,17 @@
     assertComputed(d, '10px');
   });
 
+  test('producing a var that consumes results in static and not dynamic stylesheet', function() {
+    var d = document.createElement('x-var-produce-via-consume');
+    document.body.appendChild(d);
+    CustomElements.takeRecords();
+    var styleRoot = d.shadowRoot ? d.shadowRoot : document.head;
+    var staticStyle = styleRoot.querySelector('style[scope=x-var-produce-via-consume]');
+    assert.ok(staticStyle);
+    assert.match(staticStyle.textContent, /display/, 'static style does not contain style content');
+    assert.equal(styleRoot.querySelectorAll('style[scope~=x-var-produce-via-consume]').length, 1);
+  });
+
   // TODO(sorvell): fix for #1761 was reverted; include test once this issue is addressed
   test('mixin values can be overridden by subsequent concrete properties', function() {
     assertComputed(styled.$.override, '19px');
 
@@ -890,6 +890,17 @@
     assertComputed(d, '10px');
   });
 
+  test('producing a var that consumes results in static and not dynamic stylesheet', function() {
+    var d = document.createElement('x-var-produce-via-consume');
+    document.body.appendChild(d);
+    CustomElements.takeRecords();
+    var styleRoot = d.shadowRoot ? d.shadowRoot : document.head;
+    var staticStyle = styleRoot.querySelector('style[scope=x-var-produce-via-consume]');
+    assert.ok(staticStyle);
+    assert.match(staticStyle.textContent, /display/, 'static style does not contain style content');
+    assert.equal(styleRoot.querySelectorAll('style[scope~=x-var-produce-via-consume]').length, 1);
+  });
+
 });
 
 </script>