Remove intrinsic Root::r()

52 files changed, 258 insertions, 292 deletions

diff --git a/components/script/dom/activation.rs b/components/script/dom/activation.rs
index 58db9234170..7d2e710d8bd 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/activation.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/activation.rs
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ pub fn synthetic_click_activation(element: &Element,
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#fire-a-synthetic-mouse-event
     let win = window_from_node(element);
     let target = element.upcast::<EventTarget>();
-    let mouse = MouseEvent::new(win.r(),
+    let mouse = MouseEvent::new(&win,
                                 DOMString::from("click"),
                                 EventBubbles::DoesNotBubble,
                                 EventCancelable::NotCancelable,
-                                Some(win.r()),
+                                Some(&win),
                                 1,
                                 0,
                                 0,
diff --git a/components/script/dom/attr.rs b/components/script/dom/attr.rs
index f322204fc4b..89b8e68ff7a 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/attr.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/attr.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl AttrMethods for Attr {
             let value = owner.parse_attribute(&self.identifier.namespace,
                                               self.local_name(),
                                               value);
-            self.set_value(value, owner.r());
+            self.set_value(value, &owner);
         } else {
             *self.value.borrow_mut() = AttrValue::String(value.into());
         }
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@ impl Attr {
     /// or removed from its older parent.
     pub fn set_owner(&self, owner: Option<&Element>) {
         let ns = &self.identifier.namespace;
-        match (self.owner().r(), owner) {
+        match (self.owner(), owner) {
             (Some(old), None) => {
                 // Already gone from the list of attributes of old owner.
                 assert!(old.get_attribute(&ns, &self.identifier.local_name).r() != Some(self))
             }
-            (Some(old), Some(new)) => assert!(old == new),
+            (Some(old), Some(new)) => assert!(&*old == new),
             _ => {},
         }
         self.owner.set(owner);
diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py b/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
index d4c12f8c2ae..e66ff0ab858 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
@@ -3256,12 +3256,7 @@ class CGPerSignatureCall(CGThing):
         return "argc"
 
     def getArguments(self):
-        def process(arg, i):
-            argVal = "arg" + str(i)
-            if arg.type.isGeckoInterface() and not arg.type.unroll().inner.isCallback():
-                argVal += ".r()"
-            return argVal
-        return [(a, process(a, i)) for (i, a) in enumerate(self.arguments)]
+        return [(a, process_arg("arg" + str(i), a)) for (i, a) in enumerate(self.arguments)]
 
     def isFallible(self):
         return 'infallible' not in self.extendedAttributes
@@ -4651,12 +4646,7 @@ class CGProxySpecialOperation(CGPerSignatureCall):
             self.cgRoot.prepend(CGGeneric("rooted!(in(cx) let value = desc.value);"))
 
     def getArguments(self):
-        def process(arg):
-            argVal = arg.identifier.name
-            if arg.type.isGeckoInterface() and not arg.type.unroll().inner.isCallback():
-                argVal += ".r()"
-            return argVal
-        args = [(a, process(a)) for a in self.arguments]
+        args = [(a, process_arg(a.identifier.name, a)) for a in self.arguments]
         return args
 
     def wrap_return_value(self):
@@ -6775,6 +6765,15 @@ def camel_to_upper_snake(s):
     return "_".join(m.group(0).upper() for m in re.finditer("[A-Z][a-z]*", s))
 
 
+def process_arg(expr, arg):
+    if arg.type.isGeckoInterface() and not arg.type.unroll().inner.isCallback():
+        if arg.type.nullable() or arg.type.isSequence() or arg.optional:
+            expr += ".r()"
+        else:
+            expr = "&" + expr
+    return expr
+
+
 class GlobalGenRoots():
     """
     Roots for global codegen.
diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/js.rs b/components/script/dom/bindings/js.rs
index 1fd127b3b28..24e926bac3a 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/js.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/js.rs
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ impl<T: Reflectable> RootedReference<T> for Option<Rc<T>> {
 
 impl<T: Reflectable> RootedReference<T> for Option<Root<T>> {
     fn r(&self) -> Option<&T> {
-        self.as_ref().map(|root| root.r())
+        self.as_ref().map(|root| &**root)
     }
 }
 
@@ -615,12 +615,6 @@ impl<T: Reflectable> Root<T> {
     pub fn from_ref(unrooted: &T) -> Root<T> {
         Root::new(unsafe { NonZero::new(&*unrooted) })
     }
-
-    /// Obtain a safe reference to the wrapped JS owned-value that cannot
-    /// outlive the lifetime of this root.
-    pub fn r(&self) -> &T {
-        &**self
-    }
 }
 
 impl<T: Reflectable> Deref for Root<T> {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/canvasrenderingcontext2d.rs b/components/script/dom/canvasrenderingcontext2d.rs
index f2436f73419..5ddf6cda2ea 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/canvasrenderingcontext2d.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/canvasrenderingcontext2d.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ impl CanvasRenderingContext2D {
                 canvas.origin_is_clean()
             }
             HTMLImageElementOrHTMLCanvasElementOrCanvasRenderingContext2D::CanvasRenderingContext2D(image) =>
-                image.r().origin_is_clean(),
+                image.origin_is_clean(),
             HTMLImageElementOrHTMLCanvasElementOrCanvasRenderingContext2D::HTMLImageElement(image) =>
                 match image.get_url() {
                     None => true,
@@ -280,23 +280,20 @@ impl CanvasRenderingContext2D {
                   -> ErrorResult {
         let result = match image {
             HTMLImageElementOrHTMLCanvasElementOrCanvasRenderingContext2D::HTMLCanvasElement(ref canvas) => {
-                self.draw_html_canvas_element(canvas.r(),
+                self.draw_html_canvas_element(&canvas,
                                               sx, sy, sw, sh,
                                               dx, dy, dw, dh)
             }
             HTMLImageElementOrHTMLCanvasElementOrCanvasRenderingContext2D::CanvasRenderingContext2D(ref image) => {
-                let context = image.r();
-                let canvas = context.Canvas();
-                self.draw_html_canvas_element(canvas.r(),
+                self.draw_html_canvas_element(&image.Canvas(),
                                               sx, sy, sw, sh,
                                               dx, dy, dw, dh)
             }
             HTMLImageElementOrHTMLCanvasElementOrCanvasRenderingContext2D::HTMLImageElement(ref image) => {
-                let image_element = image.r();
                 // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#img-error
                 // If the image argument is an HTMLImageElement object that is in the broken state,
                 // then throw an InvalidStateError exception
-                let (image_data, image_size) = match self.fetch_image_data(&image_element) {
+                let (image_data, image_size) = match self.fetch_image_data(image) {
                     Some((mut data, size)) => {
                         // Pixels come from cache in BGRA order and drawImage expects RGBA so we
                         // have to swap the color values
@@ -464,7 +461,7 @@ impl CanvasRenderingContext2D {
     #[inline]
     fn request_image_from_cache(&self, url: Url) -> ImageResponse {
         let window = window_from_node(&*self.canvas);
-        canvas_utils::request_image_from_cache(window.r(), url)
+        canvas_utils::request_image_from_cache(&window, url)
     }
 
     fn create_drawable_rect(&self, x: f64, y: f64, w: f64, h: f64) -> Option<Rect<f32>> {
@@ -941,14 +938,14 @@ impl CanvasRenderingContext2DMethods for CanvasRenderingContext2D {
             },
             StringOrCanvasGradientOrCanvasPattern::CanvasGradient(gradient) => {
                 self.state.borrow_mut().stroke_style =
-                    CanvasFillOrStrokeStyle::Gradient(JS::from_ref(gradient.r()));
+                    CanvasFillOrStrokeStyle::Gradient(JS::from_ref(&*gradient));
                 let msg = CanvasMsg::Canvas2d(
                     Canvas2dMsg::SetStrokeStyle(gradient.to_fill_or_stroke_style()));
                 self.ipc_renderer.send(msg).unwrap();
             },
             StringOrCanvasGradientOrCanvasPattern::CanvasPattern(pattern) => {
                 self.state.borrow_mut().stroke_style =
-                    CanvasFillOrStrokeStyle::Pattern(JS::from_ref(pattern.r()));
+                    CanvasFillOrStrokeStyle::Pattern(JS::from_ref(&*pattern));
                 let msg = CanvasMsg::Canvas2d(
                     Canvas2dMsg::SetStrokeStyle(pattern.to_fill_or_stroke_style()));
                 self.ipc_renderer.send(msg).unwrap();
@@ -1162,7 +1159,7 @@ impl CanvasRenderingContext2DMethods for CanvasRenderingContext2D {
                 // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#img-error
                 // If the image argument is an HTMLImageElement object that is in the broken state,
                 // then throw an InvalidStateError exception
-                try!(self.fetch_image_data(&image.r()).ok_or(Error::InvalidState))
+                try!(self.fetch_image_data(image).ok_or(Error::InvalidState))
             },
             HTMLImageElementOrHTMLCanvasElementOrCanvasRenderingContext2D::HTMLCanvasElement(ref canvas) => {
                 let _ = canvas.get_or_init_2d_context();
diff --git a/components/script/dom/comment.rs b/components/script/dom/comment.rs
index 875544202d7..b135def6e2a 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/comment.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/comment.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ impl Comment {
 
     pub fn Constructor(global: &GlobalScope, data: DOMString) -> Fallible<Root<Comment>> {
         let document = global.as_window().Document();
-        Ok(Comment::new(data, document.r()))
+        Ok(Comment::new(data, &document))
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/dedicatedworkerglobalscope.rs b/components/script/dom/dedicatedworkerglobalscope.rs
index fb818be3797..1dd69a26159 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/dedicatedworkerglobalscope.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/dedicatedworkerglobalscope.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
             }
 
             {
-                let _ar = AutoWorkerReset::new(global.r(), worker);
+                let _ar = AutoWorkerReset::new(&global, worker);
                 scope.execute_script(DOMString::from(source));
             }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 242d2bf98c1..ae6b73d5ca6 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ impl Document {
                         if &*(*elements)[head] == elem {
                             head += 1;
                         }
-                        if new_node == node.r() || head == elements.len() {
+                        if new_node == &*node || head == elements.len() {
                             break;
                         }
                     }
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ impl Document {
         }
 
         // Store the current mouse over target for next frame.
-        prev_mouse_over_target.set(maybe_new_target.as_ref().map(|target| target.r()));
+        prev_mouse_over_target.set(maybe_new_target.r());
 
         self.window.reflow(ReflowGoal::ForDisplay,
                            ReflowQueryType::NoQuery,
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ impl Document {
 
         let touch = Touch::new(window,
                                identifier,
-                               target.r(),
+                               &target,
                                client_x,
                                client_y, // TODO: Get real screen coordinates?
                                client_x,
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ impl Document {
                                     false,
                                     false);
         let event = event.upcast::<Event>();
-        let result = event.fire(target.r());
+        let result = event.fire(&target);
 
         window.reflow(ReflowGoal::ForDisplay,
                       ReflowQueryType::NoQuery,
@@ -1308,13 +1308,13 @@ impl Document {
             for node in nodes {
                 match node {
                     NodeOrString::Node(node) => {
-                        try!(fragment.AppendChild(node.r()));
+                        try!(fragment.AppendChild(&node));
                     },
                     NodeOrString::String(string) => {
                         let node = Root::upcast::<Node>(self.CreateTextNode(string));
                         // No try!() here because appending a text node
                         // should not fail.
-                        fragment.AppendChild(node.r()).unwrap();
+                        fragment.AppendChild(&node).unwrap();
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1444,9 +1444,7 @@ impl Document {
         let mut animation_frame_list =
             mem::replace(&mut *self.animation_frame_list.borrow_mut(), vec![]);
         self.running_animation_callbacks.set(true);
-        let performance = self.window.Performance();
-        let performance = performance.r();
-        let timing = performance.Now();
+        let timing = self.window.Performance().Now();
 
         for (_, callback) in animation_frame_list.drain(..) {
             if let Some(callback) = callback {
@@ -1506,8 +1504,8 @@ impl Document {
         // A finished resource load can potentially unblock parsing. In that case, resume the
         // parser so its loop can find out.
         if let Some(parser) = self.get_current_parser() {
-            if parser.r().is_suspended() {
-                parser.r().resume();
+            if parser.is_suspended() {
+                parser.resume();
             }
         } else if self.reflow_timeout.get().is_none() {
             // If we don't have a parser, and the reflow timer has been reset, explicitly
@@ -1859,7 +1857,6 @@ impl Document {
     pub fn Constructor(global: &GlobalScope) -> Fallible<Root<Document>> {
         let win = global.as_window();
         let doc = win.Document();
-        let doc = doc.r();
         let docloader = DocumentLoader::new(&*doc.loader());
         Ok(Document::new(win,
                          None,
@@ -1898,7 +1895,7 @@ impl Document {
                                           DocumentBinding::Wrap);
         {
             let node = document.upcast::<Node>();
-            node.set_owner_doc(document.r());
+            node.set_owner_doc(&document);
         }
         document
     }
@@ -1908,7 +1905,7 @@ impl Document {
         let maybe_node = doc.r().map(Castable::upcast::<Node>);
         let iter = maybe_node.iter()
                              .flat_map(|node| node.traverse_preorder())
-                             .filter(|node| callback(node.r()));
+                             .filter(|node| callback(&node));
         NodeList::new_simple_list(&self.window, iter)
     }
 
@@ -2592,7 +2589,7 @@ impl DocumentMethods for Document {
 
         // Step 2.
         let old_body = self.GetBody();
-        if old_body.as_ref().map(|body| body.r()) == Some(new_body) {
+        if old_body.r() == Some(new_body) {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
@@ -2875,7 +2872,7 @@ impl DocumentMethods for Document {
         {
             // Step 1.
             let mut elements = root.traverse_preorder()
-                                   .filter(|node| filter_by_name(&name, node.r()))
+                                   .filter(|node| filter_by_name(&name, &node))
                                    .peekable();
             if let Some(first) = elements.next() {
                 if elements.peek().is_none() {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/documentfragment.rs b/components/script/dom/documentfragment.rs
index e71ce0f2d26..c9692aa4b1c 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/documentfragment.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/documentfragment.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl DocumentFragment {
     pub fn Constructor(global: &GlobalScope) -> Fallible<Root<DocumentFragment>> {
         let document = global.as_window().Document();
 
-        Ok(DocumentFragment::new(document.r()))
+        Ok(DocumentFragment::new(&document))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/domimplementation.rs b/components/script/dom/domimplementation.rs
index 42d744bd6a5..4c7de14ee91 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/domimplementation.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/domimplementation.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl DOMImplementationMethods for DOMImplementation {
         {
             // Step 3.
             let doc_node = doc.upcast::<Node>();
-            let doc_type = DocumentType::new(DOMString::from("html"), None, None, doc.r());
+            let doc_type = DocumentType::new(DOMString::from("html"), None, None, &doc);
             doc_node.AppendChild(doc_type.upcast()).unwrap();
         }
 
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ impl DOMImplementationMethods for DOMImplementation {
             let doc_node = doc.upcast::<Node>();
             let doc_html = Root::upcast::<Node>(HTMLHtmlElement::new(atom!("html"),
                                                                      None,
-                                                                     doc.r()));
+                                                                     &doc));
             doc_node.AppendChild(&doc_html).expect("Appending failed");
 
             {
                 // Step 5.
                 let doc_head = Root::upcast::<Node>(HTMLHeadElement::new(atom!("head"),
                                                                          None,
-                                                                         doc.r()));
+                                                                         &doc));
                 doc_html.AppendChild(&doc_head).unwrap();
 
                 // Step 6.
@@ -162,18 +162,18 @@ impl DOMImplementationMethods for DOMImplementation {
                         let doc_title =
                             Root::upcast::<Node>(HTMLTitleElement::new(atom!("title"),
                                                                        None,
-                                                                       doc.r()));
+                                                                       &doc));
                         doc_head.AppendChild(&doc_title).unwrap();
 
                         // Step 6.2.
-                        let title_text = Text::new(title_str, doc.r());
+                        let title_text = Text::new(title_str, &doc);
                         doc_title.AppendChild(title_text.upcast()).unwrap();
                     }
                 }
             }
 
             // Step 7.
-            let doc_body = HTMLBodyElement::new(atom!("body"), None, doc.r());
+            let doc_body = HTMLBodyElement::new(atom!("body"), None, &doc);
             doc_html.AppendChild(doc_body.upcast()).unwrap();
         }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/domparser.rs b/components/script/dom/domparser.rs
index 98019005c2b..0186b7e8b2a 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/domparser.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/domparser.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ impl DOMParserMethods for DOMParser {
         let content_type =
             DOMString::from(DOMParserBinding::SupportedTypeValues::strings[ty as usize]);
         let doc = self.window.Document();
-        let doc = doc.r();
         let loader = DocumentLoader::new(&*doc.loader());
         match ty {
             Text_html => {
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ impl DOMParserMethods for DOMParser {
                                              loader,
                                              None,
                                              None);
-                parse_html(document.r(), s, url, ParseContext::Owner(None));
+                parse_html(&document, s, url, ParseContext::Owner(None));
                 document.set_ready_state(DocumentReadyState::Complete);
                 Ok(document)
             }
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ impl DOMParserMethods for DOMParser {
                                              loader,
                                              None,
                                              None);
-                parse_xml(document.r(), s, url, xml::ParseContext::Owner(None));
+                parse_xml(&document, s, url, xml::ParseContext::Owner(None));
                 Ok(document)
             }
         }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/domstringmap.rs b/components/script/dom/domstringmap.rs
index 687c10ec898..dd4384d5a28 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/domstringmap.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/domstringmap.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl DOMStringMap {
     pub fn new(element: &HTMLElement) -> Root<DOMStringMap> {
         let window = window_from_node(element);
         reflect_dom_object(box DOMStringMap::new_inherited(element),
-                           window.r(),
+                           &*window,
                            DOMStringMapBinding::Wrap)
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/domtokenlist.rs b/components/script/dom/domtokenlist.rs
index 00f6ba1abb1..bc6c82ac6b2 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/domtokenlist.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/domtokenlist.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl DOMTokenList {
     pub fn new(element: &Element, local_name: &Atom) -> Root<DOMTokenList> {
         let window = window_from_node(element);
         reflect_dom_object(box DOMTokenList::new_inherited(element, local_name.clone()),
-                           window.r(),
+                           &*window,
                            DOMTokenListBinding::Wrap)
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ impl DOMTokenListMethods for DOMTokenList {
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-domtokenlist-length
     fn Length(&self) -> u32 {
         self.attribute().map_or(0, |attr| {
-            let attr = attr.r();
             attr.value().as_tokens().len()
         }) as u32
     }
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ impl DOMTokenListMethods for DOMTokenList {
     fn Contains(&self, token: DOMString) -> bool {
         let token = Atom::from(token);
         self.attribute().map_or(false, |attr| {
-            let attr = attr.r();
             attr.value()
                 .as_tokens()
                 .iter()
diff --git a/components/script/dom/element.rs b/components/script/dom/element.rs
index 13937bf904c..57b2583e2b6 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/element.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/element.rs
@@ -1208,8 +1208,7 @@ impl Element {
 
     pub fn get_tokenlist_attribute(&self, local_name: &Atom) -> Vec<Atom> {
         self.get_attribute(&ns!(), local_name).map(|attr| {
-            attr.r()
-                .value()
+            attr.value()
                 .as_tokens()
                 .to_vec()
         }).unwrap_or(vec!())
@@ -1235,7 +1234,7 @@ impl Element {
 
         match attribute {
             Some(ref attribute) => {
-                match *attribute.r().value() {
+                match *attribute.value() {
                     AttrValue::Int(_, value) => value,
                     _ => panic!("Expected an AttrValue::Int: \
                                  implement parse_plain_attribute"),
@@ -1502,7 +1501,7 @@ impl ElementMethods for Element {
             let old_attr = Root::from_ref(&*self.attrs.borrow()[position]);
 
             // Step 3.
-            if old_attr.r() == attr {
+            if &*old_attr == attr {
                 return Ok(Some(Root::from_ref(attr)));
             }
 
@@ -1565,7 +1564,7 @@ impl ElementMethods for Element {
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-element-getelementsbytagname
     fn GetElementsByTagName(&self, localname: DOMString) -> Root<HTMLCollection> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        HTMLCollection::by_tag_name(window.r(), self.upcast(), localname)
+        HTMLCollection::by_tag_name(&window, self.upcast(), localname)
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-element-getelementsbytagnamens
@@ -1574,13 +1573,13 @@ impl ElementMethods for Element {
                               localname: DOMString)
                               -> Root<HTMLCollection> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        HTMLCollection::by_tag_name_ns(window.r(), self.upcast(), localname, maybe_ns)
+        HTMLCollection::by_tag_name_ns(&window, self.upcast(), localname, maybe_ns)
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-element-getelementsbyclassname
     fn GetElementsByClassName(&self, classes: DOMString) -> Root<HTMLCollection> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        HTMLCollection::by_class_name(window.r(), self.upcast(), classes)
+        HTMLCollection::by_class_name(&window, self.upcast(), classes)
     }
 
     // https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-element-getclientrects
@@ -1594,7 +1593,7 @@ impl ElementMethods for Element {
                          rect.size.width.to_f64_px(),
                          rect.size.height.to_f64_px())
         });
-        DOMRectList::new(win.r(), rects)
+        DOMRectList::new(&win, rects)
     }
 
     // https://drafts.csswg.org/cssom-view/#dom-element-getboundingclientrect
@@ -1911,7 +1910,7 @@ impl ElementMethods for Element {
             // Step 4.
             NodeTypeId::DocumentFragment => {
                 let body_elem = Element::create(QualName::new(ns!(html), atom!("body")),
-                                                None, context_document.r(),
+                                                None, &context_document,
                                                 ElementCreator::ScriptCreated);
                 Root::upcast(body_elem)
             },
@@ -1938,7 +1937,7 @@ impl ElementMethods for Element {
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-parentnode-children
     fn Children(&self) -> Root<HTMLCollection> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        HTMLCollection::children(window.r(), self.upcast())
+        HTMLCollection::children(&window, self.upcast())
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-parentnode-firstelementchild
@@ -2638,8 +2637,6 @@ impl Element {
             return;
         }
         for ancestor in node.ancestors() {
-            let ancestor = ancestor;
-            let ancestor = ancestor.r();
             if !ancestor.is::<HTMLFieldSetElement>() {
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlbuttonelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlbuttonelement.rs
index ebb41e01deb..f12666e41d2 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlbuttonelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlbuttonelement.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl HTMLButtonElementMethods for HTMLButtonElement {
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-cva-validity
     fn Validity(&self) -> Root<ValidityState> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        ValidityState::new(window.r(), self.upcast())
+        ValidityState::new(&window, self.upcast())
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-fe-disabled
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ impl Activatable for HTMLButtonElement {
         node.query_selector_iter(DOMString::from("button[type=submit]")).unwrap()
             .filter_map(Root::downcast::<HTMLButtonElement>)
             .find(|r| r.form_owner() == owner)
-            .map(|s| synthetic_click_activation(s.r().as_element(),
+            .map(|s| synthetic_click_activation(s.as_element(),
                                                 ctrl_key,
                                                 shift_key,
                                                 alt_key,
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
index 4274c04a21b..230102bd423 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl HTMLCollection {
     fn set_cached_cursor(&self, index: u32, element: Option<Root<Element>>) -> Option<Root<Element>> {
         if let Some(element) = element {
             self.cached_cursor_index.set(OptionU32::some(index));
-            self.cached_cursor_element.set(Some(element.r()));
+            self.cached_cursor_element.set(Some(&element));
             Some(element)
         } else {
             None
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@ impl HTMLCollectionMethods for HTMLCollection {
                     // Iterate forwards, starting at the cursor.
                     let offset = index - (cached_index + 1);
                     let node: Root<Node> = Root::upcast(element);
-                    self.set_cached_cursor(index, self.elements_iter_after(node.r()).nth(offset as usize))
+                    self.set_cached_cursor(index, self.elements_iter_after(&node).nth(offset as usize))
                 } else {
                     // The cursor is after the element we're looking for
                     // Iterate backwards, starting at the cursor.
                     let offset = cached_index - (index + 1);
                     let node: Root<Node> = Root::upcast(element);
-                    self.set_cached_cursor(index, self.elements_iter_before(node.r()).nth(offset as usize))
+                    self.set_cached_cursor(index, self.elements_iter_before(&node).nth(offset as usize))
                 }
             } else {
                 // Cache miss
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmldatalistelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmldatalistelement.rs
index 18d2b1e7616..c0f3683cb97 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmldatalistelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmldatalistelement.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ impl HTMLDataListElementMethods for HTMLDataListElement {
         }
         let filter = box HTMLDataListOptionsFilter;
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        HTMLCollection::create(window.r(), self.upcast(), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&window, self.upcast(), filter)
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmldialogelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmldialogelement.rs
index 567d3a89946..8d20bb75392 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmldialogelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmldialogelement.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ impl HTMLDialogElementMethods for HTMLDialogElement {
         // TODO: Step 4 implement pending dialog stack removal
 
         // Step 5
-        win.dom_manipulation_task_source().queue_simple_event(target, atom!("close"), win.r());
+        win.dom_manipulation_task_source().queue_simple_event(target, atom!("close"), &win);
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
index 9fd0faf383d..502242535c5 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ impl HTMLElement {
                 },
                 _ => {
                     if let Some(attr) = element.get_attribute(&ns!(), &atom!("draggable")) {
-                        let attr = attr.r();
                         let value = attr.value();
                         let is_true = match *value {
                             AttrValue::String(ref string) => string == "true",
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ impl HTMLElementMethods for HTMLElement {
     fn Style(&self) -> Root<CSSStyleDeclaration> {
         self.style_decl.or_init(|| {
             let global = window_from_node(self);
-            CSSStyleDeclaration::new(global.r(), self.upcast::<Element>(), None, CSSModificationAccess::ReadWrite)
+            CSSStyleDeclaration::new(&global, self.upcast::<Element>(), None, CSSModificationAccess::ReadWrite)
         })
     }
 
@@ -482,7 +481,7 @@ impl HTMLElement {
 
         let id = element.Id();
         let id = match &id as &str {
-            "" => return NodeList::new_simple_list(window.r(), ancestors),
+            "" => return NodeList::new_simple_list(&window, ancestors),
             id => id,
         };
 
@@ -495,7 +494,7 @@ impl HTMLElement {
                                 .filter(|elem| elem.get_string_attribute(&atom!("for")) == id)
                                 .map(Root::upcast::<Node>);
 
-        NodeList::new_simple_list(window.r(), children.chain(ancestors))
+        NodeList::new_simple_list(&window, children.chain(ancestors))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlfieldsetelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlfieldsetelement.rs
index 2fde1700088..8ad987f0f16 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlfieldsetelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlfieldsetelement.rs
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ impl HTMLFieldSetElementMethods for HTMLFieldSetElement {
         }
         let filter = box ElementsFilter;
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        HTMLCollection::create(window.r(), self.upcast(), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&window, self.upcast(), filter)
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-cva-validity
     fn Validity(&self) -> Root<ValidityState> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        ValidityState::new(window.r(), self.upcast())
+        ValidityState::new(&window, self.upcast())
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-fieldset-disabled
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlformelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlformelement.rs
index e1c53a41e12..2bd14caeb67 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlformelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlformelement.rs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ impl HTMLFormElementMethods for HTMLFormElement {
         }
         let filter = box ElementsFilter { form: Root::from_ref(self) };
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        let elements = HTMLFormControlsCollection::new(window.r(), self.upcast(), filter);
+        let elements = HTMLFormControlsCollection::new(&window, self.upcast(), filter);
         self.elements.set(Some(&elements));
         elements
     }
@@ -706,11 +706,11 @@ pub enum FormSubmittableElement {
 impl FormSubmittableElement {
     fn as_event_target(&self) -> &EventTarget {
         match *self {
-            FormSubmittableElement::ButtonElement(ref button) => button.r().upcast(),
-            FormSubmittableElement::InputElement(ref input) => input.r().upcast(),
-            FormSubmittableElement::ObjectElement(ref object) => object.r().upcast(),
-            FormSubmittableElement::SelectElement(ref select) => select.r().upcast(),
-            FormSubmittableElement::TextAreaElement(ref textarea) => textarea.r().upcast()
+            FormSubmittableElement::ButtonElement(ref button) => button.upcast(),
+            FormSubmittableElement::InputElement(ref input) => input.upcast(),
+            FormSubmittableElement::ObjectElement(ref object) => object.upcast(),
+            FormSubmittableElement::SelectElement(ref select) => select.upcast(),
+            FormSubmittableElement::TextAreaElement(ref textarea) => textarea.upcast()
         }
     }
 }
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ pub trait FormControl: DerivedFrom<Element> + Reflectable {
         if self.to_element().has_attribute(attr) {
             input(self)
         } else {
-            self.form_owner().map_or(DOMString::new(), |t| owner(t.r()))
+            self.form_owner().map_or(DOMString::new(), |t| owner(&t))
         }
     }
 
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ pub trait FormControl: DerivedFrom<Element> + Reflectable {
         if self.to_element().has_attribute(attr) {
             input(self)
         } else {
-            self.form_owner().map_or(false, |t| owner(t.r()))
+            self.form_owner().map_or(false, |t| owner(&t))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmliframeelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmliframeelement.rs
index 3a8e4c126f3..c61ceb06156 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmliframeelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmliframeelement.rs
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ impl HTMLIFrameElement {
     pub fn set_visible(&self, visible: bool) {
         if let Some(pipeline_id) = self.pipeline_id.get() {
             let window = window_from_node(self);
-            let window = window.r();
             let msg = ConstellationMsg::SetVisible(pipeline_id, visible);
             window.upcast::<GlobalScope>().constellation_chan().send(msg).unwrap();
         }
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ impl HTMLIFrameElement {
     pub fn get_content_window(&self) -> Option<Root<Window>> {
         self.pipeline_id.get().and_then(|pipeline_id| {
             let window = window_from_node(self);
-            let window = window.r();
             let browsing_context = window.browsing_context();
             browsing_context.find_child_by_id(pipeline_id)
         })
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
index 428cfb97343..daa53917cd5 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ impl Runnable for ImageResponseHandlerRunnable {
     fn handler(self: Box<Self>) {
         // Update the image field
         let element = self.element.root();
-        let element_ref = element.r();
         let (image, metadata, trigger_image_load, trigger_image_error) = match self.image {
             ImageResponse::Loaded(image) | ImageResponse::PlaceholderLoaded(image) => {
                 (Some(image.clone()), Some(ImageMetadata { height: image.height, width: image.width } ), true, false)
@@ -97,8 +96,8 @@ impl Runnable for ImageResponseHandlerRunnable {
             }
             ImageResponse::None => (None, None, false, true)
         };
-        element_ref.current_request.borrow_mut().image = image;
-        element_ref.current_request.borrow_mut().metadata = metadata;
+        element.current_request.borrow_mut().image = image;
+        element.current_request.borrow_mut().metadata = metadata;
 
         // Mark the node dirty
         let document = document_from_node(&*element);
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ impl Runnable for ImageResponseHandlerRunnable {
         }
 
         // Trigger reflow
-        let window = window_from_node(document.r());
+        let window = window_from_node(&*document);
         window.add_pending_reflow();
     }
 }
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ impl HTMLImageElement {
                  width: Option<u32>,
                  height: Option<u32>) -> Fallible<Root<HTMLImageElement>> {
         let document = global.as_window().Document();
-        let image = HTMLImageElement::new(atom!("img"), None, document.r());
+        let image = HTMLImageElement::new(atom!("img"), None, &document);
         if let Some(w) = width {
             image.SetWidth(w);
         }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
index ab184463bb2..4294a7952ab 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl HTMLInputElementMethods for HTMLInputElement {
             ValueMode::Filename => {
                 if value.is_empty() {
                     let window = window_from_node(self);
-                    let fl = FileList::new(window.r(), vec![]);
+                    let fl = FileList::new(&window, vec![]);
                     self.filelist.set(Some(&fl));
                 } else {
                     return Err(Error::InvalidState);
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ impl HTMLInputElementMethods for HTMLInputElement {
             atom!("select"),
             EventBubbles::Bubbles,
             EventCancelable::NotCancelable,
-            window.r());
+            &window);
         self.upcast::<Node>().dirty(NodeDamage::OtherNodeDamage);
     }
 
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ fn broadcast_radio_checked(broadcaster: &HTMLInputElement, group: Option<&Atom>)
                         owner: Option<&HTMLFormElement>, group: Option<&Atom>) {
         let iter = doc_node.query_selector_iter(DOMString::from("input[type=radio]")).unwrap()
                 .filter_map(Root::downcast::<HTMLInputElement>)
-                .filter(|r| in_same_group(r.r(), owner, group) && broadcaster != r.r());
+                .filter(|r| in_same_group(&r, owner, group) && broadcaster != &**r);
         for ref r in iter {
             if r.Checked() {
                 r.SetChecked(false);
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ impl HTMLInputElement {
             match recv.recv().expect("IpcSender side error") {
                 Ok(selected_files) => {
                     for selected in selected_files {
-                        files.push(File::new_from_selected(window.r(), selected));
+                        files.push(File::new_from_selected(&window, selected));
                     }
                 },
                 Err(err) => error = Some(err),
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ impl HTMLInputElement {
 
             match recv.recv().expect("IpcSender side error") {
                 Ok(selected) => {
-                    files.push(File::new_from_selected(window.r(), selected));
+                    files.push(File::new_from_selected(&window, selected));
                 },
                 Err(err) => error = Some(err),
             };
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ impl HTMLInputElement {
         if let Some(err) = error {
             debug!("Input file select error: {:?}", err);
         } else {
-            let filelist = FileList::new(window.r(), files);
+            let filelist = FileList::new(&window, files);
             self.filelist.set(Some(&filelist));
 
             target.fire_event("input",
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ impl VirtualMethods for HTMLInputElement {
 
                         if new_type == InputType::InputFile {
                             let window = window_from_node(self);
-                            let filelist = FileList::new(window.r(), vec![]);
+                            let filelist = FileList::new(&window, vec![]);
                             self.filelist.set(Some(&filelist));
                         }
 
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ impl VirtualMethods for HTMLInputElement {
                                     atom!("input"),
                                     EventBubbles::Bubbles,
                                     EventCancelable::NotCancelable,
-                                    window.r());
+                                    &window);
                             }
 
                             self.upcast::<Node>().dirty(NodeDamage::OtherNodeDamage);
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ impl Activatable for HTMLInputElement {
                             .unwrap()
                             .filter_map(Root::downcast::<HTMLInputElement>)
                             .find(|r| {
-                                in_same_group(r.r(), owner.r(), group.as_ref()) &&
+                                in_same_group(&*r, owner.r(), group.as_ref()) &&
                                 r.Checked()
                             });
                     cache.checked_radio = checked_member.r().map(JS::from_ref);
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ impl Activatable for HTMLInputElement {
                     return;
                 }
                 form.submit(SubmittedFrom::NotFromForm,
-                            FormSubmitter::FormElement(form.r()));
+                            FormSubmitter::FormElement(&form));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmllinkelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmllinkelement.rs
index 937bdc410d4..903352338fc 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmllinkelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmllinkelement.rs
@@ -364,10 +364,7 @@ impl FetchResponseListener for StylesheetContext {
             sheet.set_media(Some(media));
             let sheet = Arc::new(sheet);
 
-            let elem = elem.r();
-            let document = document.r();
-
-            let win = window_from_node(elem);
+            let win = window_from_node(&*elem);
             win.layout_chan().send(Msg::AddStylesheet(sheet.clone())).unwrap();
 
             *elem.stylesheet.borrow_mut() = Some(sheet);
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlobjectelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlobjectelement.rs
index 697abfe6e67..6e82b9f9bd6 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlobjectelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlobjectelement.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl HTMLObjectElementMethods for HTMLObjectElement {
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-cva-validity
     fn Validity(&self) -> Root<ValidityState> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        ValidityState::new(window.r(), self.upcast())
+        ValidityState::new(&window, self.upcast())
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-object-type
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmloptionscollection.rs b/components/script/dom/htmloptionscollection.rs
index 473d698d35b..033868f2af8 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmloptionscollection.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmloptionscollection.rs
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ impl HTMLOptionsCollection {
 
     fn add_new_elements(&self, count: u32) -> ErrorResult {
         let root = self.upcast().root_node();
-        let document = document_from_node(root.r());
+        let document = document_from_node(&*root);
 
         for _ in 0..count {
-            let element = HTMLOptionElement::new(atom!("option"), None, document.r());
+            let element = HTMLOptionElement::new(atom!("option"), None, &document);
             let node = element.upcast::<Node>();
             try!(root.AppendChild(node));
         };
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ impl HTMLOptionsCollectionMethods for HTMLOptionsCollection {
             let node = value.upcast::<Node>();
             let root = self.upcast().root_node();
             if n >= 0 {
-                Node::pre_insert(node, root.r(), None).map(|_| ())
+                Node::pre_insert(node, &root, None).map(|_| ())
             } else {
                 let child = self.upcast().IndexedGetter(index).unwrap();
-                let child_node = child.r().upcast::<Node>();
+                let child_node = child.upcast::<Node>();
 
-                root.r().ReplaceChild(node, child_node).map(|_| ())
+                root.ReplaceChild(node, child_node).map(|_| ())
             }
         } else {
             // Step 1
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ impl HTMLOptionsCollectionMethods for HTMLOptionsCollection {
         };
 
         // Step 1
-        if node.is_ancestor_of(root.r()) {
+        if node.is_ancestor_of(&root) {
             return Err(Error::HierarchyRequest);
         }
 
         if let Some(HTMLElementOrLong::HTMLElement(ref before_element)) = before {
             // Step 2
             let before_node = before_element.upcast::<Node>();
-            if !root.r().is_ancestor_of(before_node) {
+            if !root.is_ancestor_of(before_node) {
                 return Err(Error::NotFound);
             }
 
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ impl HTMLOptionsCollectionMethods for HTMLOptionsCollection {
         };
 
         // Step 6
-        Node::pre_insert(node, parent.r(), reference_node.r()).map(|_| ())
+        Node::pre_insert(node, &parent, reference_node.r()).map(|_| ())
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-htmloptionscollection-remove
     fn Remove(&self, index: i32) {
         if let Some(element) = self.upcast().IndexedGetter(index as u32) {
-            element.r().Remove();
+            element.Remove();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmloutputelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmloutputelement.rs
index 07b415770db..29b69f31cf2 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmloutputelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmloutputelement.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl HTMLOutputElementMethods for HTMLOutputElement {
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-cva-validity
     fn Validity(&self) -> Root<ValidityState> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        ValidityState::new(window.r(), self.upcast())
+        ValidityState::new(&window, self.upcast())
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-fae-form
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
index fa1604ffc2b..d441d840d90 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl FetchResponseListener for ScriptContext {
         *elem.load.borrow_mut() = Some(load);
         elem.ready_to_be_parser_executed.set(true);
 
-        let document = document_from_node(elem.r());
+        let document = document_from_node(&*elem);
         document.finish_load(LoadType::Script(self.url.clone()));
     }
 }
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ impl HTMLScriptElement {
         // TODO: make this suspension happen automatically.
         if was_parser_inserted {
             if let Some(parser) = doc.get_current_parser() {
-                parser.r().suspend();
+                parser.suspend();
             }
         }
         NextParserState::Suspend
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ impl HTMLScriptElement {
 
         // Step 4.
         let document = document_from_node(self);
-        let document = document.r();
         let old_script = document.GetCurrentScript();
 
         // Step 5.a.1.
@@ -521,13 +520,13 @@ impl HTMLScriptElement {
         if script.external {
             self.dispatch_load_event();
         } else {
-            window.dom_manipulation_task_source().queue_simple_event(self.upcast(), atom!("load"), window.r());
+            window.dom_manipulation_task_source().queue_simple_event(self.upcast(), atom!("load"), &window);
         }
     }
 
     pub fn queue_error_event(&self) {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        window.dom_manipulation_task_source().queue_simple_event(self.upcast(), atom!("error"), window.r());
+        window.dom_manipulation_task_source().queue_simple_event(self.upcast(), atom!("error"), &window);
     }
 
     pub fn dispatch_before_script_execute_event(&self) -> EventStatus {
@@ -603,7 +602,6 @@ impl HTMLScriptElement {
                       bubbles: EventBubbles,
                       cancelable: EventCancelable) -> EventStatus {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        let window = window.r();
         let event = Event::new(window.upcast(), type_, bubbles, cancelable);
         event.fire(self.upcast())
     }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlselectelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlselectelement.rs
index 7dc89cc610e..4825ce6a2a8 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlselectelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlselectelement.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl CollectionFilter for OptionsFilter {
 
         match node.GetParentNode() {
             Some(optgroup) =>
-                optgroup.is::<HTMLOptGroupElement>() && root.is_parent_of(optgroup.r()),
+                optgroup.is::<HTMLOptGroupElement>() && root.is_parent_of(&optgroup),
             None => false,
         }
     }
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ impl HTMLSelectElement {
         for opt in node.traverse_preorder().filter_map(Root::downcast::<HTMLOptionElement>) {
             if opt.Selected() {
                 opt.set_selectedness(false);
-                last_selected = Some(Root::from_ref(opt.r()));
+                last_selected = Some(Root::from_ref(&opt));
             }
             let element = opt.upcast::<Element>();
             if first_enabled.is_none() && !element.disabled_state() {
-                first_enabled = Some(Root::from_ref(opt.r()));
+                first_enabled = Some(Root::from_ref(&opt));
             }
         }
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl HTMLSelectElementMethods for HTMLSelectElement {
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-cva-validity
     fn Validity(&self) -> Root<ValidityState> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
-        ValidityState::new(window.r(), self.upcast())
+        ValidityState::new(&window, self.upcast())
     }
 
     // Note: this function currently only exists for union.html.
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ impl HTMLSelectElementMethods for HTMLSelectElement {
     fn Options(&self) -> Root<HTMLOptionsCollection> {
         self.options.or_init(|| {
             let window = window_from_node(self);
-            HTMLOptionsCollection::new(window.r(),
-                        self.upcast(), box OptionsFilter)
+            HTMLOptionsCollection::new(
+                &window, self.upcast(), box OptionsFilter)
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlstyleelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlstyleelement.rs
index 4db70eb1c8f..63884305010 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlstyleelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlstyleelement.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl HTMLStyleElement {
         win.layout_chan().send(Msg::AddStylesheet(sheet.clone())).unwrap();
         *self.stylesheet.borrow_mut() = Some(sheet);
         let doc = document_from_node(self);
-        doc.r().invalidate_stylesheets();
+        doc.invalidate_stylesheets();
     }
 
     pub fn get_stylesheet(&self) -> Option<Arc<Stylesheet>> {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmltablecellelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmltablecellelement.rs
index eeeafd8f977..5c30132b7f9 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmltablecellelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmltablecellelement.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl HTMLTableCellElementMethods for HTMLTableCellElement {
         };
 
         parent_children.filter(|c| c.is::<HTMLTableCellElement>())
-                       .position(|c| c.r() == self_node)
+                       .position(|c| &*c == self_node)
                        .map_or(-1, |p| p as i32)
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmltableelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmltableelement.rs
index 8eb6e697564..c3ef9eaf842 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmltableelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmltableelement.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl HTMLTableElement {
 
         let section = HTMLTableSectionElement::new(atom.clone(),
                                                    None,
-                                                   document_from_node(self).r());
+                                                   &document_from_node(self));
         match atom {
             &atom!("thead") => self.SetTHead(Some(&section)),
             &atom!("tfoot") => self.SetTFoot(Some(&section)),
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl HTMLTableElementMethods for HTMLTableElement {
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-table-rows
     fn Rows(&self) -> Root<HTMLCollection> {
         let filter = self.get_rows();
-        HTMLCollection::new(window_from_node(self).r(), self.upcast(), box filter)
+        HTMLCollection::new(&window_from_node(self), self.upcast(), box filter)
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-table-caption
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ impl HTMLTableElementMethods for HTMLTableElement {
             None => {
                 let caption = HTMLTableCaptionElement::new(atom!("caption"),
                                                            None,
-                                                           document_from_node(self).r());
-                self.SetCaption(Some(caption.r()));
+                                                           &document_from_node(self));
+                self.SetCaption(Some(&caption));
                 caption
             }
         }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ impl HTMLTableElementMethods for HTMLTableElement {
         self.tbodies.or_init(|| {
             let window = window_from_node(self);
             let filter = box TBodiesFilter;
-            HTMLCollection::create(window.r(), self.upcast(), filter)
+            HTMLCollection::create(&window, self.upcast(), filter)
         })
     }
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ impl HTMLTableElementMethods for HTMLTableElement {
     fn CreateTBody(&self) -> Root<HTMLTableSectionElement> {
         let tbody = HTMLTableSectionElement::new(atom!("tbody"),
                                                  None,
-                                                 document_from_node(self).r());
+                                                 &document_from_node(self));
         let node = self.upcast::<Node>();
         let last_tbody =
             node.rev_children()
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl HTMLTableElementMethods for HTMLTableElement {
 
         let new_row = HTMLTableRowElement::new(atom!("tr"),
                                                None,
-                                               document_from_node(self).r());
+                                               &document_from_node(self));
         let node = self.upcast::<Node>();
 
         if number_of_row_elements == 0 {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmltablerowelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmltablerowelement.rs
index 495c2e11e18..7a7273c3597 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmltablerowelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmltablerowelement.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl HTMLTableRowElementMethods for HTMLTableRowElement {
         self.cells.or_init(|| {
             let window = window_from_node(self);
             let filter = box CellsFilter;
-            HTMLCollection::create(window.r(), self.upcast(), filter)
+            HTMLCollection::create(&window, self.upcast(), filter)
         })
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl HTMLTableRowElementMethods for HTMLTableRowElement {
         node.insert_cell_or_row(
             index,
             || self.Cells(),
-            || HTMLTableDataCellElement::new(atom!("td"), None, node.owner_doc().r()))
+            || HTMLTableDataCellElement::new(atom!("td"), None, &node.owner_doc()))
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-tr-deletecell
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmltablesectionelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmltablesectionelement.rs
index 6d5648b7c9d..a64ae3fa35c 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmltablesectionelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmltablesectionelement.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl HTMLTableSectionElementMethods for HTMLTableSectionElement {
         node.insert_cell_or_row(
             index,
             || self.Rows(),
-            || HTMLTableRowElement::new(atom!("tr"), None, node.owner_doc().r()))
+            || HTMLTableRowElement::new(atom!("tr"), None, &node.owner_doc()))
     }
 
     // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#dom-tbody-deleterow
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
index bcdb8268c61..7023b47c31b 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl HTMLTextAreaElementMethods for HTMLTextAreaElement {
             atom!("select"),
             EventBubbles::Bubbles,
             EventCancelable::NotCancelable,
-            window.r());
+            &window);
         self.upcast::<Node>().dirty(NodeDamage::OtherNodeDamage);
     }
 }
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ impl VirtualMethods for HTMLTextAreaElement {
                                 atom!("input"),
                                 EventBubbles::Bubbles,
                                 EventCancelable::NotCancelable,
-                                window.r());
+                                &window);
                         }
 
                         self.upcast::<Node>().dirty(NodeDamage::OtherNodeDamage);
diff --git a/components/script/dom/node.rs b/components/script/dom/node.rs
index 0bc6cdc267e..d8e14aff343 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl Node {
                     },
                     Some(ref prev_sibling) => {
                         prev_sibling.next_sibling.set(Some(new_child));
-                        new_child.prev_sibling.set(Some(prev_sibling.r()));
+                        new_child.prev_sibling.set(Some(&prev_sibling));
                     },
                 }
                 before.prev_sibling.set(Some(new_child));
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ impl Node {
     }
 
     pub fn is_ancestor_of(&self, parent: &Node) -> bool {
-        parent.ancestors().any(|ancestor| ancestor.r() == self)
+        parent.ancestors().any(|ancestor| &*ancestor == self)
     }
 
     pub fn following_siblings(&self) -> NodeSiblingIterator {
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ impl Node {
     }
 
     pub fn is_parent_of(&self, child: &Node) -> bool {
-        child.parent_node.get().map_or(false, |ref parent| parent.r() == self)
+        child.parent_node.get().map_or(false, |parent| &*parent == self)
     }
 
     pub fn to_trusted_node_address(&self) -> TrustedNodeAddress {
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ impl Node {
         let node = try!(doc.node_from_nodes_and_strings(nodes));
         // Step 2.
         let first_child = self.first_child.get();
-        Node::pre_insert(node.r(), self, first_child.r()).map(|_| ())
+        Node::pre_insert(&node, self, first_child.r()).map(|_| ())
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-parentnode-append
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ impl Node {
         let doc = self.owner_doc();
         let node = try!(doc.node_from_nodes_and_strings(nodes));
         // Step 2.
-        self.AppendChild(node.r()).map(|_| ())
+        self.AppendChild(&node).map(|_| ())
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-parentnode-queryselector
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ impl Node {
     pub fn query_selector_all(&self, selectors: DOMString) -> Fallible<Root<NodeList>> {
         let window = window_from_node(self);
         let iter = try!(self.query_selector_iter(selectors));
-        Ok(NodeList::new_simple_list(window.r(), iter))
+        Ok(NodeList::new_simple_list(&window, iter))
     }
 
     pub fn ancestors(&self) -> AncestorIterator {
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ impl Node {
 
     pub fn remove_self(&self) {
         if let Some(ref parent) = self.GetParentNode() {
-            Node::remove(self, parent.r(), SuppressObserver::Unsuppressed);
+            Node::remove(self, &parent, SuppressObserver::Unsuppressed);
         }
     }
 
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ impl Node {
     // https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/innerhtml/raw-file/tip/index.html#dfn-concept-parse-fragment
     pub fn parse_fragment(&self, markup: DOMString) -> Fallible<Root<DocumentFragment>> {
         let context_document = document_from_node(self);
-        let fragment = DocumentFragment::new(context_document.r());
+        let fragment = DocumentFragment::new(&context_document);
         if context_document.is_html_document() {
             parse_html_fragment(self.upcast(), markup, fragment.upcast());
         } else {
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ impl Node {
                     match child {
                         Some(child) => {
                             if parent.children()
-                                     .take_while(|c| c.r() != child)
+                                     .take_while(|c| &**c != child)
                                      .any(|c| c.is::<Element>())
                             {
                                 return Err(Error::HierarchyRequest);
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ impl Node {
 
         // Step 4.
         let document = document_from_node(parent);
-        Node::adopt(node, document.r());
+        Node::adopt(node, &document);
 
         // Step 5.
         Node::insert(node, parent, reference_child, SuppressObserver::Unsuppressed);
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ impl Node {
     fn pre_remove(child: &Node, parent: &Node) -> Fallible<Root<Node>> {
         // Step 1.
         match child.GetParentNode() {
-            Some(ref node) if node.r() != parent => return Err(Error::NotFound),
+            Some(ref node) if &**node != parent => return Err(Error::NotFound),
             None => return Err(Error::NotFound),
             _ => ()
         }
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ impl Node {
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-node-remove
     fn remove(node: &Node, parent: &Node, suppress_observers: SuppressObserver) {
-        assert!(node.GetParentNode().map_or(false, |node_parent| node_parent.r() == parent));
+        assert!(node.GetParentNode().map_or(false, |node_parent| &*node_parent == parent));
         let cached_index = {
             if parent.ranges.is_empty() {
                 None
@@ -1708,11 +1708,12 @@ impl Node {
                 let doctype = node.downcast::<DocumentType>().unwrap();
                 let doctype = DocumentType::new(doctype.name().clone(),
                                                 Some(doctype.public_id().clone()),
-                                                Some(doctype.system_id().clone()), document.r());
+                                                Some(doctype.system_id().clone()),
+                                                &document);
                 Root::upcast::<Node>(doctype)
             },
             NodeTypeId::DocumentFragment => {
-                let doc_fragment = DocumentFragment::new(document.r());
+                let doc_fragment = DocumentFragment::new(&document);
                 Root::upcast::<Node>(doc_fragment)
             },
             NodeTypeId::CharacterData(_) => {
@@ -1743,7 +1744,7 @@ impl Node {
                 };
                 let element = Element::create(name,
                     element.prefix().as_ref().map(|p| Atom::from(&**p)),
-                    document.r(), ElementCreator::ScriptCreated);
+                    &document, ElementCreator::ScriptCreated);
                 Root::upcast::<Node>(element)
             },
         };
@@ -1751,7 +1752,7 @@ impl Node {
         // Step 3.
         let document = match copy.downcast::<Document>() {
             Some(doc) => Root::from_ref(doc),
-            None => Root::from_ref(document.r()),
+            None => Root::from_ref(&*document),
         };
         assert!(copy.owner_doc() == document);
 
@@ -1779,14 +1780,14 @@ impl Node {
         }
 
         // Step 5: cloning steps.
-        vtable_for(&node).cloning_steps(copy.r(), maybe_doc, clone_children);
+        vtable_for(&node).cloning_steps(&copy, maybe_doc, clone_children);
 
         // Step 6.
         if clone_children == CloneChildrenFlag::CloneChildren {
             for child in node.children() {
-                let child_copy = Node::clone(child.r(), Some(document.r()),
+                let child_copy = Node::clone(&child, Some(&document),
                                              clone_children);
-                let _inserted_node = Node::pre_insert(child_copy.r(), copy.r(), None);
+                let _inserted_node = Node::pre_insert(&child_copy, &copy, None);
             }
         }
 
@@ -2121,12 +2122,12 @@ impl NodeMethods for Node {
                 NodeTypeId::DocumentType => {
                     if self.children()
                            .any(|c| c.is_doctype() &&
-                                c.r() != child)
+                                &*c != child)
                     {
                         return Err(Error::HierarchyRequest);
                     }
                     if self.children()
-                           .take_while(|c| c.r() != child)
+                           .take_while(|c| &**c != child)
                            .any(|c| c.is::<Element>())
                     {
                         return Err(Error::HierarchyRequest);
@@ -2151,7 +2152,7 @@ impl NodeMethods for Node {
 
         // Step 10.
         let document = document_from_node(self);
-        Node::adopt(node, document.r());
+        Node::adopt(node, &document);
 
         let removed_child = if node != child {
             // Step 11.
@@ -2294,7 +2295,7 @@ impl NodeMethods for Node {
 
             // Step 6.
             this.children().zip(node.children()).all(|(child, other_child)| {
-                is_equal_node(child.r(), other_child.r())
+                is_equal_node(&child, &other_child)
             })
         }
         match maybe_node {
@@ -2322,7 +2323,7 @@ impl NodeMethods for Node {
             let mut lastself = Root::from_ref(self);
             let mut lastother = Root::from_ref(other);
             for ancestor in self.ancestors() {
-                if ancestor.r() == other {
+                if &*ancestor == other {
                     // step 4.
                     return NodeConstants::DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS +
                            NodeConstants::DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING;
@@ -2330,7 +2331,7 @@ impl NodeMethods for Node {
                 lastself = ancestor;
             }
             for ancestor in other.ancestors() {
-                if ancestor.r() == self {
+                if &*ancestor == self {
                     // step 5.
                     return NodeConstants::DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY +
                            NodeConstants::DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING;
@@ -2354,11 +2355,11 @@ impl NodeMethods for Node {
             }
 
             for child in lastself.traverse_preorder() {
-                if child.r() == other {
+                if &*child == other {
                     // step 6.
                     return NodeConstants::DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING;
                 }
-                if child.r() == self {
+                if &*child == self {
                     // step 7.
                     return NodeConstants::DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING;
                 }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/nodeiterator.rs b/components/script/dom/nodeiterator.rs
index 4315dd28113..d9e46a5ea44 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/nodeiterator.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/nodeiterator.rs
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ impl NodeIteratorMethods for NodeIterator {
             before_node = false;
 
             // Step 3-2.
-            let result = try!(self.accept_node(node.r()));
+            let result = try!(self.accept_node(&node));
 
             // Step 3-3.
             if result == NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT {
                 // Step 4.
-                self.reference_node.set(node.r());
+                self.reference_node.set(&node);
                 self.pointer_before_reference_node.set(before_node);
 
                 return Ok(Some(node));
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ impl NodeIteratorMethods for NodeIterator {
         // Step 3-1.
         for following_node in node.following_nodes(&self.root_node) {
             // Step 3-2.
-            let result = try!(self.accept_node(following_node.r()));
+            let result = try!(self.accept_node(&following_node));
 
             // Step 3-3.
             if result == NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT {
                 // Step 4.
-                self.reference_node.set(following_node.r());
+                self.reference_node.set(&following_node);
                 self.pointer_before_reference_node.set(before_node);
 
                 return Ok(Some(following_node));
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ impl NodeIteratorMethods for NodeIterator {
             before_node = true;
 
             // Step 3-2.
-            let result = try!(self.accept_node(node.r()));
+            let result = try!(self.accept_node(&node));
 
             // Step 3-3.
             if result == NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT {
                 // Step 4.
-                self.reference_node.set(node.r());
+                self.reference_node.set(&node);
                 self.pointer_before_reference_node.set(before_node);
 
                 return Ok(Some(node));
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ impl NodeIteratorMethods for NodeIterator {
         // Step 3-1.
         for preceding_node in node.preceding_nodes(&self.root_node) {
             // Step 3-2.
-            let result = try!(self.accept_node(preceding_node.r()));
+            let result = try!(self.accept_node(&preceding_node));
 
             // Step 3-3.
             if result == NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT {
                 // Step 4.
-                self.reference_node.set(preceding_node.r());
+                self.reference_node.set(&preceding_node);
                 self.pointer_before_reference_node.set(before_node);
 
                 return Ok(Some(preceding_node));
diff --git a/components/script/dom/nodelist.rs b/components/script/dom/nodelist.rs
index ffd44d277a5..3810f16b22c 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/nodelist.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/nodelist.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl ChildrenList {
                      .nth(index as usize)
                      .unwrap()
         };
-        self.last_visited.set(Some(last_visited.r()));
+        self.last_visited.set(Some(&last_visited));
         self.last_index.set(index);
         Some(last_visited)
     }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/performancetiming.rs b/components/script/dom/performancetiming.rs
index 16dc7650649..02cb9c0b212 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/performancetiming.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/performancetiming.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl PerformanceTiming {
                -> Root<PerformanceTiming> {
         let timing = PerformanceTiming::new_inherited(navigation_start,
                                                       navigation_start_precise,
-                                                      window.Document().r());
+                                                      &window.Document());
         reflect_dom_object(box timing,
                            window,
                            PerformanceTimingBinding::Wrap)
diff --git a/components/script/dom/range.rs b/components/script/dom/range.rs
index 480740fa19f..08b5842dbff 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/range.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/range.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl Range {
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-range
     pub fn Constructor(global: &GlobalScope) -> Fallible<Root<Range>> {
         let document = global.as_window().Document();
-        Ok(Range::new_with_doc(document.r()))
+        Ok(Range::new_with_doc(&document))
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#contained
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl Range {
         let common_ancestor = self.CommonAncestorContainer();
 
         let first_contained_child =
-            if start_node.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(end_node.r()) {
+            if start_node.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(&end_node) {
                 // Step 7.
                 None
             } else {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl Range {
             };
 
         let last_contained_child =
-            if end_node.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(start_node.r()) {
+            if end_node.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(&start_node) {
                 // Step 9.
                 None
             } else {
@@ -270,25 +270,25 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-range-setstartbefore
     fn SetStartBefore(&self, node: &Node) -> ErrorResult {
         let parent = try!(node.GetParentNode().ok_or(Error::InvalidNodeType));
-        self.SetStart(parent.r(), node.index())
+        self.SetStart(&parent, node.index())
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-range-setstartafter
     fn SetStartAfter(&self, node: &Node) -> ErrorResult {
         let parent = try!(node.GetParentNode().ok_or(Error::InvalidNodeType));
-        self.SetStart(parent.r(), node.index() + 1)
+        self.SetStart(&parent, node.index() + 1)
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-range-setendbefore
     fn SetEndBefore(&self, node: &Node) -> ErrorResult {
         let parent = try!(node.GetParentNode().ok_or(Error::InvalidNodeType));
-        self.SetEnd(parent.r(), node.index())
+        self.SetEnd(&parent, node.index())
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-range-setendafter
     fn SetEndAfter(&self, node: &Node) -> ErrorResult {
         let parent = try!(node.GetParentNode().ok_or(Error::InvalidNodeType));
-        self.SetEnd(parent.r(), node.index() + 1)
+        self.SetEnd(&parent, node.index() + 1)
     }
 
     // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-range-collapse
@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         // Step 4.
         let offset = node.index();
         // Step 5.
-        Ordering::Greater == bp_position(parent.r(), offset + 1,
+        Ordering::Greater == bp_position(&parent, offset + 1,
                                          &start_node, self.StartOffset()).unwrap() &&
-        Ordering::Less == bp_position(parent.r(), offset,
+        Ordering::Less == bp_position(&parent, offset,
                                       &self.EndContainer(), self.EndOffset()).unwrap()
     }
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         let end_offset = self.EndOffset();
 
         // Step 1.
-        let fragment = DocumentFragment::new(start_node.owner_doc().r());
+        let fragment = DocumentFragment::new(&start_node.owner_doc());
 
         // Step 2.
         if self.start == self.end {
@@ -471,10 +471,10 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
                 // Step 14.2.
                 try!(fragment.upcast::<Node>().AppendChild(&clone));
                 // Step 14.3.
-                let subrange = Range::new(clone.owner_doc().r(),
-                                          start_node.r(),
+                let subrange = Range::new(&clone.owner_doc(),
+                                          &start_node,
                                           start_offset,
-                                          child.r(),
+                                          &child,
                                           child.len());
                 // Step 14.4.
                 let subfragment = try!(subrange.CloneContents());
@@ -506,10 +506,10 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
                 // Step 17.2.
                 try!(fragment.upcast::<Node>().AppendChild(&clone));
                 // Step 17.3.
-                let subrange = Range::new(clone.owner_doc().r(),
-                                          child.r(),
+                let subrange = Range::new(&clone.owner_doc(),
+                                          &child,
                                           0,
-                                          end_node.r(),
+                                          &end_node,
                                           end_offset);
                 // Step 17.4.
                 let subfragment = try!(subrange.CloneContents());
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         let end_offset = self.EndOffset();
 
         // Step 1.
-        let fragment = DocumentFragment::new(start_node.owner_doc().r());
+        let fragment = DocumentFragment::new(&start_node.owner_doc());
 
         // Step 2.
         if self.Collapsed() {
@@ -561,9 +561,9 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         let (first_contained_child, last_contained_child, contained_children) =
             try!(self.contained_children());
 
-        let (new_node, new_offset) = if start_node.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(end_node.r()) {
+        let (new_node, new_offset) = if start_node.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(&end_node) {
             // Step 13.
-            (Root::from_ref(start_node.r()), start_offset)
+            (Root::from_ref(&*start_node), start_offset)
         } else {
             // Step 14.1-2.
             let reference_node = start_node.ancestors()
@@ -595,10 +595,10 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
                 // Step 16.2.
                 try!(fragment.upcast::<Node>().AppendChild(&clone));
                 // Step 16.3.
-                let subrange = Range::new(clone.owner_doc().r(),
-                                          start_node.r(),
+                let subrange = Range::new(&clone.owner_doc(),
+                                          &start_node,
                                           start_offset,
-                                          child.r(),
+                                          &child,
                                           child.len());
                 // Step 16.4.
                 let subfragment = try!(subrange.ExtractContents());
@@ -630,10 +630,10 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
                 // Step 19.2.
                 try!(fragment.upcast::<Node>().AppendChild(&clone));
                 // Step 19.3.
-                let subrange = Range::new(clone.owner_doc().r(),
-                                          child.r(),
+                let subrange = Range::new(&clone.owner_doc(),
+                                          &child,
                                           0,
-                                          end_node.r(),
+                                          &end_node,
                                           end_offset);
                 // Step 19.4.
                 let subfragment = try!(subrange.ExtractContents());
@@ -643,8 +643,8 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         }
 
         // Step 20.
-        try!(self.SetStart(new_node.r(), new_offset));
-        try!(self.SetEnd(new_node.r(), new_offset));
+        try!(self.SetStart(&new_node, new_offset));
+        try!(self.SetEnd(&new_node, new_offset));
 
         // Step 21.
         Ok(fragment)
@@ -682,16 +682,16 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
                     None => return Err(Error::HierarchyRequest)
                 };
                 // Step 5.
-                (Some(Root::from_ref(start_node.r())), parent)
+                (Some(Root::from_ref(&*start_node)), parent)
             } else {
                 // Steps 4-5.
                 let child = start_node.ChildNodes().Item(start_offset);
-                (child, Root::from_ref(start_node.r()))
+                (child, Root::from_ref(&*start_node))
             };
 
         // Step 6.
         try!(Node::ensure_pre_insertion_validity(node,
-                                                 parent.r(),
+                                                 &parent,
                                                  reference_node.r()));
 
         // Step 7.
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
                 Some(text) => {
                     split_text = try!(text.SplitText(start_offset));
                     let new_reference = Root::upcast::<Node>(split_text);
-                    assert!(new_reference.GetParentNode().r() == Some(parent.r()));
+                    assert!(new_reference.GetParentNode().r() == Some(&parent));
                     Some(new_reference)
                 },
                 _ => reference_node
@@ -729,11 +729,11 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         };
 
         // Step 12.
-        try!(Node::pre_insert(node, parent.r(), reference_node.r()));
+        try!(Node::pre_insert(node, &parent, reference_node.r()));
 
         // Step 13.
         if self.Collapsed() {
-            self.set_end(parent.r(), new_offset);
+            self.set_end(&parent, new_offset);
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -765,21 +765,21 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         rooted_vec!(let mut contained_children);
         let ancestor = self.CommonAncestorContainer();
 
-        let mut iter = start_node.following_nodes(ancestor.r());
+        let mut iter = start_node.following_nodes(&ancestor);
 
         let mut next = iter.next();
         while let Some(child) = next {
-            if self.contains(child.r()) {
-                contained_children.push(JS::from_ref(child.r()));
+            if self.contains(&child) {
+                contained_children.push(JS::from_ref(&*child));
                 next = iter.next_skipping_children();
             } else {
                 next = iter.next();
             }
         }
 
-        let (new_node, new_offset) = if start_node.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(end_node.r()) {
+        let (new_node, new_offset) = if start_node.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(&end_node) {
             // Step 5.
-            (Root::from_ref(start_node.r()), start_offset)
+            (Root::from_ref(&*start_node), start_offset)
         } else {
             // Step 6.
             fn compute_reference(start_node: &Node, end_node: &Node) -> (Root<Node>, u32) {
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
                 unreachable!()
             }
 
-            compute_reference(start_node.r(), end_node.r())
+            compute_reference(&start_node, &end_node)
         };
 
         // Step 7.
@@ -814,8 +814,8 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         }
 
         // Step 10.
-        self.SetStart(new_node.r(), new_offset).unwrap();
-        self.SetEnd(new_node.r(), new_offset).unwrap();
+        self.SetStart(&new_node, new_offset).unwrap();
+        self.SetEnd(&new_node, new_offset).unwrap();
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -825,8 +825,8 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
         let start = self.StartContainer();
         let end = self.EndContainer();
 
-        if start.inclusive_ancestors().any(|n| !n.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(end.r()) && !n.is::<Text>()) ||
-           end.inclusive_ancestors().any(|n| !n.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(start.r()) && !n.is::<Text>()) {
+        if start.inclusive_ancestors().any(|n| !n.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(&end) && !n.is::<Text>()) ||
+           end.inclusive_ancestors().any(|n| !n.is_inclusive_ancestor_of(&start) && !n.is::<Text>()) {
              return Err(Error::InvalidState);
         }
 
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ impl RangeMethods for Range {
 
         // Step 4.
         let ancestor = self.CommonAncestorContainer();
-        let mut iter = start_node.following_nodes(ancestor.r())
+        let mut iter = start_node.following_nodes(&ancestor)
                                  .filter_map(Root::downcast::<Text>);
 
         while let Some(child) = iter.next() {
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ fn bp_position(a_node: &Node, a_offset: u32,
         // Step 3-1, 3-2.
         let mut b_ancestors = b_node.inclusive_ancestors();
         let child = b_ancestors.find(|child| {
-            child.GetParentNode().unwrap().r() == a_node
+            &*child.GetParentNode().unwrap() == a_node
         }).unwrap();
         // Step 3-3.
         if child.index() < a_offset {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/servoparser/html.rs b/components/script/dom/servoparser/html.rs
index 46739c5dc59..f92a21e912f 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/servoparser/html.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/servoparser/html.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl<'a> TreeSink for Sink {
 
     fn reparent_children(&mut self, node: JS<Node>, new_parent: JS<Node>) {
         while let Some(ref child) = node.GetFirstChild() {
-            new_parent.AppendChild(child.r()).unwrap();
+            new_parent.AppendChild(&child).unwrap();
         }
 
     }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl<'a> Serializable for &'a Node {
                 };
 
                 for handle in children {
-                    try!(handle.r().serialize(serializer, IncludeNode));
+                    try!((&*handle).serialize(serializer, IncludeNode));
                 }
 
                 if traversal_scope == IncludeNode {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ impl<'a> Serializable for &'a Node {
 
             (ChildrenOnly, NodeTypeId::Document(_)) => {
                 for handle in node.children() {
-                    try!(handle.r().serialize(serializer, IncludeNode));
+                    try!((&*handle).serialize(serializer, IncludeNode));
                 }
                 Ok(())
             },
@@ -307,12 +307,11 @@ pub fn parse_html_fragment(context_node: &Node,
                            output: &Node) {
     let window = window_from_node(context_node);
     let context_document = document_from_node(context_node);
-    let context_document = context_document.r();
     let url = context_document.url();
 
     // Step 1.
     let loader = DocumentLoader::new(&*context_document.loader());
-    let document = Document::new(window.r(), None, Some(url.clone()),
+    let document = Document::new(&window, None, Some(url.clone()),
                                  IsHTMLDocument::HTMLDocument,
                                  None, None,
                                  DocumentSource::FromParser,
@@ -329,11 +328,11 @@ pub fn parse_html_fragment(context_node: &Node,
         context_elem: context_node,
         form_elem: form.r(),
     };
-    parse_html(document.r(), input, url.clone(), ParseContext::Fragment(fragment_context));
+    parse_html(&document, input, url.clone(), ParseContext::Fragment(fragment_context));
 
     // Step 14.
     let root_element = document.GetDocumentElement().expect("no document element");
     for child in root_element.upcast::<Node>().children() {
-        output.AppendChild(child.r()).unwrap();
+        output.AppendChild(&child).unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/servoparser/xml.rs b/components/script/dom/servoparser/xml.rs
index 0713fa5c58a..e37feb43da7 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/servoparser/xml.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/servoparser/xml.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl<'a> TreeSink for Sink {
                 Root::upcast(text)
             }
         };
-        assert!(parent.AppendChild(child.r()).is_ok());
+        assert!(parent.AppendChild(&child).is_ok());
     }
 
     fn append_doctype_to_document(&mut self, name: StrTendril, public_id: StrTendril,
diff --git a/components/script/dom/storage.rs b/components/script/dom/storage.rs
index b8a3865cadd..3441f57a7e7 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/storage.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/storage.rs
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ impl Runnable for StorageEventRunnable {
 
     fn main_thread_handler(self: Box<StorageEventRunnable>, script_thread: &ScriptThread) {
         let this = *self;
-        let storage_root = this.element.root();
-        let storage = storage_root.r();
+        let storage = this.element.root();
         let global = storage.global();
         let ev_url = storage.get_url();
 
@@ -191,13 +190,12 @@ impl Runnable for StorageEventRunnable {
             EventBubbles::DoesNotBubble, EventCancelable::NotCancelable,
             this.key.map(DOMString::from), this.old_value.map(DOMString::from), this.new_value.map(DOMString::from),
             DOMString::from(ev_url.to_string()),
-            Some(storage)
+            Some(&storage)
         );
 
         let root_context = script_thread.root_browsing_context();
         for it_context in root_context.iter() {
-            let it_window_root = it_context.active_window();
-            let it_window = it_window_root.r();
+            let it_window = it_context.active_window();
             assert!(UrlHelper::SameOrigin(&ev_url, &it_window.get_url()));
             // TODO: Such a Document object is not necessarily fully active, but events fired on such
             // objects are ignored by the event loop until the Document becomes fully active again.
diff --git a/components/script/dom/text.rs b/components/script/dom/text.rs
index 914d415dc0a..a6034a7dad5 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/text.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/text.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Text {
 
     pub fn Constructor(global: &GlobalScope, text: DOMString) -> Fallible<Root<Text>> {
         let document = global.as_window().Document();
-        Ok(Text::new(text, document.r()))
+        Ok(Text::new(text, &document))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/treewalker.rs b/components/script/dom/treewalker.rs
index 7c749a5c502..83d74cdbd81 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/treewalker.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/treewalker.rs
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ impl TreeWalkerMethods for TreeWalker {
         // "1. Let node be the value of the currentNode attribute."
         let mut node = self.current_node.get();
         // "2. While node is not null and is not root, run these substeps:"
-        while !self.is_root_node(node.r()) {
+        while !self.is_root_node(&node) {
             // "1. Let node be node's parent."
             match node.GetParentNode() {
                 Some(n) => {
                     node = n;
                     // "2. If node is not null and filtering node returns FILTER_ACCEPT,
                     //     then set the currentNode attribute to node, return node."
-                    if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == try!(self.accept_node(node.r())) {
+                    if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == try!(self.accept_node(&node)) {
                         self.current_node.set(&node);
                         return Ok(Some(node))
                     }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl TreeWalkerMethods for TreeWalker {
         // "1. Let node be the value of the currentNode attribute."
         let mut node = self.current_node.get();
         // "2. While node is not root, run these substeps:"
-        while !self.is_root_node(node.r()) {
+        while !self.is_root_node(&node) {
             // "1. Let sibling be the previous sibling of node."
             let mut sibling_op = node.GetPreviousSibling();
             // "2. While sibling is not null, run these subsubsteps:"
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl TreeWalkerMethods for TreeWalker {
                 // "4. If result is FILTER_ACCEPT, then
                 //     set the currentNode attribute to node and return node."
                 loop {
-                    let result = try!(self.accept_node(node.r()));
+                    let result = try!(self.accept_node(&node));
                     match result {
                         NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_REJECT => break,
                         _ if node.GetFirstChild().is_some() =>
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl TreeWalkerMethods for TreeWalker {
                 sibling_op = node.GetPreviousSibling()
             }
             // "3. If node is root or node's parent is null, return null."
-            if self.is_root_node(node.r()) || node.GetParentNode().is_none() {
+            if self.is_root_node(&node) || node.GetParentNode().is_none() {
                 return Ok(None)
             }
             // "4. Set node to its parent."
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl TreeWalkerMethods for TreeWalker {
             }
             // "5. Filter node and if the return value is FILTER_ACCEPT, then
             //     set the currentNode attribute to node and return node."
-            if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == try!(self.accept_node(node.r())) {
+            if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == try!(self.accept_node(&node)) {
                 self.current_node.set(&node);
                 return Ok(Some(node))
             }
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl TreeWalkerMethods for TreeWalker {
                         // "1. Set node to its first child."
                         node = child;
                         // "2. Filter node and set result to the return value."
-                        result = try!(self.accept_node(node.r()));
+                        result = try!(self.accept_node(&node));
                         // "3. If result is FILTER_ACCEPT, then
                         //     set the currentNode attribute to node and return node."
                         if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == result {
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@ impl TreeWalkerMethods for TreeWalker {
             // "2. If a node is following node and is not following root,
             //     set node to the first such node."
             // "Otherwise, return null."
-            match self.first_following_node_not_following_root(node.r()) {
+            match self.first_following_node_not_following_root(&node) {
                 None => return Ok(None),
                 Some(n) => {
                     node = n;
                     // "3. Filter node and set result to the return value."
-                    result = try!(self.accept_node(node.r()));
+                    result = try!(self.accept_node(&node));
                     // "4. If result is FILTER_ACCEPT, then
                     //     set the currentNode attribute to node and return node."
                     if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == result {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ impl TreeWalker {
 
         // "2. Set node to node's first child if type is first, and node's last child if type is last."
         // "3. If node is null, return null."
-        let mut node = match next_child(cur.r()) {
+        let mut node = match next_child(&cur) {
             Some(node) => node,
             None => return Ok(None),
         };
@@ -277,19 +277,19 @@ impl TreeWalker {
         // 4. Main: Repeat these substeps:
         'main: loop {
             // "1. Filter node and let result be the return value."
-            let result = try!(self.accept_node(node.r()));
+            let result = try!(self.accept_node(&node));
             match result {
                 // "2. If result is FILTER_ACCEPT, then set the currentNode
                 //     attribute to node and return node."
                 NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT => {
                     self.current_node.set(&node);
-                    return Ok(Some(Root::from_ref(node.r())))
+                    return Ok(Some(Root::from_ref(&node)))
                 },
                 // "3. If result is FILTER_SKIP, run these subsubsteps:"
                 NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_SKIP => {
                     // "1. Let child be node's first child if type is first,
                     //     and node's last child if type is last."
-                    match next_child(node.r()) {
+                    match next_child(&node) {
                         // "2. If child is not null, set node to child and goto Main."
                         Some(child) => {
                             node = child;
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ impl TreeWalker {
             loop {
                 // "1. Let sibling be node's next sibling if type is next,
                 //     and node's previous sibling if type is previous."
-                match next_sibling(node.r()) {
+                match next_sibling(&node) {
                     // "2. If sibling is not null,
                     //     set node to sibling and goto Main."
                     Some(sibling) => {
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ impl TreeWalker {
                             //     or parent is currentNode attribute's value,
                             //     return null."
                             None => return Ok(None),
-                            Some(ref parent) if self.is_root_node(parent.r())
-                                            || self.is_current_node(parent.r()) =>
+                            Some(ref parent) if self.is_root_node(&parent)
+                                            || self.is_current_node(&parent) =>
                                              return Ok(None),
                             // "5. Otherwise, set node to parent."
                             Some(parent) => node = parent
@@ -342,20 +342,20 @@ impl TreeWalker {
         // "1. Let node be the value of the currentNode attribute."
         let mut node = self.current_node.get();
         // "2. If node is root, return null."
-        if self.is_root_node(node.r()) {
+        if self.is_root_node(&node) {
             return Ok(None)
         }
         // "3. Run these substeps:"
         loop {
             // "1. Let sibling be node's next sibling if type is next,
             //  and node's previous sibling if type is previous."
-            let mut sibling_op = next_sibling(node.r());
+            let mut sibling_op = next_sibling(&node);
             // "2. While sibling is not null, run these subsubsteps:"
             while sibling_op.is_some() {
                 // "1. Set node to sibling."
                 node = sibling_op.unwrap();
                 // "2. Filter node and let result be the return value."
-                let result = try!(self.accept_node(node.r()));
+                let result = try!(self.accept_node(&node));
                 // "3. If result is FILTER_ACCEPT, then set the currentNode
                 //     attribute to node and return node."
                 if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == result {
@@ -365,13 +365,13 @@ impl TreeWalker {
 
                 // "4. Set sibling to node's first child if type is next,
                 //     and node's last child if type is previous."
-                sibling_op = next_child(node.r());
+                sibling_op = next_child(&node);
                 // "5. If result is FILTER_REJECT or sibling is null,
                 //     then set sibling to node's next sibling if type is next,
                 //     and node's previous sibling if type is previous."
                 match (result, &sibling_op) {
                     (NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_REJECT, _)
-                    | (_, &None) => sibling_op = next_sibling(node.r()),
+                    | (_, &None) => sibling_op = next_sibling(&node),
                     _ => {}
                 }
             }
@@ -379,11 +379,11 @@ impl TreeWalker {
             match node.GetParentNode() {
                 // "4. If node is null or is root, return null."
                 None => return Ok(None),
-                Some(ref n) if self.is_root_node(n.r()) => return Ok(None),
+                Some(ref n) if self.is_root_node(&n) => return Ok(None),
                 // "5. Filter node and if the return value is FILTER_ACCEPT, then return null."
                 Some(n) => {
                     node = n;
-                    if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == try!(self.accept_node(node.r())) {
+                    if NodeFilterConstants::FILTER_ACCEPT == try!(self.accept_node(&node)) {
                         return Ok(None)
                     }
                 }
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ impl TreeWalker {
         match node.GetNextSibling() {
             None => {
                 let mut candidate = Root::from_ref(node);
-                while !self.is_root_node(candidate.r()) && candidate.GetNextSibling().is_none() {
+                while !self.is_root_node(&candidate) && candidate.GetNextSibling().is_none() {
                     match candidate.GetParentNode() {
                         None =>
                             // This can happen if the user set the current node to somewhere
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ impl TreeWalker {
                         Some(n) => candidate = n
                     }
                 }
-                if self.is_root_node(candidate.r()) {
+                if self.is_root_node(&candidate) {
                     None
                 } else {
                     candidate.GetNextSibling()
diff --git a/components/script/dom/userscripts.rs b/components/script/dom/userscripts.rs
index e1c071e83c7..a406041e3c4 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/userscripts.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/userscripts.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ pub fn load_script(head: &HTMLHeadElement) {
         let node = head.upcast::<Node>();
         let first_child = node.GetFirstChild();
         let doc = node.owner_doc();
-        let doc = doc.r();
 
         let path = if &**path_str == "" {
             if let Ok(mut p) = resources_dir_path() {
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ pub fn load_script(head: &HTMLHeadElement) {
                 _ => continue
             };
             let new_script = doc.CreateElement(DOMString::from("script")).unwrap();
-            let new_script = new_script.r();
             new_script.set_string_attribute(&atom!("src"), DOMString::from(name));
             node.InsertBefore(new_script.upcast(), first_child.r()).unwrap();
         }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/webglrenderingcontext.rs b/components/script/dom/webglrenderingcontext.rs
index e8d06f1858a..45633a14b8e 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/webglrenderingcontext.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/webglrenderingcontext.rs
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ impl WebGLRenderingContext {
 
                 let window = window_from_node(&*self.canvas);
 
-                let img = match canvas_utils::request_image_from_cache(window.r(), img_url) {
+                let img = match canvas_utils::request_image_from_cache(&window, img_url) {
                     ImageResponse::Loaded(img) => img,
                     ImageResponse::PlaceholderLoaded(_) | ImageResponse::None |
                     ImageResponse::MetadataLoaded(_)
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ impl WebGLRenderingContext {
             // but we need to refactor it moving it to `HTMLCanvasElement` and support
             // WebGLContext (probably via GetPixels()).
             ImageDataOrHTMLImageElementOrHTMLCanvasElementOrHTMLVideoElement::HTMLCanvasElement(canvas) => {
-                let canvas = canvas.r();
                 if let Some((mut data, size)) = canvas.fetch_all_data() {
                     byte_swap(&mut data);
                     (data, size)
diff --git a/components/script/dom/websocket.rs b/components/script/dom/websocket.rs
index 2582367ec08..5914ff7ea89 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/websocket.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/websocket.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl WebSocket {
 
         // Step 7.
         let ws = WebSocket::new(global, resource_url.clone());
-        let address = Trusted::new(ws.r());
+        let address = Trusted::new(&*ws);
 
         let connect_data = WebSocketConnectData {
             resource_url: resource_url.clone(),
diff --git a/components/script/dom/worker.rs b/components/script/dom/worker.rs
index 42ba8bb8e08..87cf1f3e55e 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/worker.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/worker.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Worker {
         let (sender, receiver) = channel();
         let closing = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
         let worker = Worker::new(global, sender.clone(), closing.clone());
-        let worker_ref = Trusted::new(worker.r());
+        let worker_ref = Trusted::new(&*worker);
 
         let worker_load_origin = WorkerScriptLoadOrigin {
             referrer_url: None,
diff --git a/components/script/dom/xmldocument.rs b/components/script/dom/xmldocument.rs
index 6fb57ea52fd..87038d3aa45 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/xmldocument.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/xmldocument.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl XMLDocument {
             XMLDocumentBinding::Wrap);
         {
             let node = doc.upcast::<Node>();
-            node.set_owner_doc(&doc.r().document);
+            node.set_owner_doc(&doc.document);
         }
         doc
     }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/xmlhttprequest.rs b/components/script/dom/xmlhttprequest.rs
index 7d4ce833f87..39cb2f3a956 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/xmlhttprequest.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/xmlhttprequest.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ impl XMLHttpRequestMethods for XMLHttpRequest {
              username: Option<USVString>, password: Option<USVString>) -> ErrorResult {
         // Step 1
         if let Some(window) = Root::downcast::<Window>(self.global()) {
-            if !window.Document().r().is_fully_active() {
+            if !window.Document().is_fully_active() {
                 return Err(Error::InvalidState);
             }
         }
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ impl XMLHttpRequest {
         // Step 3, 4
         let bytes = self.response.borrow().to_vec();
         let blob = Blob::new(&self.global(), BlobImpl::new_from_bytes(bytes), mime);
-        self.response_blob.set(Some(blob.r()));
+        self.response_blob.set(Some(&blob));
         blob
     }
 
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ impl XMLHttpRequest {
         // Step 9
         temp_doc.set_encoding(charset);
         // Step 13
-        self.response_xml.set(Some(temp_doc.r()));
+        self.response_xml.set(Some(&temp_doc));
         return self.response_xml.get();
     }
 
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ impl XMLHttpRequest {
         let decoded = charset.decode(&self.response.borrow(), DecoderTrap::Replace).unwrap();
         let document = self.new_doc(IsHTMLDocument::HTMLDocument);
         // TODO: Disable scripting while parsing
-        parse_html(document.r(),
+        parse_html(&document,
                    DOMString::from(decoded),
                    wr.get_url(),
                    ParseContext::Owner(Some(wr.pipeline_id())));
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ impl XMLHttpRequest {
         let decoded = charset.decode(&self.response.borrow(), DecoderTrap::Replace).unwrap();
         let document = self.new_doc(IsHTMLDocument::NonHTMLDocument);
         // TODO: Disable scripting while parsing
-        parse_xml(document.r(),
+        parse_xml(&document,
                   DOMString::from(decoded),
                   wr.get_url(),
                   xml::ParseContext::Owner(Some(wr.pipeline_id())));
@@ -1223,7 +1223,6 @@ impl XMLHttpRequest {
         let wr = self.global();
         let win = wr.as_window();
         let doc = win.Document();
-        let doc = doc.r();
         let docloader = DocumentLoader::new(&*doc.loader());
         let base = wr.get_url();
         let parsed_url = match base.join(&self.ResponseURL().0) {