3 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/components/layout/construct.rs b/components/layout/construct.rs
index b877d4245f2..9e14e2244ab 100644
--- a/components/layout/construct.rs
+++ b/components/layout/construct.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ pub struct FlowConstructor<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> FlowConstructor<'a> {
     /// Creates a new flow constructor.
-    pub fn new<'a>(layout_context: &'a LayoutContext<'a>)
-               -> FlowConstructor<'a> {
+    pub fn new<'b>(layout_context: &'b LayoutContext<'b>)
+                   -> FlowConstructor<'b> {
         FlowConstructor {
             layout_context: layout_context,
         }
diff --git a/components/layout/context.rs b/components/layout/context.rs
index 977417e4fe9..e3df7a1a8b5 100644
--- a/components/layout/context.rs
+++ b/components/layout/context.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl<'a> LayoutContext<'a> {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn font_context<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a mut FontContext {
+    pub fn font_context<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b mut FontContext {
         unsafe {
             let cached_context = &mut *self.cached_local_layout_context;
             &mut cached_context.font_context
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl<'a> LayoutContext<'a> {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn applicable_declarations_cache<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a mut ApplicableDeclarationsCache {
+    pub fn applicable_declarations_cache<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b mut ApplicableDeclarationsCache {
         unsafe {
             let cached_context = &mut *self.cached_local_layout_context;
             &mut cached_context.applicable_declarations_cache
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl<'a> LayoutContext<'a> {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn style_sharing_candidate_cache<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a mut StyleSharingCandidateCache {
+    pub fn style_sharing_candidate_cache<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b mut StyleSharingCandidateCache {
         unsafe {
             let cached_context = &mut *self.cached_local_layout_context;
             &mut cached_context.style_sharing_candidate_cache
diff --git a/components/layout/flow_ref.rs b/components/layout/flow_ref.rs
index 029f7fade89..605a7e4ede5 100644
--- a/components/layout/flow_ref.rs
+++ b/components/layout/flow_ref.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl<'a> Deref for FlowRef {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> DerefMut for FlowRef {
+impl DerefMut for FlowRef {
     fn deref_mut<'a>(&mut self) -> &mut (Flow + 'a) {
         unsafe {
             mem::transmute_copy::<raw::TraitObject, &mut (Flow + 'a)>(&self.object)