diff --git a/components/compositing/compositor_task.rs b/components/compositing/compositor_task.rs
index 793e1ecc9cf..5a3c6bdd5fa 100644
--- a/components/compositing/compositor_task.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/compositor_task.rs
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ impl CompositorTask {
                 box compositor::IOCompositor::create(window,
                                                      sender,
                                                      receiver,
-                                                     constellation_chan.clone(),
+                                                     constellation_chan,
                                                      time_profiler_chan,
                                                      mem_profiler_chan)
                     as Box<CompositorEventListener>
             }
             None => {
                 box headless::NullCompositor::create(receiver,
-                                                     constellation_chan.clone(),
+                                                     constellation_chan,
                                                      time_profiler_chan,
                                                      mem_profiler_chan)
                     as Box<CompositorEventListener>
diff --git a/components/servo/lib.rs b/components/servo/lib.rs
index d4c1d4e44d3..c00f36eacbf 100644
--- a/components/servo/lib.rs
+++ b/components/servo/lib.rs
@@ -158,12 +158,12 @@ fn create_constellation(opts: opts::Opts,
 
     let constellation_chan = Constellation::<layout::layout_task::LayoutTask,
     script::script_task::ScriptTask>::start(
-        compositor_proxy.clone_compositor_proxy(),
+        compositor_proxy,
         resource_task,
         image_cache_task,
         font_cache_task,
-        time_profiler_chan.clone(),
-        mem_profiler_chan.clone(),
+        time_profiler_chan,
+        mem_profiler_chan,
         devtools_chan,
         storage_task);