diff --git a/src/servo/layout/box.rs b/src/servo/layout/box.rs
index da280bd22fd..85ac4ed4333 100644
--- a/src/servo/layout/box.rs
+++ b/src/servo/layout/box.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ trait RenderBoxMethods {
     pure fn is_replaced() -> bool;
     pure fn can_split() -> bool;
     pure fn is_whitespace_only() -> bool;
-    pure fn can_merge_with_box(@self, other: @RenderBox) -> bool;
+    // TODO(Issue #220): this should be a pure/const method
+    fn can_merge_with_box(@self, other: @RenderBox) -> bool;
     pure fn content_box() -> Rect<Au>;
     pure fn border_box() -> Rect<Au>;
     pure fn margin_box() -> Rect<Au>;
@@ -170,11 +171,13 @@ impl RenderBox : RenderBoxMethods {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn can_merge_with_box(@self, other: @RenderBox) -> bool {
+    fn can_merge_with_box(@self, other: @RenderBox) -> bool {
         assert !core::box::ptr_eq(self, other);
 
         match (self, other) {
-            (@UnscannedTextBox(*), @UnscannedTextBox(*)) => true,
+            (@UnscannedTextBox(*), @UnscannedTextBox(*)) => {
+                self.font_style() == other.font_style()
+            },
             (@TextBox(_,d1), @TextBox(_,d2)) => { core::box::ptr_eq(d1.run, d2.run) }
             (_, _) => false
         }
@@ -524,9 +527,6 @@ impl RenderBox : RenderBoxMethods {
     }
 
     // Converts this node's ComputedStyle to a font style used in the graphics code.
-    //
-    // FIXME: Do we really need two structures here? Perhaps we can just use the structures from
-    // rust-css in the graphics code.
     fn font_style(@self) -> FontStyle {
         do self.with_style_of_nearest_element |my_style| {
             let font_families = do my_style.font_family().map |family| {
diff --git a/src/servo/layout/inline.rs b/src/servo/layout/inline.rs
index 38c80bb8a18..a1f0b38c5f3 100644
--- a/src/servo/layout/inline.rs
+++ b/src/servo/layout/inline.rs
@@ -186,14 +186,13 @@ priv impl TextRunScanner {
         }
 
         // helper functions
-        pure fn can_coalesce_text_nodes(boxes: &[@RenderBox], left_i: uint, right_i: uint) -> bool {
+        fn can_coalesce_text_nodes(boxes: &[@RenderBox], left_i: uint, right_i: uint) -> bool {
             assert left_i < boxes.len();
             assert right_i > 0 && right_i < boxes.len();
             assert left_i != right_i;
 
             let (left, right) = (boxes[left_i], boxes[right_i]);
             match (left, right) {
-                // TODO(Issue #117): check whether text styles, fonts are the same.
                 (@UnscannedTextBox(*), @UnscannedTextBox(*)) => left.can_merge_with_box(right),
                 (_, _) => false
             }
@@ -239,8 +238,6 @@ priv impl TextRunScanner {
                 // TODO(Issue #115): use actual CSS 'white-space' property of relevant style.
                 let compression = CompressWhitespaceNewline;
                 let transformed_text = transform_text(text, compression);
-                // TODO(Issue #116): use actual font and style for corresponding 
-                // DOM node to create text run.
                 // TODO(Issue #177): text run creation must account for text-renderability by fontgroup fonts.
                 // this is probably achieved by creating fontgroup above, and then letting FontGroup decide
                 // which Font to stick into the TextRun.
@@ -278,11 +275,9 @@ priv impl TextRunScanner {
 
                 // create the run, then make new boxes with the run and adjusted text indices
 
-                // TODO(Issue #116): use actual font for corresponding DOM node to create text run.
                 // TODO(Issue #177): text run creation must account for text-renderability by fontgroup fonts.
                 // this is probably achieved by creating fontgroup above, and then letting FontGroup decide
                 // which Font to stick into the TextRun.
-                // FIXME: Is this right? --pcwalton
                 let font_style = in_boxes[self.clump.begin()].font_style();
                 let fontgroup = ctx.font_ctx.get_resolved_font_for_style(&font_style);
                 let run = @TextRun::new(fontgroup.fonts[0], move run_str);