diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
index 5a17dbd9101..1a24d32f313 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
@@ -695,14 +695,7 @@ impl VirtualMethods for HTMLInputElement {
                             self.value_changed.set(true);
 
                             if event.IsTrusted() {
-                                let window = window_from_node(self);
-                                let window = window.r();
-                                let chan = window.user_interaction_task_source();
-                                let handler = Trusted::new(self.upcast::<Node>(), chan.clone());
-                                let dispatcher = ChangeEventRunnable {
-                                    element: handler,
-                                };
-                                let _ = chan.send(CommonScriptMsg::RunnableMsg(InputEvent, box dispatcher));
+                                ChangeEventRunnable::send(self.upcast::<Node>());
                             }
 
                             self.force_relayout();
@@ -937,7 +930,20 @@ impl Activatable for HTMLInputElement {
 }
 
 pub struct ChangeEventRunnable {
-    pub element: Trusted<Node>,
+    element: Trusted<Node>,
+}
+
+impl ChangeEventRunnable {
+    pub fn send(node: &Node) {
+        let window = window_from_node(node);
+        let window = window.r();
+        let chan = window.user_interaction_task_source();
+        let handler = Trusted::new(node, chan.clone());
+        let dispatcher = ChangeEventRunnable {
+            element: handler,
+        };
+        let _ = chan.send(CommonScriptMsg::RunnableMsg(InputEvent, box dispatcher));
+    }
 }
 
 impl Runnable for ChangeEventRunnable {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
index 4607d8214ef..3c66ac6174a 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::HTMLTextAreaElementBinding::HTMLTextAreaEl
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::NodeBinding::NodeMethods;
 use dom::bindings::inheritance::Castable;
 use dom::bindings::js::{LayoutJS, Root};
-use dom::bindings::refcounted::Trusted;
 use dom::bindings::reflector::{Reflectable};
 use dom::document::Document;
 use dom::element::RawLayoutElementHelpers;
@@ -22,12 +21,10 @@ use dom::htmlformelement::{FormControl, HTMLFormElement};
 use dom::htmlinputelement::ChangeEventRunnable;
 use dom::keyboardevent::KeyboardEvent;
 use dom::node::{ChildrenMutation, Node, NodeDamage, UnbindContext};
-use dom::node::{document_from_node, window_from_node};
+use dom::node::{document_from_node};
 use dom::nodelist::NodeList;
 use dom::virtualmethods::VirtualMethods;
 use msg::constellation_msg::ConstellationChan;
-use script_task::ScriptTaskEventCategory::InputEvent;
-use script_task::{CommonScriptMsg};
 use script_traits::ScriptMsg as ConstellationMsg;
 use selectors::states::*;
 use std::cell::Cell;
@@ -316,14 +313,7 @@ impl VirtualMethods for HTMLTextAreaElement {
                         self.value_changed.set(true);
 
                         if event.IsTrusted() {
-                            let window = window_from_node(self);
-                            let window = window.r();
-                            let chan = window.user_interaction_task_source();
-                            let handler = Trusted::new(self.upcast::<Node>(), chan.clone());
-                            let dispatcher = ChangeEventRunnable {
-                                element: handler,
-                            };
-                            let _ = chan.send(CommonScriptMsg::RunnableMsg(InputEvent, box dispatcher));
+                            ChangeEventRunnable::send(self.upcast::<Node>());
                         }
 
                         self.force_relayout();