diff --git a/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs b/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
index 7f3aaf3f242..ebc2da9c529 100644
--- a/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
@@ -395,13 +395,6 @@ impl<'le> TElement for ServoLayoutElement<'le> {
     fn attr_equals(&self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &Atom, val: &Atom) -> bool {
         self.get_attr(namespace, attr).map_or(false, |x| x == val)
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn get_attr(&self, namespace: &Namespace, name: &Atom) -> Option<&str> {
-        unsafe {
-            (*self.element.unsafe_get()).get_attr_val_for_layout(namespace, name)
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 
@@ -412,6 +405,13 @@ impl<'le> ServoLayoutElement<'le> {
             chain: PhantomData,
         }
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn get_attr(&self, namespace: &Namespace, name: &Atom) -> Option<&str> {
+        unsafe {
+            (*self.element.unsafe_get()).get_attr_val_for_layout(namespace, name)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn as_element<'le>(node: LayoutJS<Node>) -> Option<ServoLayoutElement<'le>> {
diff --git a/components/style/dom.rs b/components/style/dom.rs
index 9cdce7b3852..0e94c2c5c1d 100644
--- a/components/style/dom.rs
+++ b/components/style/dom.rs
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ pub trait TElement : Sized + Copy + Clone + ElementExt + PresentationalHintsSynt
     fn has_attr(&self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &Atom) -> bool;
     fn attr_equals(&self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &Atom, value: &Atom) -> bool;
 
-    fn get_attr<'a>(&'a self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &Atom) -> Option<&'a str>;
-
     /// Properly marks nodes as dirty in response to restyle hints.
     fn note_restyle_hint(&self, mut hint: RestyleHint) {
         // Bail early if there's no restyling to do.
diff --git a/ports/geckolib/wrapper.rs b/ports/geckolib/wrapper.rs
index 7e06c533ef1..29f3ee99900 100644
--- a/ports/geckolib/wrapper.rs
+++ b/ports/geckolib/wrapper.rs
@@ -380,16 +380,6 @@ impl<'le> TElement for GeckoElement<'le> {
                                        /* ignoreCase = */ false)
         }
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn get_attr<'a>(&'a self, namespace: &Namespace, name: &Atom) -> Option<&'a str> {
-        unsafe {
-            let mut length: u32 = 0;
-            let ptr = Gecko_GetAttrAsUTF8(self.element, namespace.0.as_ptr(), name.as_ptr(),
-                                          &mut length);
-            reinterpret_string(ptr, length)
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 impl<'le> PresentationalHintsSynthetizer for GeckoElement<'le> {