diff --git a/components/gfx/font_cache_thread.rs b/components/gfx/font_cache_thread.rs
index 26fcd6b98b7..c3fcf7dfc07 100644
--- a/components/gfx/font_cache_thread.rs
+++ b/components/gfx/font_cache_thread.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use fontsan;
 use ipc_channel::ipc::{self, IpcReceiver, IpcSender};
 use ipc_channel::router::ROUTER;
 use mime::{TopLevel, SubLevel};
-use net_traits::{AsyncResponseTarget, LoadContext, PendingAsyncLoad, CoreResourceThread, ResponseAction};
+use net_traits::{AsyncResponseTarget, LoadContext, CoreResourceThread, ResponseAction, load_async};
 use platform::font_context::FontContextHandle;
 use platform::font_list::SANS_SERIF_FONT_FAMILY;
 use platform::font_list::for_each_available_family;
@@ -208,17 +208,17 @@ impl FontCache {
         match src {
             Source::Url(ref url_source) => {
                 let url = &url_source.url;
-                let load = PendingAsyncLoad::new(LoadContext::Font,
-                                                 self.core_resource_thread.clone(),
-                                                 url.clone(),
-                                                 None,
-                                                 None,
-                                                 None);
                 let (data_sender, data_receiver) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
                 let data_target = AsyncResponseTarget {
                     sender: data_sender,
                 };
-                load.load_async(data_target);
+                load_async(LoadContext::Font,
+                           self.core_resource_thread.clone(),
+                           url.clone(),
+                           None,
+                           None,
+                           None,
+                           data_target);
                 let channel_to_self = self.channel_to_self.clone();
                 let url = (*url).clone();
                 let bytes = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
diff --git a/components/net_traits/lib.rs b/components/net_traits/lib.rs
index b2d2456e211..d91c855df86 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/lib.rs
+++ b/components/net_traits/lib.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ pub enum CoreResourceMsg {
 /// Initialized but unsent request. Encapsulates everything necessary to instruct
 /// the resource thread to make a new request. The `load` method *must* be called before
 /// destruction or the thread will panic.
-pub struct PendingAsyncLoad {
+struct PendingAsyncLoad {
     core_resource_thread: CoreResourceThread,
     url: Url,
     pipeline: Option<PipelineId>,
@@ -508,13 +508,13 @@ impl LoadOrigin for PendingAsyncLoad {
 }
 
 impl PendingAsyncLoad {
-    pub fn new(context: LoadContext,
-               core_resource_thread: CoreResourceThread,
-               url: Url,
-               pipeline: Option<PipelineId>,
-               referrer_policy: Option<ReferrerPolicy>,
-               referrer_url: Option<Url>)
-               -> PendingAsyncLoad {
+    fn new(context: LoadContext,
+           core_resource_thread: CoreResourceThread,
+           url: Url,
+           pipeline: Option<PipelineId>,
+           referrer_policy: Option<ReferrerPolicy>,
+           referrer_url: Option<Url>)
+           -> PendingAsyncLoad {
         PendingAsyncLoad {
             core_resource_thread: core_resource_thread,
             url: url,
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ impl PendingAsyncLoad {
     }
 
     /// Initiate the network request associated with this pending load, using the provided target.
-    pub fn load_async(mut self, listener: AsyncResponseTarget) {
+    fn load_async(mut self, listener: AsyncResponseTarget) {
         self.guard.neuter();
 
         let load_data = LoadData::new(self.context.clone(),
@@ -538,6 +538,23 @@ impl PendingAsyncLoad {
     }
 }
 
+/// Instruct the resource thread to make a new request.
+pub fn load_async(context: LoadContext,
+                  core_resource_thread: CoreResourceThread,
+                  url: Url,
+                  pipeline: Option<PipelineId>,
+                  referrer_policy: Option<ReferrerPolicy>,
+                  referrer_url: Option<Url>,
+                  listener: AsyncResponseTarget) {
+    let load = PendingAsyncLoad::new(context,
+                                     core_resource_thread,
+                                     url,
+                                     pipeline,
+                                     referrer_policy,
+                                     referrer_url);
+    load.load_async(listener);
+}
+
 /// Message sent in response to `Load`.  Contains metadata, and a port
 /// for receiving the data.
 ///
diff --git a/components/script/document_loader.rs b/components/script/document_loader.rs
index f56e5c54a9d..cfb04f614fa 100644
--- a/components/script/document_loader.rs
+++ b/components/script/document_loader.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use dom::bindings::js::JS;
 use dom::document::Document;
 use ipc_channel::ipc::IpcSender;
 use msg::constellation_msg::{PipelineId, ReferrerPolicy};
-use net_traits::{AsyncResponseTarget, CoreResourceMsg, PendingAsyncLoad};
+use net_traits::{AsyncResponseTarget, CoreResourceMsg, load_async};
 use net_traits::{FetchResponseMsg, LoadContext, ResourceThreads, IpcSend};
 use net_traits::request::RequestInit;
 use std::thread;
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ impl DocumentLoader {
         let context = load.to_load_context();
         let url = load.url().clone();
         self.add_blocking_load(load);
-        let pending = PendingAsyncLoad::new(context,
-                                            self.resource_threads.sender(),
-                                            url,
-                                            self.pipeline,
-                                            referrer_policy.or(referrer.get_referrer_policy()),
-                                            Some(referrer.url().clone()));
-        pending.load_async(listener)
+        load_async(context,
+                   self.resource_threads.sender(),
+                   url,
+                   self.pipeline,
+                   referrer_policy.or(referrer.get_referrer_policy()),
+                   Some(referrer.url().clone()),
+                   listener);
     }
 
     /// Initiate a new fetch.