diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 45918e7fe53..d175b6b340f 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::ElementBinding::ElementMethods;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::EventBinding::EventMethods;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::EventHandlerBinding::EventHandlerNonNull;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::EventHandlerBinding::OnErrorEventHandlerNonNull;
-use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::EventTargetBinding::EventTargetMethods;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::NodeBinding::NodeMethods;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::NodeFilterBinding::NodeFilter;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::PerformanceBinding::PerformanceMethods;
@@ -1350,12 +1349,12 @@ impl Document {
 
         update_with_current_time(&self.dom_content_loaded_event_start);
 
-        let event = Event::new(GlobalRef::Window(self.window()),
-                               atom!("DOMContentLoaded"),
-                               EventBubbles::Bubbles,
-                               EventCancelable::NotCancelable);
         let doctarget = self.upcast::<EventTarget>();
-        let _ = doctarget.DispatchEvent(event.r());
+        let _ = doctarget.fire_event("DOMContentLoaded",
+                                     EventBubbles::Bubbles,
+                                     EventCancelable::NotCancelable,
+                                     GlobalRef::Window(self.window()));
+
         self.window().reflow(ReflowGoal::ForDisplay,
                              ReflowQueryType::NoQuery,
                              ReflowReason::DOMContentLoaded);
diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/dom/events/Event-dispatch-redispatch.html.ini b/tests/wpt/metadata/dom/events/Event-dispatch-redispatch.html.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d9f99cfb0d..00000000000
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/dom/events/Event-dispatch-redispatch.html.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[Event-dispatch-redispatch.html]
-  type: testharness
-  [EventTarget#dispatchEvent(): redispatching a native event]
-    expected: FAIL
-
diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/syntax/parsing/the-end.html.ini b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/syntax/parsing/the-end.html.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 448f266339b..00000000000
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/syntax/parsing/the-end.html.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[the-end.html]
-  type: testharness
-  [DOMContentLoaded]
-    expected: FAIL
-