diff --git a/components/script/parse/html.rs b/components/script/parse/html.rs
index c629305e931..e4980fd6a1c 100644
--- a/components/script/parse/html.rs
+++ b/components/script/parse/html.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl<'a> TreeSink<TrustedNodeAddress> for servohtmlparser::Sink {
 
 pub fn parse_html(document: JSRef<Document>,
                   input: HTMLInput,
-                  url: Url) {
+                  url: &Url) {
     let parser = ServoHTMLParser::new(Some(url.clone()), document).root();
     let parser: JSRef<ServoHTMLParser> = *parser;
 
diff --git a/components/script/script_task.rs b/components/script/script_task.rs
index 01473c34681..f41558b598c 100644
--- a/components/script/script_task.rs
+++ b/components/script/script_task.rs
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ impl ScriptTask {
     /// The entry point to document loading. Defines bindings, sets up the window and document
     /// objects, parses HTML and CSS, and kicks off initial layout.
     fn load(&self, pipeline_id: PipelineId, load_data: LoadData) {
-        let mut url = load_data.url.clone();
+        let url = load_data.url.clone();
         debug!("ScriptTask: loading {} on page {}", url, pipeline_id);
 
         let page = self.page.borrow_mut();
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ impl ScriptTask {
             });
         }
 
-        let (parser_input, base_url) = if !is_javascript {
+        let (parser_input, final_url) = if !is_javascript {
             // Wait for the LoadResponse so that the parser knows the final URL.
             let (input_chan, input_port) = channel();
             self.resource_task.send(Load(NetLoadData {
@@ -764,16 +764,16 @@ impl ScriptTask {
                 });
             });
 
-            let base_url = load_response.metadata.final_url.clone();
+            let final_url = load_response.metadata.final_url.clone();
 
             {
                 // Store the final URL before we start parsing, so that DOM routines
                 // (e.g. HTMLImageElement::update_image) can resolve relative URLs
                 // correctly.
-                *page.mut_url() = Some((base_url.clone(), true));
+                *page.mut_url() = Some((final_url.clone(), true));
             }
 
-            (InputUrl(load_response), base_url)
+            (InputUrl(load_response), final_url)
         } else {
             let evalstr = load_data.url.non_relative_scheme_data().unwrap();
             let jsval = window.evaluate_js_with_result(evalstr);
@@ -781,20 +781,19 @@ impl ScriptTask {
             (InputString(strval.unwrap_or("".to_string())), doc_url)
         };
 
-        parse_html(*document, parser_input, base_url);
-        url = page.get_url().clone();
+        parse_html(*document, parser_input, &final_url);
 
         document.set_ready_state(DocumentReadyStateValues::Interactive);
 
         // Kick off the initial reflow of the page.
-        debug!("kicking off initial reflow of {}", url);
+        debug!("kicking off initial reflow of {}", final_url);
         document.content_changed(NodeCast::from_ref(*document));
         window.flush_layout();
 
         {
             // No more reflow required
             let mut page_url = page.mut_url();
-            *page_url = Some((url.clone(), false));
+            *page_url = Some((final_url.clone(), false));
         }
 
         // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#the-end step 4
@@ -814,7 +813,7 @@ impl ScriptTask {
         let wintarget: JSRef<EventTarget> = EventTargetCast::from_ref(*window);
         let _ = wintarget.dispatch_event_with_target(Some(doctarget), *event);
 
-        *page.fragment_name.borrow_mut() = url.fragment;
+        *page.fragment_name.borrow_mut() = final_url.fragment;
 
         let ConstellationChan(ref chan) = self.constellation_chan;
         chan.send(LoadCompleteMsg);