diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/document.rs b/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 0829b08e722..ea236597758 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ impl Document {
             }
         }
         let filter = ~ImagesFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
     }
 
     pub fn Embeds(&self, abstract_self: &JS<Document>) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ impl Document {
             }
         }
         let filter = ~EmbedsFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
     }
 
     pub fn Plugins(&self, abstract_self: &JS<Document>) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ impl Document {
             }
         }
         let filter = ~LinksFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
     }
 
     pub fn Forms(&self, abstract_self: &JS<Document>) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ impl Document {
             }
         }
         let filter = ~FormsFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
     }
 
     pub fn Scripts(&self, abstract_self: &JS<Document>) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ impl Document {
             }
         }
         let filter = ~ScriptsFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
     }
 
     pub fn Anchors(&self, abstract_self: &JS<Document>) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ impl Document {
             }
         }
         let filter = ~AnchorsFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
     }
 
     pub fn Applets(&self, abstract_self: &JS<Document>) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ impl Document {
             }
         }
         let filter = ~AppletsFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&self.window, &NodeCast::from(abstract_self), filter)
     }
 
     pub fn create_collection<T>(&self, callback: |elem: &JS<Node>| -> Option<JS<T>>) -> ~[JS<T>] {
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs b/src/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
index d54ec0c0aff..eb56ebac542 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
@@ -51,23 +51,10 @@ impl HTMLCollection {
 }
 
 impl HTMLCollection {
-    pub fn create_live(window: &JS<Window>, root: &JS<Node>, filter: ~CollectionFilter) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
+    pub fn create(window: &JS<Window>, root: &JS<Node>, filter: ~CollectionFilter) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
         HTMLCollection::new(window, Live(root.clone(), filter))
     }
 
-    pub fn create(window: &JS<Window>, root: &JS<Node>, predicate: |elem: &JS<Element>| -> bool) -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
-        let mut elements = ~[];
-        for child in root.traverse_preorder() {
-            if child.is_element() {
-                let elem: JS<Element> = ElementCast::to(&child).unwrap();
-                if predicate(&elem) {
-                    elements.push(elem);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        HTMLCollection::new(window, Static(elements))
-    }
-
     pub fn by_tag_name(window: &JS<Window>, root: &JS<Node>, tag: DOMString)
                        -> JS<HTMLCollection> {
         struct TagNameFilter {
@@ -81,7 +68,7 @@ impl HTMLCollection {
         let filter = TagNameFilter {
             tag: tag
         };
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(window, root, ~filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(window, root, ~filter)
     }
 
     pub fn by_tag_name_ns(window: &JS<Window>, root: &JS<Node>, tag: DOMString,
@@ -99,7 +86,7 @@ impl HTMLCollection {
             tag: tag,
             namespace: namespace
         };
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(window, root, ~filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(window, root, ~filter)
     }
 
     pub fn by_class_name(window: &JS<Window>, root: &JS<Node>, classes: DOMString)
@@ -115,7 +102,7 @@ impl HTMLCollection {
         let filter = ClassNameFilter {
             classes: classes.split(' ').map(|class| class.into_owned()).to_owned_vec()
         };
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(window, root, ~filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(window, root, ~filter)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/htmldatalistelement.rs b/src/components/script/dom/htmldatalistelement.rs
index aab9aff5b94..7011a9fe721 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/htmldatalistelement.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/htmldatalistelement.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ impl HTMLDataListElement {
         }
         let node: JS<Node> = NodeCast::from(abstract_self);
         let filter = ~HTMLDataListOptionsFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&window_from_node(&node), &node, filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&window_from_node(&node), &node, filter)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/htmlfieldsetelement.rs b/src/components/script/dom/htmlfieldsetelement.rs
index fa1cd8e4c2f..9474481a6a9 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/htmlfieldsetelement.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/htmlfieldsetelement.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl HTMLFieldSetElement {
         }
         let node: JS<Node> = NodeCast::from(abstract_self);
         let filter = ~ElementsFilter;
-        HTMLCollection::create_live(&window_from_node(&node), &node, ~filter)
+        HTMLCollection::create(&window_from_node(&node), &node, filter)
     }
 
     pub fn WillValidate(&self) -> bool {