diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/global.rs b/components/script/dom/bindings/global.rs
index 9b4125bdc6a..3339a7331a7 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/global.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/global.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ use profile_traits::{mem, time};
 use script_runtime::{CommonScriptMsg, ScriptChan, ScriptPort, EnqueuedPromiseCallback};
 use script_thread::{MainThreadScriptChan, RunnableWrapper, ScriptThread};
 use script_traits::{MsDuration, ScriptMsg as ConstellationMsg, TimerEventRequest};
-use task_source::dom_manipulation::DOMManipulationTaskSource;
 use task_source::file_reading::FileReadingTaskSource;
 use timers::{OneshotTimerCallback, OneshotTimerHandle};
 use url::Url;
@@ -181,15 +180,6 @@ impl<'a> GlobalRef<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// `TaskSource` used to queue DOM manipulation messages to the event loop of this global's
-    /// thread.
-    pub fn dom_manipulation_task_source(&self) -> DOMManipulationTaskSource {
-        match *self {
-            GlobalRef::Window(ref window) => window.dom_manipulation_task_source(),
-            GlobalRef::Worker(_) => unimplemented!(),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// `ScriptChan` used to send messages to the event loop of this global's
     /// thread.
     pub fn networking_task_source(&self) -> Box<ScriptChan + Send> {