diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py b/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
index 3f15a316af3..df156fb0eb7 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
@@ -5899,7 +5899,7 @@ def generate_imports(config, cgthings, descriptors, callbacks=None, dictionaries
         'crate::dom::bindings::root::Dom',
         'crate::dom::bindings::root::DomRoot',
         'crate::dom::bindings::root::OptionalHeapSetter',
-        'crate::dom::bindings::root::RootedReference',
+        'crate::dom::bindings::root::DomSlice',
         'crate::dom::bindings::utils::AsVoidPtr',
         'crate::dom::bindings::utils::DOMClass',
         'crate::dom::bindings::utils::DOMJSClass',
diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/root.rs b/components/script/dom/bindings/root.rs
index 86184af243d..940e0700b85 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/root.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/root.rs
@@ -256,18 +256,23 @@ pub unsafe fn trace_roots(tracer: *mut JSTracer) {
     });
 }
 
-/// Get a reference out of a rooted value.
-pub trait RootedReference<'root> {
-    /// The type of the reference.
-    type Ref: 'root;
-    /// Obtain a reference out of the rooted value.
-    fn r(&'root self) -> Self::Ref;
+/// Get a slice of references to DOM objects.
+pub trait DomSlice<T>
+where
+    T: JSTraceable + DomObject,
+{
+    /// Returns the slice of `T` references.
+    fn r(&self) -> &[&T];
 }
 
-impl<'root, T: JSTraceable + DomObject + 'root> RootedReference<'root> for [Dom<T>] {
-    type Ref = &'root [&'root T];
-    fn r(&'root self) -> &'root [&'root T] {
-        unsafe { mem::transmute(self) }
+impl<T> DomSlice<T> for [Dom<T>]
+where
+    T: JSTraceable + DomObject,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn r(&self) -> &[&T] {
+        let _ = mem::transmute::<Dom<T>, &T>;
+        unsafe { &*(self as *const [Dom<T>] as *const [&T]) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 1c0042a7c8d..91ccc829719 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use crate::dom::bindings::inheritance::{Castable, ElementTypeId, HTMLElementType
 use crate::dom::bindings::num::Finite;
 use crate::dom::bindings::refcounted::{Trusted, TrustedPromise};
 use crate::dom::bindings::reflector::{reflect_dom_object, DomObject};
-use crate::dom::bindings::root::{Dom, DomRoot, LayoutDom, MutNullableDom, RootedReference};
+use crate::dom::bindings::root::{Dom, DomRoot, DomSlice, LayoutDom, MutNullableDom};
 use crate::dom::bindings::str::{DOMString, USVString};
 use crate::dom::bindings::xmlname::XMLName::InvalidXMLName;
 use crate::dom::bindings::xmlname::{
diff --git a/components/script/dom/event.rs b/components/script/dom/event.rs
index 85e8ca5f455..ad843d7a9b2 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/event.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/event.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::dom::bindings::error::Fallible;
 use crate::dom::bindings::inheritance::Castable;
 use crate::dom::bindings::refcounted::Trusted;
 use crate::dom::bindings::reflector::{reflect_dom_object, DomObject, Reflector};
-use crate::dom::bindings::root::{DomRoot, MutNullableDom, RootedReference};
+use crate::dom::bindings::root::{DomRoot, DomSlice, MutNullableDom};
 use crate::dom::bindings::str::DOMString;
 use crate::dom::document::Document;
 use crate::dom::eventtarget::{CompiledEventListener, EventTarget, ListenerPhase};
diff --git a/components/script/dom/gamepadbuttonlist.rs b/components/script/dom/gamepadbuttonlist.rs
index 355f34670f8..e784939c260 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/gamepadbuttonlist.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/gamepadbuttonlist.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use crate::dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::GamepadButtonListBinding;
 use crate::dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::GamepadButtonListBinding::GamepadButtonListMethods;
 use crate::dom::bindings::reflector::{reflect_dom_object, Reflector};
-use crate::dom::bindings::root::{Dom, DomRoot, RootedReference};
+use crate::dom::bindings::root::{Dom, DomRoot, DomSlice};
 use crate::dom::gamepadbutton::GamepadButton;
 use crate::dom::globalscope::GlobalScope;
 use dom_struct::dom_struct;
diff --git a/components/script/dom/node.rs b/components/script/dom/node.rs
index 15b261b79d8..7b5d4157bc0 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::dom::bindings::inheritance::{Castable, CharacterDataTypeId, ElementTy
 use crate::dom::bindings::inheritance::{EventTargetTypeId, HTMLElementTypeId, NodeTypeId};
 use crate::dom::bindings::inheritance::{SVGElementTypeId, SVGGraphicsElementTypeId};
 use crate::dom::bindings::reflector::{reflect_dom_object, DomObject};
-use crate::dom::bindings::root::{Dom, DomRoot, LayoutDom, MutNullableDom, RootedReference};
+use crate::dom::bindings::root::{Dom, DomRoot, DomSlice, LayoutDom, MutNullableDom};
 use crate::dom::bindings::str::{DOMString, USVString};
 use crate::dom::bindings::xmlname::namespace_from_domstring;
 use crate::dom::characterdata::{CharacterData, LayoutCharacterDataHelpers};