diff --git a/components/script/dom/abstractworkerglobalscope.rs b/components/script/dom/abstractworkerglobalscope.rs
index e584e41c62a..dc4bf15c89e 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/abstractworkerglobalscope.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/abstractworkerglobalscope.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use dom::abstractworker::WorkerScriptMsg;
 use dom::bindings::refcounted::Trusted;
 use dom::bindings::reflector::Reflectable;
+use dom::bindings::trace::JSTraceable;
 use script_runtime::{ScriptChan, CommonScriptMsg, ScriptPort};
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct SendableWorkerScriptChan<T: Reflectable> {
     pub worker: Trusted<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Reflectable + 'static> ScriptChan for SendableWorkerScriptChan<T> {
+impl<T: JSTraceable + Reflectable + 'static> ScriptChan for SendableWorkerScriptChan<T> {
     fn send(&self, msg: CommonScriptMsg) -> Result<(), ()> {
         self.sender.send((self.worker.clone(), msg)).map_err(|_| ())
     }
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct WorkerThreadWorkerChan<T: Reflectable> {
     pub worker: Trusted<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Reflectable + 'static> ScriptChan for WorkerThreadWorkerChan<T> {
+impl<T: JSTraceable + Reflectable + 'static> ScriptChan for WorkerThreadWorkerChan<T> {
     fn send(&self, msg: CommonScriptMsg) -> Result<(), ()> {
         self.sender
             .send((self.worker.clone(), WorkerScriptMsg::Common(msg)))
diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/trace.rs b/components/script/dom/bindings/trace.rs
index 147c1316b7a..4c1ca5cb4ea 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/trace.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/trace.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ use profile_traits::time::ProfilerChan as TimeProfilerChan;
 use script_layout_interface::OpaqueStyleAndLayoutData;
 use script_layout_interface::reporter::CSSErrorReporter;
 use script_layout_interface::rpc::LayoutRPC;
-use script_runtime::ScriptChan;
 use script_traits::{TimerEventId, TimerSource, TouchpadPressurePhase};
 use script_traits::{UntrustedNodeAddress, WindowSizeData, WindowSizeType};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -372,13 +371,6 @@ unsafe_no_jsmanaged_fields!(WebGLShaderId);
 unsafe_no_jsmanaged_fields!(WebGLTextureId);
 unsafe_no_jsmanaged_fields!(MediaList);
 
-unsafe impl JSTraceable for Box<ScriptChan + Send> {
-    #[inline]
-    unsafe fn trace(&self, _trc: *mut JSTracer) {
-        // Do nothing
-    }
-}
-
 unsafe impl JSTraceable for Box<FnBox(f64, )> {
     #[inline]
     unsafe fn trace(&self, _trc: *mut JSTracer) {
diff --git a/components/script/script_runtime.rs b/components/script/script_runtime.rs
index 154353c71e8..f65b145c4ec 100644
--- a/components/script/script_runtime.rs
+++ b/components/script/script_runtime.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use dom::bindings::cell::DOMRefCell;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::PromiseBinding::PromiseJobCallback;
 use dom::bindings::js::{Root, RootCollection, RootCollectionPtr, trace_roots};
 use dom::bindings::refcounted::{LiveDOMReferences, trace_refcounted_objects};
-use dom::bindings::trace::trace_traceables;
+use dom::bindings::trace::{JSTraceable, trace_traceables};
 use dom::bindings::utils::DOM_CALLBACKS;
 use dom::globalscope::GlobalScope;
 use js::glue::CollectServoSizes;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub enum CommonScriptMsg {
 }
 
 /// A cloneable interface for communicating with an event loop.
-pub trait ScriptChan {
+pub trait ScriptChan: JSTraceable {
     /// Send a message to the associated event loop.
     fn send(&self, msg: CommonScriptMsg) -> Result<(), ()>;
     /// Clone this handle.