diff --git a/components/net_traits/lib.rs b/components/net_traits/lib.rs
index 6317a7af1d3..b2d2456e211 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/lib.rs
+++ b/components/net_traits/lib.rs
@@ -536,13 +536,6 @@ impl PendingAsyncLoad {
         let consumer = LoadConsumer::Listener(listener);
         self.core_resource_thread.send(CoreResourceMsg::Load(load_data, consumer, None)).unwrap();
     }
-
-    /// Initiate the fetch associated with this pending load.
-    pub fn fetch_async(mut self, request: RequestInit, fetch_target: IpcSender<FetchResponseMsg>) {
-        self.guard.neuter();
-
-        self.core_resource_thread.send(CoreResourceMsg::Fetch(request, fetch_target)).unwrap();
-    }
 }
 
 /// Message sent in response to `Load`.  Contains metadata, and a port
diff --git a/components/script/document_loader.rs b/components/script/document_loader.rs
index 5209b68b9ac..516a026e61d 100644
--- a/components/script/document_loader.rs
+++ b/components/script/document_loader.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use dom::bindings::js::JS;
 use dom::document::Document;
 use ipc_channel::ipc::IpcSender;
 use msg::constellation_msg::{PipelineId, ReferrerPolicy};
-use net_traits::{AsyncResponseTarget, PendingAsyncLoad, LoadContext};
-use net_traits::{FetchResponseMsg, ResourceThreads, IpcSend};
+use net_traits::{AsyncResponseTarget, CoreResourceMsg, PendingAsyncLoad};
+use net_traits::{FetchResponseMsg, LoadContext, ResourceThreads, IpcSend};
 use net_traits::request::RequestInit;
 use std::thread;
 use url::Url;
@@ -154,11 +154,9 @@ impl DocumentLoader {
     pub fn fetch_async(&mut self,
                        load: LoadType,
                        request: RequestInit,
-                       fetch_target: IpcSender<FetchResponseMsg>,
-                       referrer: &Document,
-                       referrer_policy: Option<ReferrerPolicy>) {
-        let pending = self.prepare_async_load(load, referrer, referrer_policy);
-        pending.fetch_async(request, fetch_target);
+                       fetch_target: IpcSender<FetchResponseMsg>) {
+        self.add_blocking_load(load);
+        self.resource_threads.sender().send(CoreResourceMsg::Fetch(request, fetch_target)).unwrap();
     }
 
     /// Mark an in-progress network request complete.
diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 1b91e743a78..2d645a53775 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -1441,10 +1441,9 @@ impl Document {
 
     pub fn fetch_async(&self, load: LoadType,
                        request: RequestInit,
-                       fetch_target: IpcSender<FetchResponseMsg>,
-                       referrer_policy: Option<ReferrerPolicy>) {
+                       fetch_target: IpcSender<FetchResponseMsg>) {
         let mut loader = self.loader.borrow_mut();
-        loader.fetch_async(load, request, fetch_target, self, referrer_policy);
+        loader.fetch_async(load, request, fetch_target);
     }
 
     pub fn finish_load(&self, load: LoadType) {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
index ed550309a3c..a4bcbb97d52 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlscriptelement.rs
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ fn fetch_a_classic_script(script: &HTMLScriptElement,
     ROUTER.add_route(action_receiver.to_opaque(), box move |message| {
         listener.notify_fetch(message.to().unwrap());
     });
-    doc.fetch_async(LoadType::Script(url), request, action_sender, None);
+    doc.fetch_async(LoadType::Script(url), request, action_sender);
 }
 
 impl HTMLScriptElement {