diff --git a/components/script/dom/file.rs b/components/script/dom/file.rs
index 3acedb43265..482b0aa9478 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/file.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/file.rs
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ pub struct File {
 }
 
 impl File {
-    fn new_inherited(global: &GlobalRef, type_: BlobTypeId,
+    fn new_inherited(global: GlobalRef, type_: BlobTypeId,
                      _file_bits: JSRef<Blob>, name: DOMString) -> File {
         File {
             //TODO: get type from the underlying filesystem instead of "".to_string()
-            blob: Blob::new_inherited(*global, type_, None, ""),
+            blob: Blob::new_inherited(global, type_, None, ""),
             name: name,
         }
         // XXXManishearth Once Blob is able to store data
         // the relevant subfields of file_bits should be copied over
     }
 
-    pub fn new(global: &GlobalRef, file_bits: JSRef<Blob>, name: DOMString) -> Temporary<File> {
+    pub fn new(global: GlobalRef, file_bits: JSRef<Blob>, name: DOMString) -> Temporary<File> {
         reflect_dom_object(box File::new_inherited(global, BlobTypeId::File, file_bits, name),
-                           *global,
+                           global,
                            FileBinding::Wrap)
     }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/formdata.rs b/components/script/dom/formdata.rs
index 120debde6b1..42a495686ed 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/formdata.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/formdata.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@ impl PrivateFormDataHelpers for FormData {
         let global = self.global.root();
         let f: Option<JSRef<File>> = FileCast::to_ref(value);
         let name = filename.unwrap_or(f.map(|inner| inner.name().clone()).unwrap_or("blob".into_string()));
-        File::new(&global.r(), value, name)
+        File::new(global.r(), value, name)
     }
 }