diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmltablerowelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmltablerowelement.rs
index 9a6b5b875cc..857ef5787c9 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmltablerowelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmltablerowelement.rs
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ impl HTMLTableRowElementMethods for HTMLTableRowElement {
 }
 
 pub trait HTMLTableRowElementLayoutHelpers {
-    fn get_background_color(&self) -> Option<RGBA>;
+    fn get_background_color(self) -> Option<RGBA>;
 }
 
 #[allow(unsafe_code)]
 impl HTMLTableRowElementLayoutHelpers for LayoutDom<'_, HTMLTableRowElement> {
-    fn get_background_color(&self) -> Option<RGBA> {
+    fn get_background_color(self) -> Option<RGBA> {
         unsafe {
             (&*self.upcast::<Element>().unsafe_get())
                 .get_attr_for_layout(&ns!(), &local_name!("bgcolor"))