diff --git a/components/net/http_loader.rs b/components/net/http_loader.rs
index 93936e7fb3f..8e30aa5eb03 100644
--- a/components/net/http_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/http_loader.rs
@@ -553,15 +553,15 @@ pub fn http_fetch(request: &mut Request,
         request.skip_service_worker = true;
 
         // Substep 3
-        let fetch_result = http_network_or_cache_fetch(request, authentication_fetch_flag,
-                                                       cors_flag, done_chan, context);
+        let mut fetch_result = http_network_or_cache_fetch(
+            request, authentication_fetch_flag, cors_flag, done_chan, context);
 
         // Substep 4
         if cors_flag && cors_check(&request, &fetch_result).is_err() {
             return Response::network_error(NetworkError::Internal("CORS check failed".into()));
         }
 
-        fetch_result.return_internal.set(false);
+        fetch_result.return_internal = false;
         response = Some(fetch_result);
     }
 
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ pub fn http_fetch(request: &mut Request,
                 },
                 RedirectMode::Follow => {
                     // set back to default
-                    response.return_internal.set(true);
+                    response.return_internal = true;
                     http_redirect_fetch(request, cache, response,
                                         cors_flag, target, done_chan, context)
                 }
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ pub fn http_fetch(request: &mut Request,
     }
 
     // set back to default
-    response.return_internal.set(true);
+    response.return_internal = true;
     // Step 7
     response
 }
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ fn http_redirect_fetch(request: &mut Request,
                        context: &FetchContext)
                        -> Response {
     // Step 1
-    assert_eq!(response.return_internal.get(), true);
+    assert!(response.return_internal);
 
     // Step 2
     if !response.actual_response().headers.has::<Location>() {
diff --git a/components/net_traits/response.rs b/components/net_traits/response.rs
index 57abad46a01..34faed00ee9 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/response.rs
+++ b/components/net_traits/response.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use hyper::status::StatusCode;
 use hyper_serde::Serde;
 use servo_url::ServoUrl;
 use std::ascii::AsciiExt;
-use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 /// [Response type](https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#concept-response-type)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub struct Response {
     /// is a filtered response
     pub internal_response: Option<Box<Response>>,
     /// whether or not to try to return the internal_response when asked for actual_response
-    pub return_internal: Cell<bool>,
+    pub return_internal: bool,
 }
 
 impl Response {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl Response {
             https_state: HttpsState::None,
             referrer: None,
             internal_response: None,
-            return_internal: Cell::new(true),
+            return_internal: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Response {
             https_state: HttpsState::None,
             referrer: None,
             internal_response: None,
-            return_internal: Cell::new(true),
+            return_internal: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl Response {
     }
 
     pub fn actual_response(&self) -> &Response {
-        if self.return_internal.get() && self.internal_response.is_some() {
+        if self.return_internal && self.internal_response.is_some() {
             &**self.internal_response.as_ref().unwrap()
         } else {
             self
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl Response {
     }
 
     pub fn to_actual(self) -> Response {
-        if self.return_internal.get() && self.internal_response.is_some() {
+        if self.return_internal && self.internal_response.is_some() {
             *self.internal_response.unwrap()
         } else {
             self