diff --git a/components/layout/wrapper.rs b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
index 4f774041979..11ef5b66822 100644
--- a/components/layout/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use util::{PrivateLayoutData};
 use gfx::display_list::OpaqueNode;
 use script::dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{ElementCast, HTMLIFrameElementCast};
 use script::dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{HTMLImageElementCast, HTMLInputElementCast};
-use script::dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{TextCast};
+use script::dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{NodeCast, TextCast};
 use script::dom::bindings::js::JS;
 use script::dom::element::{Element, HTMLAreaElementTypeId, HTMLAnchorElementTypeId};
 use script::dom::element::{HTMLLinkElementTypeId, LayoutElementHelpers, RawLayoutElementHelpers};
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ impl<'le> TElement<'le> for LayoutElement<'le> {
 
     fn get_link(self) -> Option<&'le str> {
         // FIXME: This is HTML only.
-        match self.element.node().type_id_for_layout() {
+        match NodeCast::from_actual(self.element).type_id_for_layout() {
             // http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/selectors.html#
             // selector-link
             ElementNodeTypeId(HTMLAnchorElementTypeId) |
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ impl<'le> TElement<'le> for LayoutElement<'le> {
     #[inline]
     fn get_hover_state(self) -> bool {
         unsafe {
-            self.element.node().get_hover_state_for_layout()
+            NodeCast::from_actual(self.element).get_hover_state_for_layout()
         }
     }
 
@@ -539,14 +539,14 @@ impl<'le> TElement<'le> for LayoutElement<'le> {
     #[inline]
     fn get_disabled_state(self) -> bool {
         unsafe {
-            self.element.node().get_disabled_state_for_layout()
+            NodeCast::from_actual(self.element).get_disabled_state_for_layout()
         }
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn get_enabled_state(self) -> bool {
         unsafe {
-            self.element.node().get_enabled_state_for_layout()
+            NodeCast::from_actual(self.element).get_enabled_state_for_layout()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py b/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
index 9a2cb83bcb1..fbb67e5bb9e 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
@@ -5185,7 +5185,8 @@ class GlobalGenRoots():
                      CGGeneric("use dom::bindings::js::{JS, JSRef, Temporary};\n"),
                      CGGeneric("use dom::bindings::trace::JSTraceable;\n"),
                      CGGeneric("use dom::bindings::utils::Reflectable;\n"),
-                     CGGeneric("use js::jsapi::JSTracer;\n\n")]
+                     CGGeneric("use js::jsapi::JSTracer;\n\n"),
+                     CGGeneric("use std::mem;\n\n")]
         for descriptor in descriptors:
             name = descriptor.name
             protos = [CGGeneric('pub trait %s {}\n' % (name + 'Base'))]
@@ -5199,13 +5200,13 @@ class GlobalGenRoots():
                 delegate = string.Template('''impl ${selfName} for ${baseName} {
   #[inline]
   fn ${fname}(&self) -> bool {
-    self.${parentName}().${fname}()
+    ${parentName}Cast::from_actual(self).${fname}()
   }
 }
 ''').substitute({'fname': 'is_' + name.lower(),
                  'selfName': name + 'Derived',
                  'baseName': protoDescriptor.concreteType,
-                 'parentName': protoDescriptor.prototypeChain[-2].lower()})
+                 'parentName': protoDescriptor.prototypeChain[-2]})
                 derived += [CGGeneric(delegate)]
             derived += [CGGeneric('\n')]
 
@@ -5251,6 +5252,11 @@ class GlobalGenRoots():
   fn from_temporary<T: ${fromBound}+Reflectable>(derived: Temporary<T>) -> Temporary<Self> {
     unsafe { derived.transmute() }
   }
+
+  #[inline(always)]
+  fn from_actual<'a, T: ${fromBound}+Reflectable>(derived: &T) -> &'a Self {
+    unsafe { mem::transmute(derived) }
+  }
 }
 ''').substitute({'checkFn': 'is_' + name.lower(),
                  'castTraitName': name + 'Cast',
diff --git a/components/script/dom/element.rs b/components/script/dom/element.rs
index b6da0dc39b1..79ecfe93743 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/element.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/element.rs
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@ impl Element {
                            document, ElementBinding::Wrap)
     }
 
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn node<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Node {
-        &self.node
-    }
-
     #[inline]
     pub fn local_name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Atom {
         &self.local_name
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
index 7052fb873ad..75ad910ee2e 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ impl HTMLElement {
         let element = HTMLElement::new_inherited(HTMLElementTypeId, localName, prefix, document);
         Node::reflect_node(box element, document, HTMLElementBinding::Wrap)
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn element<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Element {
-        &self.element
-    }
 }
 
 trait PrivateHTMLElementHelpers {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/node.rs b/components/script/dom/node.rs
index a1d724e2a88..f1185d73fe6 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -1149,11 +1149,6 @@ impl Node {
         }
     }
 
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn eventtarget<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a EventTarget {
-        &self.eventtarget
-    }
-
     #[inline]
     pub fn layout_data(&self) -> Ref<Option<LayoutData>> {
         self.layout_data.borrow()
diff --git a/components/script/dom/uievent.rs b/components/script/dom/uievent.rs
index 036de7bfb64..ccd95eea81e 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/uievent.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/uievent.rs
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ impl UIEvent {
                                  init.view.root_ref(), init.detail);
         Ok(event)
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn event<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Event {
-        &self.event
-    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> UIEventMethods for JSRef<'a, UIEvent> {