diff --git a/src/components/main/servo.rc b/src/components/main/servo.rc
index e47fde30600..5196990f628 100755
--- a/src/components/main/servo.rc
+++ b/src/components/main/servo.rc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fn run(opts: &Opts) {
 
     // Send the URL command to the engine task.
     for opts.urls.each |filename| {
-        engine_chan.chan.send(LoadUrlMsg(make_url(copy *filename, None)))
+        engine_chan.send(LoadUrlMsg(make_url(copy *filename, None)))
     }
 
     // Wait for the compositor to shut down.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn run(opts: &Opts) {
     // Shut the engine down.
     debug!("master: Shut down");
     let (exit_response_from_engine, exit_chan) = comm::stream();
-    engine_chan.chan.send(ExitMsg(exit_chan));
+    engine_chan.send(ExitMsg(exit_chan));
     exit_response_from_engine.recv();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/util/time.rs b/src/components/util/time.rs
index 7b738cc8bfc..cd639105e9a 100644
--- a/src/components/util/time.rs
+++ b/src/components/util/time.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn profile<T>(category: ProfilerCategory,
     let val = callback();
     let end_time = precise_time_ns();
     let ms = ((end_time - start_time) as f64 / 1000000f64);
-    profiler_chan.chan.send(TimeMsg(category, ms));
+    profiler_chan.send(TimeMsg(category, ms));
     return val;
 }