diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/document.rs b/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
index a7bd5408fd5..a8c91558e7d 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use dom::bindings::utils::{xml_name_type, InvalidXMLName};
 use dom::documentfragment::DocumentFragment;
 use dom::element::{Element};
 use dom::element::{HTMLHeadElementTypeId, HTMLTitleElementTypeId};
-use dom::event::{AbstractEvent, Event, HTMLEventTypeId, UIEventTypeId};
+use dom::event::{AbstractEvent, Event};
 use dom::htmlcollection::HTMLCollection;
 use dom::htmldocument::HTMLDocument;
 use dom::mouseevent::MouseEvent;
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ impl Document {
 
     pub fn CreateEvent(&self, interface: DOMString) -> Fallible<AbstractEvent> {
         match interface.as_slice() {
-            "UIEvents" => Ok(UIEvent::new(self.window, UIEventTypeId)),
+            "UIEvents" => Ok(UIEvent::new(self.window)),
             "MouseEvents" => Ok(MouseEvent::new(self.window)),
-            "HTMLEvents" => Ok(Event::new(self.window, HTMLEventTypeId)),
+            "HTMLEvents" => Ok(Event::new(self.window)),
             _ => Err(NotSupported)
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/event.rs b/src/components/script/dom/event.rs
index 01299f3db1f..69b96be8660 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/event.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/event.rs
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ impl Event {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new(window: @mut Window, type_id: EventTypeId) -> AbstractEvent {
-        let ev = reflect_dom_object(@mut Event::new_inherited(type_id), window,
-                                    EventBinding::Wrap);
+    pub fn new(window: @mut Window) -> AbstractEvent {
+        let ev = reflect_dom_object(@mut Event::new_inherited(HTMLEventTypeId),
+                                    window, EventBinding::Wrap);
         Event::as_abstract(ev)
     }
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl Event {
     pub fn Constructor(global: @mut Window,
                        type_: DOMString,
                        init: &EventBinding::EventInit) -> Fallible<AbstractEvent> {
-        let ev = Event::new(global, HTMLEventTypeId);
+        let ev = Event::new(global);
         ev.mut_event().InitEvent(type_, init.bubbles, init.cancelable);
         Ok(ev)
     }
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/uievent.rs b/src/components/script/dom/uievent.rs
index 7f6c5a1748e..db087a0e6e4 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/uievent.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/uievent.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ impl UIEvent {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new(window: @mut Window, type_id: EventTypeId) -> AbstractEvent {
-        let ev = reflect_dom_object(@mut UIEvent::new_inherited(type_id),
+    pub fn new(window: @mut Window) -> AbstractEvent {
+        let ev = reflect_dom_object(@mut UIEvent::new_inherited(UIEventTypeId),
                                     window,
                                     UIEventBinding::Wrap);
         Event::as_abstract(ev)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl UIEvent {
     pub fn Constructor(owner: @mut Window,
                        type_: DOMString,
                        init: &UIEventBinding::UIEventInit) -> Fallible<AbstractEvent> {
-        let ev = UIEvent::new(owner, UIEventTypeId);
+        let ev = UIEvent::new(owner);
         ev.mut_uievent().InitUIEvent(type_, init.parent.bubbles, init.parent.cancelable,
                                      init.view, init.detail);
         Ok(ev)
diff --git a/src/components/script/script_task.rs b/src/components/script/script_task.rs
index 9b49b954b5e..7ad26a18eff 100644
--- a/src/components/script/script_task.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/script_task.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use dom::bindings::utils::{Reflectable, GlobalStaticData};
 use dom::document::AbstractDocument;
 use dom::element::Element;
 use dom::event::{Event_, ResizeEvent, ReflowEvent, ClickEvent, MouseDownEvent, MouseUpEvent};
-use dom::event::{Event, HTMLEventTypeId};
+use dom::event::Event;
 use dom::eventtarget::AbstractEventTarget;
 use dom::htmldocument::HTMLDocument;
 use dom::window::Window;
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ impl ScriptTask {
         // We have no concept of a document loader right now, so just dispatch the
         // "load" event as soon as we've finished executing all scripts parsed during
         // the initial load.
-        let event = Event::new(window, HTMLEventTypeId);
+        let event = Event::new(window);
         event.mut_event().InitEvent(~"load", false, false);
         let doctarget = AbstractEventTarget::from_document(document);
         let wintarget = AbstractEventTarget::from_window(window);