diff --git a/components/gfx/display_list/mod.rs b/components/gfx/display_list/mod.rs
index 5865b36a20a..49e4a796311 100644
--- a/components/gfx/display_list/mod.rs
+++ b/components/gfx/display_list/mod.rs
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ pub struct TextDisplayItem {
 
     /// The text run.
     #[ignore_heap_size_of = "Because it is non-owning"]
-    pub text_run: Arc<Box<TextRun>>,
+    pub text_run: Arc<TextRun>,
 
     /// The range of text within the text run.
     pub range: Range<CharIndex>,
diff --git a/components/gfx/paint_context.rs b/components/gfx/paint_context.rs
index a6875dc7bec..6fbdece15ec 100644
--- a/components/gfx/paint_context.rs
+++ b/components/gfx/paint_context.rs
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ impl ToRadiiPx for BorderRadii<Au> {
 trait ScaledFontExtensionMethods {
     fn draw_text(&self,
                  draw_target: &DrawTarget,
-                 run: &Box<TextRun>,
+                 run: &TextRun,
                  range: &Range<CharIndex>,
                  baseline_origin: Point2D<Au>,
                  color: Color,
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ trait ScaledFontExtensionMethods {
 impl ScaledFontExtensionMethods for ScaledFont {
     fn draw_text(&self,
                  draw_target: &DrawTarget,
-                 run: &Box<TextRun>,
+                 run: &TextRun,
                  range: &Range<CharIndex>,
                  baseline_origin: Point2D<Au>,
                  color: Color,
diff --git a/components/layout/fragment.rs b/components/layout/fragment.rs
index c7b29d6212a..de6e29104c2 100644
--- a/components/layout/fragment.rs
+++ b/components/layout/fragment.rs
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ impl IframeFragmentInfo {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ScannedTextFragmentInfo {
     /// The text run that this represents.
-    pub run: Arc<Box<TextRun>>,
+    pub run: Arc<TextRun>,
 
     /// The intrinsic size of the text fragment.
     pub content_size: LogicalSize<Au>,
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ pub struct ScannedTextFragmentInfo {
 
 impl ScannedTextFragmentInfo {
     /// Creates the information specific to a scanned text fragment from a range and a text run.
-    pub fn new(run: Arc<Box<TextRun>>,
+    pub fn new(run: Arc<TextRun>,
                range: Range<CharIndex>,
                content_size: LogicalSize<Au>,
                requires_line_break_afterward_if_wrapping_on_newlines: bool)
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ pub struct SplitResult {
     /// The part of the fragment that goes on the second line.
     pub inline_end: Option<SplitInfo>,
     /// The text run which is being split.
-    pub text_run: Arc<Box<TextRun>>,
+    pub text_run: Arc<TextRun>,
 }
 
 /// Describes how a fragment should be truncated.
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ pub struct TruncationResult {
     /// The part of the fragment remaining after truncation.
     pub split: SplitInfo,
     /// The text run which is being truncated.
-    pub text_run: Arc<Box<TextRun>>,
+    pub text_run: Arc<TextRun>,
 }
 
 /// Data for an unscanned text fragment. Unscanned text fragments are the results of flow
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ impl Fragment {
     }
 
     /// Transforms this fragment using the given `SplitInfo`, preserving all the other data.
-    pub fn transform_with_split_info(&self, split: &SplitInfo, text_run: Arc<Box<TextRun>>)
+    pub fn transform_with_split_info(&self, split: &SplitInfo, text_run: Arc<TextRun>)
                                      -> Fragment {
         let size = LogicalSize::new(self.style.writing_mode,
                                     split.inline_size,
diff --git a/components/layout/inline.rs b/components/layout/inline.rs
index 78363d0451c..52eb0879427 100644
--- a/components/layout/inline.rs
+++ b/components/layout/inline.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ impl LineBreaker {
                 fragment.specific {
             let scanned_text_fragment_info = &mut **scanned_text_fragment_info;
             let mut range = &mut scanned_text_fragment_info.range;
-            strip_trailing_whitespace_if_necessary(&**scanned_text_fragment_info.run, range);
+            strip_trailing_whitespace_if_necessary(&*scanned_text_fragment_info.run, range);
 
             let old_fragment_inline_size = fragment.border_box.size.inline +
                 fragment.margin.inline_start_end();
diff --git a/components/layout/text.rs b/components/layout/text.rs
index 88756a4f51d..7db4830fe9b 100644
--- a/components/layout/text.rs
+++ b/components/layout/text.rs
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ impl TextRunScanner {
                     options.flags.insert(RTL_FLAG);
                 }
                 let mut font = fontgroup.fonts.get(run_info.font_index).unwrap().borrow_mut();
-                Arc::new(box TextRun::new(&mut *font, run_info.text, &options, run_info.bidi_level))
+                Arc::new(TextRun::new(&mut *font, run_info.text, &options, run_info.bidi_level))
             }).collect::<Vec<_>>()
         };