diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/document.rs b/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
index dccd8a2e9a8..fdf0530bdee 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub enum DocumentType {
 }
 
 pub struct Document {
-    root: Option<AbstractNode<ScriptView>>,
+    priv root: Option<AbstractNode<ScriptView>>,
     reflector_: Reflector,
     window: Option<@mut Window>,
     doctype: DocumentType,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ impl Document {
                 fail!("no SVG document yet")
             },
             _ => {
-                match self.root {
+                match self.GetDocumentElement() {
                     None => {},
                     Some(root) => {
                         for node in root.traverse_preorder() {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ impl Document {
                                 }
                             }
                             break;
-                        };
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ impl Document {
             },
             _ => {
                 let (_scope, cx) = self.get_scope_and_cx();
-                match self.root {
+                match self.GetDocumentElement() {
                     None => {},
                     Some(root) => {
                         for node in root.traverse_preorder() {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ impl Document {
                                 node.add_child(new_title);
                             }
                             break;
-                        };
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ impl Document {
 
     pub fn createHTMLCollection(&self, callback: &fn(elem: &Element) -> bool) -> @mut HTMLCollection {
         let mut elements = ~[];
-        match self.root {
+        match self.GetDocumentElement() {
             None => {},
             Some(root) => {
                 for child in root.traverse_preorder() {
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ impl Document {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                };
+                }
             }
         }
         let (scope, cx) = self.get_scope_and_cx();
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/htmldocument.rs b/src/components/script/dom/htmldocument.rs
index c455bd41c7e..32abdd29ed9 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/htmldocument.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/htmldocument.rs
@@ -61,18 +61,11 @@ impl HTMLDocument {
     }
 
     pub fn GetHead(&self) -> Option<AbstractNode<ScriptView>> {
-        match self.parent.root {
+        match self.parent.GetDocumentElement() {
             None => None,
-            Some(root) => {
-                let mut headNode: Option<AbstractNode<ScriptView>> = None;
-                let _ = for child in root.traverse_preorder() {
-                    if child.type_id() == ElementNodeTypeId(HTMLHeadElementTypeId) {
-                        headNode = Some(child);
-                        break;
-                    }
-                };
-                headNode 
-            }
+            Some(root) => root.traverse_preorder().find(|child| {
+                child.type_id() == ElementNodeTypeId(HTMLHeadElementTypeId)
+            })
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/node.rs b/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
index 2812b4c538d..ac0d1e72d35 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ impl<'self, View> AbstractNode<View> {
     pub fn is_in_doc(&self) -> bool {
         do self.with_base |node| {
             do node.owner_doc.with_base |document| {
-                match document.root {
+                match document.GetDocumentElement() {
                     None => false,
                     Some(root) => {
                         let mut node = *self;
diff --git a/src/components/script/script_task.rs b/src/components/script/script_task.rs
index c29a2d3c599..ca3a04910bc 100644
--- a/src/components/script/script_task.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/script_task.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ impl<'self> Iterator<@mut Page> for PageTreeIterator<'self> {
 impl Page {
     /// Adds the given damage.
     fn damage(&mut self, level: DocumentDamageLevel) {
-        let root = do self.frame.get_ref().document.with_base |doc| { doc.root };
+        let root = do self.frame.get_ref().document.with_base |doc| {
+            doc.GetDocumentElement()
+        };
         match root {
             None => {},
             Some(root) => {
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ impl Page {
             None => fail!(~"Tried to relayout with no root frame!"),
             Some(ref frame) => {
                 do frame.document.with_base |doc| {
-                    doc.root
+                    doc.GetDocumentElement()
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -829,7 +831,7 @@ impl ScriptTask {
                 debug!("ClickEvent: clicked at %?", point);
 
                 let root = do page.frame.expect("root frame is None").document.with_base |doc| {
-                    doc.root
+                    doc.GetDocumentElement()
                 };
                 if root.is_none() {
                     return;