diff --git a/components/layout/wrapper.rs b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
index b4e78319135..fe374aa4b25 100644
--- a/components/layout/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
@@ -402,17 +402,12 @@ impl<'le> ::selectors::Element for LayoutElement<'le> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn get_local_name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Atom {
-        unsafe {
-            (*self.element.unsafe_get()).local_name()
-        }
+        self.element.local_name()
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn get_namespace<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Namespace {
-        use script::dom::element::ElementHelpers;
-        unsafe {
-            (*self.element.unsafe_get()).namespace()
-        }
+        self.element.namespace()
     }
 
     fn is_link(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/element.rs b/components/script/dom/element.rs
index 85fe33aa5b5..a5fc6f955da 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/element.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/element.rs
@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ pub trait RawLayoutElementHelpers {
     unsafe fn get_indeterminate_state_for_layout(&self) -> bool;
     unsafe fn get_unsigned_integer_attribute_for_layout(&self, attribute: UnsignedIntegerAttribute)
                                                         -> Option<u32>;
-
-    fn local_name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Atom;
 }
 
 #[inline]
@@ -498,12 +496,6 @@ impl RawLayoutElementHelpers for Element {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    // Getters used in components/layout/wrapper.rs
-
-    fn local_name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Atom {
-        &self.local_name
-    }
 }
 
 pub trait LayoutElementHelpers {
@@ -512,6 +504,8 @@ pub trait LayoutElementHelpers {
     #[allow(unsafe_code)]
     unsafe fn has_attr_for_layout(&self, namespace: &Namespace, name: &Atom) -> bool;
     fn style_attribute(&self) -> *const Option<PropertyDeclarationBlock>;
+    fn local_name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Atom;
+    fn namespace<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Namespace;
 }
 
 impl LayoutElementHelpers for LayoutJS<Element> {
@@ -536,6 +530,20 @@ impl LayoutElementHelpers for LayoutJS<Element> {
             (*self.unsafe_get()).style_attribute.borrow_for_layout()
         }
     }
+
+    #[allow(unsafe_code)]
+    fn local_name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Atom {
+        unsafe {
+            &(*self.unsafe_get()).local_name
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unsafe_code)]
+    fn namespace<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Namespace {
+        unsafe {
+            &(*self.unsafe_get()).namespace
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq)]