diff --git a/src/components/net/http_loader.rs b/src/components/net/http_loader.rs
index dbb5d4ea674..df768a098be 100644
--- a/src/components/net/http_loader.rs
+++ b/src/components/net/http_loader.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use http::client::{RequestWriter, NetworkStream};
 use http::method::Get;
 use http::headers::HeaderEnum;
 use std::io::Reader;
-use std::slice;
 use servo_util::task::spawn_named;
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -96,14 +95,13 @@ fn load(mut url: Url, start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>) {
 
         let progress_chan = start_sending(start_chan, metadata);
         loop {
-            let mut buf = slice::with_capacity(1024);
+            let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
 
             unsafe { buf.set_len(1024); }
-            match response.read(buf) {
+            match response.read(buf.as_mut_slice()) {
                 Ok(len) => {
                     unsafe { buf.set_len(len); }
-                    let buf: ~[u8] = buf;
-                    progress_chan.send(Payload(buf.move_iter().collect()));
+                    progress_chan.send(Payload(buf));
                 }
                 Err(_) => {
                     progress_chan.send(Done(Ok(())));