diff --git a/components/script/dom/characterdata.rs b/components/script/dom/characterdata.rs
index f10516c5278..1796663acf0 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/characterdata.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/characterdata.rs
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ impl CharacterData {
         self.data.borrow()
     }
 
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn set_data(&self, data: DOMString) {
-        *self.data.borrow_mut() = data;
-    }
-
     #[inline]
     #[allow(unsafe_code)]
     pub unsafe fn data_for_layout<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a str {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/node.rs b/components/script/dom/node.rs
index 5368a012846..f6c7adc2668 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ impl<'a> NodeMethods for JSRef<'a, Node> {
             NodeTypeId::Text |
             NodeTypeId::ProcessingInstruction => {
                 let characterdata: JSRef<CharacterData> = CharacterDataCast::to_ref(self).unwrap();
-                characterdata.set_data(value);
+                characterdata.SetData(value);
 
                 // Notify the document that the content of this node is different
                 let document = self.owner_doc().root();