diff --git a/components/layout/wrapper.rs b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
index fe60532f306..996e1070b1b 100644
--- a/components/layout/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
@@ -395,12 +395,12 @@ impl<'le> LayoutElement<'le> {
 
 impl<'le> TElement<'le> for LayoutElement<'le> {
     #[inline]
-    fn get_local_name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Atom {
+    fn get_local_name(&self) -> &'le Atom {
         &self.element.local_name
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn get_namespace<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Namespace {
+    fn get_namespace(&self) -> &'le Namespace {
         &self.element.namespace
     }
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/element.rs b/components/script/dom/element.rs
index a0d843a4dba..7709c86bc11 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/element.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/element.rs
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ impl<'a> style::TElement<'a> for JSRef<'a, Element> {
             _ => None,
          }
     }
-    fn get_local_name<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b Atom {
+    fn get_local_name(&self) -> &'a Atom {
         // FIXME(zwarich): Remove this when UFCS lands and there is a better way
         // of disambiguating methods.
         fn get_local_name<'a, T: ElementHelpers<'a>>(this: T) -> &'a Atom {
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ impl<'a> style::TElement<'a> for JSRef<'a, Element> {
 
         get_local_name(*self)
     }
-    fn get_namespace<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b Namespace {
+    fn get_namespace(&self) -> &'a Namespace {
         // FIXME(zwarich): Remove this when UFCS lands and there is a better way
         // of disambiguating methods.
         fn get_namespace<'a, T: ElementHelpers<'a>>(this: T) -> &'a Namespace {
diff --git a/components/style/node.rs b/components/style/node.rs
index d2624c241fe..7720f37c30a 100644
--- a/components/style/node.rs
+++ b/components/style/node.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ pub trait TNode<'a, E: TElement<'a>> : Clone {
 pub trait TElement<'a> {
     fn get_attr(&self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &str) -> Option<&'a str>;
     fn get_link(&self) -> Option<&'a str>;
-    fn get_local_name<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b Atom;
-    fn get_namespace<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b Namespace;
+    fn get_local_name(&self) -> &'a Atom;
+    fn get_namespace(&self) -> &'a Namespace;
     fn get_hover_state(&self) -> bool;
     fn get_id(&self) -> Option<Atom>;
     fn get_disabled_state(&self) -> bool;