diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/document.rs b/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
index be08ddac831..81fc5c62fbd 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ impl<'a> PrivateDocumentHelpers for JSRef<'a, Document> {
 
     fn get_html_element(&self) -> Option<Temporary<HTMLHtmlElement>> {
         self.GetDocumentElement().root().filtered(|root| {
-            root.node.type_id == ElementNodeTypeId(HTMLHtmlElementTypeId)
+            let root: &JSRef<Node> = NodeCast::from_ref(&**root);
+            root.type_id() == ElementNodeTypeId(HTMLHtmlElementTypeId)
         }).map(|elem| {
             Temporary::from_rooted(HTMLHtmlElementCast::to_ref(&*elem).unwrap())
         })
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/node.rs b/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
index 22566833057..33a8674d97e 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -76,25 +76,25 @@ pub struct Node {
     pub type_id: NodeTypeId,
 
     /// The parent of this node.
-    pub parent_node: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
+    parent_node: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
 
     /// The first child of this node.
-    pub first_child: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
+    first_child: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
 
     /// The last child of this node.
-    pub last_child: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
+    last_child: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
 
     /// The next sibling of this node.
-    pub next_sibling: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
+    next_sibling: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
 
     /// The previous sibling of this node.
-    pub prev_sibling: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
+    prev_sibling: Cell<Option<JS<Node>>>,
 
     /// The document that this node belongs to.
     owner_doc: Cell<Option<JS<Document>>>,
 
     /// The live list of children return by .childNodes.
-    pub child_list: Cell<Option<JS<NodeList>>>,
+    child_list: Cell<Option<JS<NodeList>>>,
 
     /// A bitfield of flags for node items.
     flags: Traceable<RefCell<NodeFlags>>,