diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 42e3891a9fd..009378b00f2 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ use html5ever::tree_builder::{QuirksMode, NoQuirks, LimitedQuirks, Quirks};
 use ipc_channel::ipc;
 use layout_interface::{LayoutChan, Msg};
 use string_cache::{Atom, QualName};
-use url::{Url, UrlParser};
+use url::Url;
 use js::jsapi::{JSContext, JSObject, JSRuntime};
 
 use num::ToPrimitive;
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ pub trait DocumentHelpers<'a> {
     fn disarm_reflow_timeout(self);
     fn unregister_named_element(self, to_unregister: &Element, id: Atom);
     fn register_named_element(self, element: &Element, id: Atom);
-    fn load_anchor_href(self, href: DOMString);
     fn find_fragment_node(self, fragid: DOMString) -> Option<Root<Element>>;
     fn hit_test(self, point: &Point2D<f32>) -> Option<UntrustedNodeAddress>;
     fn get_nodes_under_mouse(self, point: &Point2D<f32>) -> Vec<UntrustedNodeAddress>;
@@ -464,15 +463,6 @@ impl<'a> DocumentHelpers<'a> for &'a Document {
         }
     }
 
-    fn load_anchor_href(self, href: DOMString) {
-        let window = self.window.root();
-        let base_url = window.get_url();
-        let url = UrlParser::new().base_url(&base_url).parse(&href);
-        // FIXME: handle URL parse errors more gracefully.
-        let url = url.unwrap();
-        window.load_url(url);
-    }
-
     /// Attempt to find a named element in this page's document.
     /// https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#the-indicated-part-of-the-document
     fn find_fragment_node(self, fragid: DOMString) -> Option<Root<Element>> {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlanchorelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlanchorelement.rs
index bace18798ed..2774b74a60a 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlanchorelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlanchorelement.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ use std::default::Default;
 use string_cache::Atom;
 use util::str::DOMString;
 
+use url::UrlParser;
+
 #[dom_struct]
 pub struct HTMLAnchorElement {
     htmlelement: HTMLElement,
@@ -155,7 +157,13 @@ impl<'a> Activatable for &'a HTMLAnchorElement {
             value.push_str(&suffix);
         }
         debug!("clicked on link to {}", value);
-        doc.r().load_anchor_href(value);
+
+        let window = doc.window();
+        let base_url = window.get_url();
+        let url = UrlParser::new().base_url(&base_url).parse(&value);
+        // FIXME: handle URL parse errors more gracefully.
+        let url = url.unwrap();
+        window.load_url(url);
     }
 
     //TODO:https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#the-a-element