diff --git a/src/components/script/script_task.rs b/src/components/script/script_task.rs
index 45bdedf456d..8f3d13c897d 100644
--- a/src/components/script/script_task.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/script_task.rs
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ pub struct ScriptTask {
     /// The JavaScript runtime.
     pub js_runtime: js::rust::rt,
 
-    pub mouse_over_targets: RefCell<Option<~[JS<Node>]>>
+    pub mouse_over_targets: RefCell<Option<Vec<JS<Node>>>>
 }
 
 /// In the event of task failure, all data on the stack runs its destructor. However, there
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ impl ScriptTask {
                 match page.get_nodes_under_mouse(&point) {
                     Some(node_address) => {
 
-                        let mut target_list: ~[JS<Node>] = ~[];
+                        let mut target_list = vec!();
                         let mut target_compare = false;
 
                         let mouse_over_targets = &mut *self.mouse_over_targets.borrow_mut();