diff --git a/components/net/fetch/methods.rs b/components/net/fetch/methods.rs
index 7ef663d5255..6cd19bef12c 100644
--- a/components/net/fetch/methods.rs
+++ b/components/net/fetch/methods.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 use fetch::cors_cache::{BasicCORSCache, CORSCache, CacheRequestDetails};
-use fetch::response::ResponseMethods;
 use http_loader::{NetworkHttpRequestFactory, WrappedHttpResponse};
 use http_loader::{create_http_connector, obtain_response, read_block, ReadResult};
 use hyper::client::response::Response as HyperResponse;
diff --git a/components/net/fetch/response.rs b/components/net/fetch/response.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 150e149ec26..00000000000
--- a/components/net/fetch/response.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
-
-use hyper::header::Headers;
-use hyper::status::StatusCode;
-use net_traits::response::{CacheState, HttpsState, Response, ResponseBody, ResponseType};
-use std::ascii::AsciiExt;
-use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
-use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use url::Url;
-
-pub trait ResponseMethods {
-    fn new() -> Response;
-}
-
-impl ResponseMethods for Response {
-    fn new() -> Response {
-        Response {
-            response_type: ResponseType::Default,
-            termination_reason: None,
-            url: None,
-            url_list: RefCell::new(Vec::new()),
-            status: Some(StatusCode::Ok),
-            headers: Headers::new(),
-            body: Arc::new(Mutex::new(ResponseBody::Empty)),
-            cache_state: CacheState::None,
-            https_state: HttpsState::None,
-            internal_response: None,
-            return_internal: Cell::new(true)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/components/net/lib.rs b/components/net/lib.rs
index fa354bfc439..6ef801ca7b7 100644
--- a/components/net/lib.rs
+++ b/components/net/lib.rs
@@ -49,5 +49,4 @@ pub mod fetch {
     #![allow(dead_code, unused)] // XXXManishearth this is only temporary until the Fetch mod starts being used
     pub mod cors_cache;
     pub mod methods;
-    pub mod response;
 }
diff --git a/components/net_traits/response.rs b/components/net_traits/response.rs
index f86e4614793..b8167f41d6c 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/response.rs
+++ b/components/net_traits/response.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,22 @@ pub struct Response {
 }
 
 impl Response {
+    pub fn new() -> Response {
+        Response {
+            response_type: ResponseType::Default,
+            termination_reason: None,
+            url: None,
+            url_list: RefCell::new(Vec::new()),
+            status: Some(StatusCode::Ok),
+            headers: Headers::new(),
+            body: Arc::new(Mutex::new(ResponseBody::Empty)),
+            cache_state: CacheState::None,
+            https_state: HttpsState::None,
+            internal_response: None,
+            return_internal: Cell::new(true)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn network_error() -> Response {
         Response {
             response_type: ResponseType::Error,
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs b/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
index e881d8b24a7..208c8c22c9a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use hyper::server::{Request as HyperRequest, Response as HyperResponse};
 use hyper::status::StatusCode;
 use hyper::uri::RequestUri;
 use net::fetch::methods::{fetch, fetch_async};
-use net::fetch::response::ResponseMethods;
 use net_traits::request::{Origin, RedirectMode, Referer, Request, RequestMode};
 use net_traits::response::{CacheState, Response, ResponseBody, ResponseType};
 use net_traits::{AsyncFetchListener};