diff --git a/components/layout_thread/dom_wrapper.rs b/components/layout_thread/dom_wrapper.rs
index 3ad5927c89b..4e6f187d5d5 100644
--- a/components/layout_thread/dom_wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout_thread/dom_wrapper.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl<'ln> ServoLayoutNode<'ln> {
 
 impl<'ln> NodeInfo for ServoLayoutNode<'ln> {
     fn is_element(&self) -> bool {
-        unsafe { self.node.is_element_for_layout() }
+        self.node.is_element_for_layout()
     }
 
     fn is_text_node(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/components/layout_thread_2020/dom_wrapper.rs b/components/layout_thread_2020/dom_wrapper.rs
index 673f6d29db9..15616315542 100644
--- a/components/layout_thread_2020/dom_wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout_thread_2020/dom_wrapper.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl<'ln> ServoLayoutNode<'ln> {
 
 impl<'ln> NodeInfo for ServoLayoutNode<'ln> {
     fn is_element(&self) -> bool {
-        unsafe { self.node.is_element_for_layout() }
+        self.node.is_element_for_layout()
     }
 
     fn is_text_node(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/root.rs b/components/script/dom/bindings/root.rs
index 9f571f1379c..4f4d376e951 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/root.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/root.rs
@@ -441,6 +441,15 @@ where
         debug_assert!(thread_state::get().is_layout());
         self.value.downcast::<U>().map(|value| LayoutDom { value })
     }
+
+    /// Returns whether this inner object is a U.
+    pub fn is<U>(&self) -> bool
+    where
+        U: DerivedFrom<T>,
+    {
+        debug_assert!(thread_state::get().is_layout());
+        self.value.is::<U>()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> LayoutDom<'_, T>
diff --git a/components/script/dom/node.rs b/components/script/dom/node.rs
index 5f8d518b514..eaceeb9ea2c 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ pub trait LayoutNodeHelpers<'dom> {
     unsafe fn owner_doc_for_layout(self) -> LayoutDom<'dom, Document>;
     fn containing_shadow_root_for_layout(self) -> Option<LayoutDom<'dom, ShadowRoot>>;
 
-    unsafe fn is_element_for_layout(self) -> bool;
+    fn is_element_for_layout(self) -> bool;
     unsafe fn get_flag(self, flag: NodeFlags) -> bool;
     unsafe fn set_flag(self, flag: NodeFlags, value: bool);
 
@@ -1347,9 +1347,8 @@ impl<'dom> LayoutNodeHelpers<'dom> for LayoutDom<'dom, Node> {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    #[allow(unsafe_code)]
-    unsafe fn is_element_for_layout(self) -> bool {
-        (*self.unsafe_get()).is::<Element>()
+    fn is_element_for_layout(self) -> bool {
+        self.is::<Element>()
     }
 
     #[inline]