diff --git a/components/script/dom/eventtarget.rs b/components/script/dom/eventtarget.rs
index 12cf7d0253b..ea259a6d2d7 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/eventtarget.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/eventtarget.rs
@@ -227,14 +227,13 @@ impl CompiledEventListener {
                             rooted!(in(*cx) let value = value);
                             let value = value.handle();
 
-                            //Step 4
-                            let should_cancel = match event.type_() {
-                                atom!("mouseover") => {
-                                    value.is_boolean() && value.to_boolean() == true
-                                },
-                                _ => value.is_boolean() && value.to_boolean() == false,
-                            };
+                            //Step 5
+                            let should_cancel = value.is_boolean() && value.to_boolean() == false;
+
                             if should_cancel {
+                                // FIXME: spec says to set the cancelled flag directly
+                                // here, not just to prevent default;
+                                // can that ever make a difference?
                                 event.PreventDefault();
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/webappapis/scripting/events/event-handler-processing-algorithm.html.ini b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/webappapis/scripting/events/event-handler-processing-algorithm.html.ini
index 4940ff4ac62..656089c1f0d 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/webappapis/scripting/events/event-handler-processing-algorithm.html.ini
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/webappapis/scripting/events/event-handler-processing-algorithm.html.ini
@@ -3,16 +3,3 @@
   [beforeunload listener returning null cancels event]
     bug: https://github.com/servo/servo/issues/10787
     expected: FAIL
-
-  [mouseover listener returning false cancels event (using Event)]
-    expected: FAIL
-
-  [mouseover listener returning false cancels event (using MouseEvent)]
-    expected: FAIL
-
-  [mouseover listener returning true doesn't cancel event (using Event)]
-    expected: FAIL
-
-  [mouseover listener returning true doesn't cancel event (using MouseEvent)]
-    expected: FAIL
-