diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 45ce84d2f707..cdec7ba310b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1687,6 +1687,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper_serde 0.6.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "immeta 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "ipc-channel 0.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "lazy_static 0.2.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.3.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "matches 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "mime 0.2.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1694,6 +1695,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "msg 0.0.1",
  "net_traits 0.0.1",
  "openssl 0.9.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "parse-hosts 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "profile_traits 0.0.1",
  "serde 0.9.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_derive 0.9.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1760,7 +1762,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "log 0.3.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "msg 0.0.1",
  "num-traits 0.1.37 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "parse-hosts 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde 0.9.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_derive 0.9.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "servo_config 0.0.1",
diff --git a/components/net/Cargo.toml b/components/net/Cargo.toml
index baea03a2ad28..47f412f28fab 100644
--- a/components/net/Cargo.toml
+++ b/components/net/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ hyper_serde = "0.6"
 hyper-openssl = "0.2.2"
 immeta = "0.3.1"
 ipc-channel = "0.7"
+lazy_static = "0.2"
 log = "0.3.5"
 matches = "0.1"
 mime = "0.2.1"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ mime_guess = "1.8.0"
 msg = {path = "../msg"}
 net_traits = {path = "../net_traits"}
 openssl = "0.9"
+parse-hosts = "0.3.0"
 profile_traits = {path = "../profile_traits"}
 serde = "0.9"
 serde_derive = "0.9"
diff --git a/components/net/connector.rs b/components/net/connector.rs
index a4b34605fd13..79bb2282ea0c 100644
--- a/components/net/connector.rs
+++ b/components/net/connector.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
  * 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 hosts::replace_host;
 use hyper::client::Pool;
 use hyper::error::{Result as HyperResult, Error as HyperError};
 use hyper::net::{NetworkConnector, HttpsStream, HttpStream, SslClient};
 use hyper_openssl::OpensslClient;
-use net_traits::hosts::replace_host;
 use openssl::ssl::{SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION, SSL_OP_NO_SSLV2, SSL_OP_NO_SSLV3};
 use openssl::ssl::{SslConnectorBuilder, SslMethod};
 use std::io;
diff --git a/components/net_traits/hosts.rs b/components/net/hosts.rs
similarity index 78%
rename from components/net_traits/hosts.rs
rename to components/net/hosts.rs
index 741d9734df49..adc46e870ea7 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/hosts.rs
+++ b/components/net/hosts.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 use parse_hosts::HostsFile;
-use servo_url::ServoUrl;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
@@ -62,19 +61,3 @@ pub fn replace_host(host: &str) -> Cow<str> {
         .and_then(|table| table.get(host))
         .map_or(host.into(), |replaced_host| replaced_host.to_string().into())
 }
-
-pub fn replace_host_in_url(url: ServoUrl) -> ServoUrl {
-    if let Some(table) = HOST_TABLE.lock().unwrap().as_ref() {
-        host_replacement(table, url)
-    } else {
-        url
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn host_replacement(host_table: &HashMap<String, IpAddr>, mut url: ServoUrl) -> ServoUrl {
-    let replacement = url.domain().and_then(|domain| host_table.get(domain));
-    if let Some(ip) = replacement {
-        url.set_ip_host(*ip).unwrap();
-    }
-    url
-}
diff --git a/components/net/lib.rs b/components/net/lib.rs
index 34018dc6a655..1aa9e632c324 100644
--- a/components/net/lib.rs
+++ b/components/net/lib.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ extern crate hyper_openssl;
 extern crate hyper_serde;
 extern crate immeta;
 extern crate ipc_channel;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate lazy_static;
 #[macro_use] extern crate log;
 #[macro_use] #[no_link] extern crate matches;
 #[macro_use]
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ extern crate mime_guess;
 extern crate msg;
 extern crate net_traits;
 extern crate openssl;
+extern crate parse_hosts;
 extern crate profile_traits;
 extern crate serde;
 #[macro_use]
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ pub mod cookie;
 pub mod cookie_storage;
 mod data_loader;
 pub mod filemanager_thread;
+mod hosts;
 pub mod hsts;
 mod http_loader;
 pub mod image_cache;
@@ -65,4 +69,5 @@ pub mod fetch {
 pub mod test {
     pub use chrome_loader::resolve_chrome_url;
     pub use http_loader::HttpState;
+    pub use hosts::{replace_host_table, parse_hostsfile};
 }
diff --git a/components/net/websocket_loader.rs b/components/net/websocket_loader.rs
index 8a66024f249b..71178bbc7d93 100644
--- a/components/net/websocket_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/websocket_loader.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use cookie::Cookie;
 use fetch::methods::{should_be_blocked_due_to_bad_port, should_be_blocked_due_to_nosniff};
+use hosts::replace_host;
 use http_loader::{HttpState, is_redirect_status, set_default_accept};
 use http_loader::{set_default_accept_language, set_request_cookies};
 use hyper::buffer::BufReader;
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ use hyper::status::StatusCode;
 use hyper::version::HttpVersion;
 use net_traits::{CookieSource, MessageData, NetworkError, WebSocketCommunicate, WebSocketConnectData};
 use net_traits::{WebSocketDomAction, WebSocketNetworkEvent};
-use net_traits::hosts::replace_host;
 use net_traits::request::{Destination, Type};
 use servo_url::ServoUrl;
 use std::ascii::AsciiExt;
diff --git a/components/net_traits/Cargo.toml b/components/net_traits/Cargo.toml
index 2d824212d6cf..96c3739b77d7 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/Cargo.toml
+++ b/components/net_traits/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ lazy_static = "0.2"
 log = "0.3.5"
 msg = {path = "../msg"}
 num-traits = "0.1.32"
-parse-hosts = "0.3.0"
 serde = "0.9"
 serde_derive = "0.9"
 servo_config = {path = "../config", features = ["servo"]}
diff --git a/components/net_traits/lib.rs b/components/net_traits/lib.rs
index 8966a7ce2763..7f6df9eb9ffb 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/lib.rs
+++ b/components/net_traits/lib.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 extern crate log;
 extern crate msg;
 extern crate num_traits;
-extern crate parse_hosts;
 extern crate serde;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde_derive;
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ use storage_thread::StorageThreadMsg;
 
 pub mod blob_url_store;
 pub mod filemanager_thread;
-pub mod hosts;
 pub mod image_cache;
 pub mod net_error_list;
 pub mod pub_domains;
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/hsts.rs b/tests/unit/net/hsts.rs
index 34913354ac17..eca9d2a8d270 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/hsts.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/hsts.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use net::hsts::{HstsEntry, HstsList};
 use net_traits::IncludeSubdomains;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use time;
-use url::Url;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_hsts_entry_is_not_expired_when_it_has_no_timestamp() {
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/http_loader.rs b/tests/unit/net/http_loader.rs
index 30da574875e1..e08ac0b90128 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/http_loader.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/http_loader.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ use msg::constellation_msg::TEST_PIPELINE_ID;
 use net::cookie::Cookie;
 use net::cookie_storage::CookieStorage;
 use net::resource_thread::AuthCacheEntry;
+use net::test::replace_host_table;
 use net_traits::{CookieSource, NetworkError};
-use net_traits::hosts::replace_host_table;
 use net_traits::request::{Request, RequestInit, RequestMode, CredentialsMode, Destination};
 use net_traits::response::ResponseBody;
 use new_fetch_context;
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/resource_thread.rs b/tests/unit/net/resource_thread.rs
index 5062917b8dc9..8ad3081c2241 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/resource_thread.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/resource_thread.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@
 
 use ipc_channel::ipc;
 use net::resource_thread::new_core_resource_thread;
+use net::test::parse_hostsfile;
 use net_traits::CoreResourceMsg;
-use net_traits::hosts::{host_replacement, parse_hostsfile};
 use profile_traits::time::ProfilerChan;
-use servo_url::ServoUrl;
-use std::borrow::ToOwned;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 
 fn ip(s: &str) -> IpAddr {
@@ -143,19 +140,3 @@ fn test_parse_hostsfile_with_end_of_line_whitespace()
     assert_eq!(ip("2001:db8:0:0:0:ff00:42:8329"), *hosts_table.get("moz.foo.com").unwrap());
     assert_eq!(ip("127.0.0.2"), *hosts_table.get("servo.test.server").unwrap());
 }
-
-#[test]
-fn test_replace_hosts() {
-    let mut host_table = HashMap::new();
-    host_table.insert("foo.bar.com".to_owned(), ip("127.0.0.1"));
-    host_table.insert("servo.test.server".to_owned(), ip("127.0.0.2"));
-
-    let url = ServoUrl::parse("http://foo.bar.com:8000/foo").unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(host_replacement(&host_table, url).host_str().unwrap(), "127.0.0.1");
-
-    let url = ServoUrl::parse("http://servo.test.server").unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(host_replacement(&host_table, url).host_str().unwrap(), "127.0.0.2");
-
-    let url = ServoUrl::parse("http://a.foo.bar.com").unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(host_replacement(&host_table, url).host_str().unwrap(), "a.foo.bar.com");
-}