diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/element.rs b/src/components/script/dom/element.rs
index 08941b232f6b..2805ea8c25e8 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/element.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/element.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use dom::eventtarget::{EventTarget, NodeTargetTypeId};
 use dom::htmlimageelement::HTMLImageElement;
 use dom::htmliframeelement::HTMLIFrameElement;
 use dom::htmlobjectelement::HTMLObjectElement;
-use dom::node::{ElementNodeTypeId, Node, NodeHelpers, NodeIterator};
+use dom::node::{ElementNodeTypeId, Node, NodeHelpers, NodeIterator, document_from_node};
 use dom::htmlserializer::serialize;
 use layout_interface::{ContentBoxQuery, ContentBoxResponse, ContentBoxesQuery};
 use layout_interface::{ContentBoxesResponse, ContentChangedDocumentDamage};
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ impl IElement for JS<Element> {
     fn bind_to_tree_impl(&self) {
         match self.get().get_attribute(Null, "id") {
             Some(attr) => {
-                let mut doc = self.get().node.owner_doc();
+                let mut doc = document_from_node(self);
                 doc.get_mut().register_named_element(self, attr.get().Value());
             }
             _ => ()
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ impl IElement for JS<Element> {
     fn unbind_from_tree_impl(&self) {
         match self.get().get_attribute(Null, "id") {
             Some(attr) => {
-                let mut doc = self.get().node.owner_doc();
+                let mut doc = document_from_node(self);
                 doc.get_mut().unregister_named_element(attr.get().Value());
             }
             _ => ()
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs b/src/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
index 345090cffe09..5f2566ed0891 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use dom::document::Document;
 use dom::element::{Element, HTMLImageElementTypeId};
 use dom::eventtarget::{EventTarget, NodeTargetTypeId};
 use dom::htmlelement::HTMLElement;
-use dom::node::{Node, ElementNodeTypeId, NodeHelpers};
+use dom::node::{Node, ElementNodeTypeId, NodeHelpers, window_from_node};
 use extra::url::Url;
 use servo_util::geometry::to_px;
 use layout_interface::{ContentBoxQuery, ContentBoxResponse};
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ impl HTMLImageElement {
 
     pub fn Width(&self, abstract_self: &JS<HTMLImageElement>) -> u32 {
         let node: JS<Node> = NodeCast::from(abstract_self);
-        let doc = node.get().owner_doc();
-        let page = doc.get().window.get().page();
+        let window = window_from_node(&node);
+        let page = window.get().page();
         let (port, chan) = Chan::new();
         let addr = node.to_trusted_node_address();
         match page.query_layout(ContentBoxQuery(addr, chan), port) {
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/node.rs b/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
index 50b70cf14e8f..ef3b4a03ffae 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use dom::eventtarget::{EventTarget, NodeTargetTypeId};
 use dom::nodelist::{NodeList};
 use dom::text::Text;
 use dom::processinginstruction::ProcessingInstruction;
+use dom::window::Window;
 use layout_interface::{LayoutChan, ReapLayoutDataMsg, UntrustedNodeAddress};
 use layout_interface::TrustedNodeAddress;
 use servo_util::str::{DOMString, null_str_as_empty};
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ impl NodeHelpers for JS<Node> {
     // http://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#node-is-inserted
     fn node_inserted(&self) {
         assert!(self.parent_node().is_some());
-        let document = self.get().owner_doc();
+        let document = document_from_node(self);
 
         for node in self.traverse_preorder() {
             if node.is_element() {
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ impl NodeHelpers for JS<Node> {
     // http://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#node-is-removed
     fn node_removed(&self) {
         assert!(self.parent_node().is_none());
-        let document = self.get().owner_doc();
+        let document = document_from_node(self);
 
         for node in self.traverse_preorder() {
             if node.is_element() {
@@ -964,7 +965,7 @@ impl Node {
         }
 
         // Step 2.
-        if node.get().owner_doc() != *document {
+        if document_from_node(node) != *document {
             for mut descendant in node.traverse_preorder() {
                 descendant.get_mut().set_owner_doc(document);
             }
@@ -1101,7 +1102,7 @@ impl Node {
         };
 
         // Step 9.
-        Node::adopt(node, &parent.get().owner_doc());
+        Node::adopt(node, &document_from_node(parent));
 
         // Step 10.
         Node::insert(node, parent, referenceChild, Unsuppressed);
@@ -1156,7 +1157,7 @@ impl Node {
     pub fn replace_all(mut node: Option<JS<Node>>, parent: &mut JS<Node>) {
         // Step 1.
         match node {
-            Some(ref mut node) => Node::adopt(node, &parent.get().owner_doc()),
+            Some(ref mut node) => Node::adopt(node, &document_from_node(parent)),
             None => (),
         }
 
@@ -1381,7 +1382,7 @@ impl Node {
         };
 
         // Step 9.
-        Node::adopt(node, &parent.get().owner_doc());
+        Node::adopt(node, &document_from_node(parent));
 
         {
             // Step 10.
@@ -1627,3 +1628,12 @@ impl Reflectable for Node {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn document_from_node<T: NodeBase>(derived: &JS<T>) -> JS<Document> {
+    let node: JS<Node> = NodeCast::from(derived);
+    node.get().owner_doc().clone()
+}
+
+pub fn window_from_node<T: NodeBase>(derived: &JS<T>) -> JS<Window> {
+    let document: JS<Document> = document_from_node(derived);
+    document.get().window.clone()
+}